Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00494:clause:1_29
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00494
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 29
Character Range: 16600–18489

29  Transfer of contractual rights and obligations from Commonwealth to the Commission

(1) The Minister may, in writing, declare that the Commonwealth's rights and obligations under a specified ScreenSound contract:
 (a) cease to be rights and obligations of the Commonwealth at a specified time; and
 (b) become rights and obligations of the Commission at that time.

(2) The Minister may, in writing, declare that a specified ScreenSound contract continues to have effect after a specified time as if a reference in the contract to the Commonwealth were a reference to the Commission.

(3) The Minister may, in writing, declare that a specified instrument relating to a specified ScreenSound contract continues to have effect, after the Commonwealth's rights and obligations under the contract become rights and obligations of the Commission, as if a reference in the instrument to the Commonwealth were a reference to the Commission.

(4) The Minister may, in writing, declare that the Commission becomes the Commonwealth's successor in law, in relation to the Commonwealth's rights and obligations under a specified ScreenSound contract, immediately after the Commonwealth's rights and obligations under the contract become rights and obligations of the Commission.

(5) A declaration under this item has effect accordingly.

(6) A copy of a declaration under this item is to be published in the Gazette within 14 days after the making of the declaration.

(7) In this item:
ScreenSound contract means a contract (other than a contract of employment):
 (a) to which the Commonwealth is a party; and
 (b) that relates to ScreenSound Australia.

Note: Section 72 of the Public Service Act 1999 allows the Public Service Commissioner to move APS employees from the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts to the Commission. The employees remain APS employees.