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in section 141.

"(3) The report to the Minister may include suggestions for amendments of this Act to solve problems identified in the report.

"(4) The Minister must cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after its receipt by the Minister.".

PART 12—AMENDMENT RELATING TO ABORIGINAL HOSTELS LIMITED

Aboriginal Hostels Limited

30. Section 200 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsections:

"(4) For the purposes of Part XI of the Audit Act 1901, Aboriginal Hostels Limited is taken to be a body corporate incorporated for a public purpose by an Act.

"(5) Aboriginal Hostels Limited is a public authority to which Division 2 of Part XI of the Audit Act 1901 applies.

"(6) For the purposes of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977, if Aboriginal Hostels Limited makes a decision relating to any of the following applications:

     (a) an application by an incorporated body for the provision of accommodation for one or more Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders;

     (b) an application for a grant under the scheme known as the Community Support Hostel Grant Scheme, where the grant relates to expenditure associated with the establishment or operation of a hostel;

     (c) an application for a grant under the scheme known as the Student Rent Subsidy Scheme;

the decision is taken to be a decision of an administrative character made under an enactment.

"(7) The Minister may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, enter into an agreement with Aboriginal Hostels Limited.

"(8) The Minister must cause notice of the making of the agreement to be published in the Gazette.

"(9) An agreement between the Commonwealth and Aboriginal Hostels Limited that was in force immediately before the commencement of this subsection is taken to have been made under subsection (7).".

Application of amendments

31. Subsections 200(4) and (5) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act apply in relation to Aboriginal Hostels Limited in relation to the financial year beginning on 1 July 1994 and each later financial year.

PART 13—AMENDMENT TO RELOCATE HEADING TO PART 5

Heading to Part 5

32. The Principal Act is amended by relocating the heading to Part 5 from after section 192 of that Act to before section 192 of that Act.

PART 14—AMENDMENT RELATING TO SECRECY

Secrecy

33. Section 90 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

  "(1) This section applies to a person who is or has been:

  (a) a Commissioner; or

  (b) a member of an advisory committee established under section 13; or

  (c) the Chief Executive Officer; or

  (d) a member