This Act contains measures relating to the Government's 2020-21 Budget.
As part of the 2020-21 Budget, the government has announced measures to:
• Bring Protective Security Officers within the Police Act 1998 as Police Security Officers with appropriate non-sworn officer powers. Implementation of this measure requires the consequential amendment of a number of pieces of legislation and the repeal of the Protective Security Act 2007.
• Address an administrative inconsistency between the Statutes Amendment (Mineral Resource) Act 2019 and the Statutes Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2019.
• Require the payment of all impounded or clamped vehicle fees up front at the time of vehicle release.
• Update an outdated reference to the Motor Accident Commission as the body responsible for determining CTP insurance premium classes to the CTP regulator.
• Clarify amendments to the Land Acquisition Act 1969 to make aspects of the land acquisition process simpler and more transparent including to allow land acquisition to be expedited in appropriate cases to facilitate economic stimulus measures.
• Allow the Public Trustee to charge an increased investment management fee on common funds.
• Amend the Legislation (Fees) Act 2019 to clarify the intended operation of the Act in relation to the making of fee notices.
• Amend the definition of net gaming revenue in the State Lotteries Act 1966 to exclude agents' commissions.
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