The Australia Council Bill 2013 – the new governing legislation for the Australia Council - was today approved by the Senate after passing through the House of Representatives last month. Once proclaimed, the new Act will replace the Australia Council Act 1975, as recommended in the report of the Review of the Australia Council which was publicly released in May 2012. It also adopts the majority of the recommendations of that Review. Mr Rupert Myer, Chair of the Australia Council, said the passage of the legislation allows the Australia Council to finalise arrangements for its implementation. “The new Act updates the Australia Council’s functions and governance structure in a manner that reinforces the centrality of the artist in the programs and support we provide. “It achieves this by modernising our legislative framework to ensure the new Board has the flexibility to establish panels of artistic peers to provide advice or to make recommendations on specified matters, including the awarding of grants based on peer assessment.” ...
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 05:58:45 +0000
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