Finance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of
Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the
following Regulations under the
Dated 15 December 1993.
BILL HAYDEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
RALPH WILLIS
Minister for Finance
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1.1 The Finance Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.
These
Regulations commence on Gazettal: see
2.1 Subregulations 5a (4) and (5):
Omit the subregulations.
3.1 Omit the regulation.
4.1 Omit the regulation.
5.1 Paragraph 44b (e):
Omit “to those funds.”, substitute “of those funds.”.
6.1 Subregulations 78 (1) and (2):
Omit the subregulations, substitute:
A person to whom an advance is made, unless that advance is a standing advance or an advance of a kind referred to in paragraphs 74 (1) (g), (i) or (j), must:
(a) give vouchers relating to any use of the advance, or part of the advance, to the Authorising Officer; and
(b) repay any unused portion of the advance to a Collector or Receiver;
within the prescribed period or a longer period allowed by the Secretary or an authorised officer.
An officer or employee to whom an advance for travelling allowances or expenses is made must:
(a) give to the Authorising Officer, in a manner approved by the Secretary or an authorised officer, an account relating to the journey for which the advance was made; and
(b) repay any unused portion of the advance to a Collector or Receiver;
within the prescribed period or a longer period allowed by the Secretary or an authorised officer.”.
6.2 Subregulations 78 (5) and (6):
Omit the subregulations.
7.1 Omit the regulation, substitute:
If a person to whom a standing advance has been made applies for reimbursement of the advance or part of the advance, he or she must give to the Authorising Officer:
(a) in a manner approved by the Secretary or an authorised officer, an account for reimbursement; and
(b) vouchers that acquit the advance or the part of the advance, as the case may be.”.
8.1 Paragraph 84 (1) (d):
Omit “subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation,”.
8.2 Subregulation 84 (2):
Omit the subregulation, substitute:
An Authorising Officer must not credit an amount to a head of expenditure unless that amount is either:
money received in repayment of expenditure; or
(b) a payment made for the purpose of adjusting expenditure;
referred to in section 36c of the Act.”.
9.1 Omit the regulation.
10.1 Omit the regulation, substitute:
If a Paymaster cashes a cheque from his or her counter cash advance, he or she must promptly:
(a) pay the cheque to the Commonwealth Public Account; and
(b) give to the Authorising Officer, in a manner approved by the Secretary or an authorised officer, an account for reimbursement of the advance.”.
11.1 Subregulation 126b (2):
Add at the end of the table:
“3 | Persons who are:
under the | Secretary to the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services”. |
12.1 Paragraph 126c (7) (a):
Omit “
13.1 Subregulation 127a (4a):
Omit the subregulation.
14.1 Paragraph 131a (a):
Omit “paragraphs (a) to (f), inclusive, of sub-section (1) of section 71”, substitute “paragraphs 71 (1) (a) to (j), inclusive,”.
16.1 Form 1:
Omit “Regulation 12”, substitute “Regulation 26”.
15.2 Form 6:
Omit the form.
1. Notified in the
2. Statutory Rules 1942 No. 523 as amended by 1943 No. 32; 1953 No. 3; 1959 No. 9; 1961 Nos. 77 and 122; 1964 No. 21; 1965 Nos. 32 and 169; 1966 No. 176; 1968 No. 87; 1972 No. 31; 1974 No. 129; 1975 No. 156; 1976 Nos. 91 and 260; 1977 No. 111; 1979 No. 282; 1980 Nos. 92, 102, 114, 115 and 234; 1981 No. 64; 1983 No. 96; 1984 Nos. 4, 127, 189, 209 and 431; 1985 Nos. 78, 133, 134 and 333; 1986 Nos. 36, 183 and 246; 1987 Nos. 168, 191 and 227; 1988 Nos. 80 and 206; 1989 Nos. 19, 56, 142, 221, 237 and 377; 1990 Nos. 118 and 381; 1991 No. 135; 1993 No. 92.
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