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to seek a remedy in respect of a legal or equitable claim that would have been barred because of the expiry of a period of limitation if the remedy had originally been sought at the time of the amendment.".

PART 7—AMENDMENT OF THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTION REPORTS ACT 1988

Object of Part

45. The object of this Part is to give to the Director of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre ("AUSTRAC") the powers of a Departmental Secretary in relation to certain matters.

Principal Act

46. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Financial Transaction Reports Act 19885.

Staff

47. Section 40 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:

"(2) The Director has all the powers of a Secretary under the Public Service Act 1922, so far as they relate to the branch of the Australian Public Service comprising the staff of AUSTRAC, as if that branch were a separate Department of the Australian Public Service.".

PART 8—AMENDMENT OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982

Division 1—Principal Act

Principal Act

48. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Freedom of Information Act 19826.

Division 2—Amendments relating to statements of reasons for decisions about charges and application fees

Object of Division

49. The object of this Division is to require reasons to be given for decisions about charges and application fees.

Charges

50. Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsections:

  "(8) If:

     (a) the applicant makes a contention about a charge as mentioned in subsection (4); and

     (b) the agency or Minister makes a decision to reject the contention, in whole or in part;

the agency or Minister, as the case requires, must give the applicant written notice of the decision and of the reasons for the decision.

   Note: Section 25D of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 sets out rules about the contents of a statement of reasons.

"(9) A notice under subsection (8) must also state the name and designation of the person making the decision and give the applicant appropriate information about:

  (a) his or her rights with respect to review of the decision; and

     (b) his or her rights to make a complaint to the Ombudsman in relation to the decision; and

  (c) the procedure for the exercise of those rights;

including (where applicable) particulars of the manner in which an application for review under section 54 may be made.

"(10) Section 13 of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 does not apply to a decision referred to in subsection (8).

"(11) A notice under subsection (8) is not required to contain any matter that is of such a nature that