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DISABILITYCARE AUSTRALIA FUND ACT 2013 - NOTES

No. 37, 2013

Compilation No. 12

Compilation date: 6 July 2024

Includes amendments: Act No. 54, 2024

Registered: 17 July 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 6 July 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

 

 

 

Contents

Part 1--Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Simplified outline

4 Definitions

5 Crown to be bound

6 Extension to external Territories

7 Extra-territorial application

8 Object

Part 2--DisabilityCare Australia Fund

Division 1--Introduction

9 Simplified outline

Division 2--Establishment of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund etc.

10 Establishment of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund

11 Establishment of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account

Division 3--Credits of amounts to the DisabilityCare Australia Fund

12 Credits to Special Account--determinations by the Treasurer

13 Maximum amount of credits for States and Territories for a financial year

Division 4--Debits of amounts from the DisabilityCare Australia Fund, etc.

14 Purposes of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account--main purposes

15 Purposes of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account--purposes related exclusively to the investments etc. of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund

16 Purposes of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account--purposes not related exclusively to the DisabilityCare Australia Fund

17 Reimbursing the Commonwealth--transfer to general CRF

18 Reimbursing the States and Territories--channelling of State/Territory grants payments through the Federation Reform Fund

19 Reimbursing the States and Territories--limit on annual debits based on maximum amount of credits for States and Territories

20 Reimbursing the States and Territories--recommendations about grants payments

21 Reimbursing the States and Territories--debit from the Federation Reform Fund

22 Reimbursing the States and Territories--grant to a State or Territory

23 Future Fund Board must ensure that there is sufficient money in the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account to cover authorised debits etc.

Division 5--Inter-fund transfers

24 Transfers from the DisabilityCare Australia Fund to the Future Fund

Part 3--Investment of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund

25 Simplified outline

26 Objects of investment of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund

27 Investment of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund

28 Management of investments of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund

29 DisabilityCare Australia Fund Investment Mandate

30 Limitation on DisabilityCare Australia Fund Investment Mandate

31 Future Fund Board to be consulted on DisabilityCare Australia Fund Investment Mandate

32 Compliance with DisabilityCare Australia Fund Investment Mandate

33 Future Fund Board must not trigger the takeover provisions of the Corporations Act 2001

34 Borrowing

35 DisabilityCare Australia Fund investment policies

36 Derivatives

37 Additional financial assets

38 Securities lending arrangements

39 Investment managers

41 Refund of franking credits

42 Realisation of non-financial assets

43 Additional function of the Future Fund Board

Part 4--Reporting obligations etc.

44 Finance Minister to prepare report on balance of DisabilityCare Australia Special Account etc.

45 Finance Minister may require Future Fund Board to prepare reports or give information

46 Keeping the responsible Ministers informed etc.

47 Finance Minister may give reports to other Ministers etc.

Part 6--Miscellaneous

52 Delegation by the Finance Minister

53 Delegation by the National Disability Insurance Minister

54 Delegation by the Treasurer

55 Review of operation of Act

56 Regulations

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section  15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.

 

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted

o = order(s)

am = amended

Ord = Ordinance

amdt = amendment

orig = original

c = clause(s)

par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)

C[x] = Compilation No. x

/sub-subparagraph(s)

Ch = Chapter(s)

pres = present

def = definition(s)

prev = previous

Dict = Dictionary

(prev ... ) = previously

disallowed = disallowed by Parliament

Pt = Part(s)

Div = Division(s)

r = regulation(s)/rule(s)

ed = editorial change

reloc = relocated

exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have

renum = renumbered

effect

rep = repealed

F = Federal Register of Legislation

rs = repealed and substituted

gaz = gazette

s = section(s)/subsection(s)

LA = Legislation Act 2003

Sch = Schedule(s)

LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Sdiv = Subdivision(s)

(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given

SLI = Select Legislative Instrument

effect

SR = Statutory Rules

(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment

Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)

cannot be given effect

SubPt = Subpart(s)

mod = modified/modification

underlining = whole or part not

No. = Number(s)

commenced or to be commenced

 

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Application, saving and transitional provisions

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013

37, 2013

28 May 2013

s 3-8, 48-51 and 53: 1 July 2013 (s 2(1) items 2, 4, 6)
s 9-47, 52 and 54-56: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 3, 5, 7)
Remainder: 28 May 2013 (s 2(1) item 1)

 

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014

62, 2014

30 June 2014

Sch 8 (items 127-137) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14)

Sch 14

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015

36, 2015

13 Apr 2015

Sch 2 (items 7-9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2)

Sch 7

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015

126, 2015

10 Sept 2015

Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015

126, 2015

10 Sept 2015

Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

Medical Research Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Act 2015

117, 2015

26 Aug 2015

Sch 1 (items 4-6): 27 Aug 2015 (s 2(1) item 2)
Sch 2 (items 5-7): 29 Oct 2015 (s 2(1) item 3)

--

Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015

126, 2015

10 Sept 2015

Sch 1 (items 173, 174): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Act 2018

146, 2018

30 Nov 2018

Sch 1 (items 4-6): 1 Feb 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Act 2019

56, 2019

30 July 2019

Sch 1 (items 7-9) and Sch 2 (items 8-10, 41-43): 1 Sept 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)
Sch 3: 31 July 2019 (s 2(1) item 3)

Sch 2 (items 41-43)

Emergency Response Fund (Consequential Amendments) Act 2019

91, 2019

28 Oct 2019

Sch 1 (items 7-9) and Sch 2 (items 7-10, 43-45): 12 Dec 2019 (s 2(1) item 1)

Sch 2 (items 43-45)

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Act 2022

27, 2022

1 Apr 2022

Sch 3 (item 62): 8 Apr 2022 (s 2(1) item 30)

--

Emergency Response Fund Amendment (Disaster Ready Fund) Act 2022

65, 2022

29 Nov 2022

Sch 1 (items 164-166): 1 Mar 2023 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Act 2023

81, 2023

28 Sept 2023

Sch 4 (items 7-9): 1 Nov 2023 (s 2(1) item 6)

--

COAG Legislation Amendment Act 2024

54, 2024

5 July 2024

Sch 1 (items 10, 11, 29-40): 6 July 2024 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

 

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected

How affected

Part 1

 

s 3.....................

am No 54, 2024

s 4.....................

am No 62, 2014; No 91, 2019; No 27, 2022; No 54, 2024

Part 2

 

Division 1

 

s 9.....................

am No 54, 2024

Division 2

 

s 11....................

am No 62, 2014

Division 4

 

s 14....................

am No 54, 2024

s 15....................

am No 62, 2014

s 16....................

am No 62, 2014; No 117, 2015; No 146, 2018; No 56, 2019; No 91, 2019; No 65, 2022; No 81, 2023

s 18....................

am No 54, 2024

s 21....................

am No 54, 2024

s 22....................

am No 54, 2024

Part 3

 

s 28....................

am No 62, 2014

s 29....................

am No 126, 2015

s 31....................

am No 126, 2015

s 40....................

rep No 62, 2014

Part 5...................

rep No 62, 2014

s 48....................

rep No 62, 2014

s 49....................

rep No 62, 2014

s 50....................

rep No 62, 2014

s 51....................

rep No 62, 2014

Part 6

 

s 53....................

am No 62, 2014

 


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