Finance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1996

No. 120 1

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Finance Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Audit Act 1901.

Dated 25 June 1996.

 

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

  

JOHN FAHEY

Minister for Finance

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1.   Commencement

1.1   Regulation 3 commences on 1 July 1996.

[NOTE: The remainder of these Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48]

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Finance Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 6A (Prescribed authorities)

3.1   Subregulation 6A (1):

Omit the subregulation, substitute:

Prescribed authorities

 “6A.(1)Each of the following bodies is declared to be a prescribed authority for the purposes of the Act:

• (a)

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal;

• (b)

  Australian Bureau of Statistics;

• (c)

  Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research;

• (d)

  Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;

• (e)

  Australian Customs Service;

• (f)

  Australian Electoral Commission;

• (g)

  Australian Federal Police;

• (h)

  Australian Industrial Registry;

• (i)

  Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (‘AUSTRAC’);

• (j)

  Corporate Affairs Commission of the Australian Capital Territory;

• (k)

  Family Court of Australia;

• (l)

  Federal Court of Australia;

• (m)

  Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission;

• (n)

  Industry Commission;

• (o)

  National Capital Planning Authority;

• (p)

  National Competition Council;

• (q)

  National Crime Authority;

• (r)

  National Native Title Tribunal;

• (s)

  Office of National Assessments;

• (t)

  Office of Parliamentary Counsel;

• (u)

  Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;

• (v)

  Spectrum Management Agency.”.

4.   Regulation 74 (Advances)

4.1   Paragraph 74 (1) (i):

Omit “and”.

4.2   After paragraph 74 (1) (i), insert:

• “(ia)

  an advance to a legal service provider to enable the legal service provider to make payments on behalf of the Commonwealth in connection with any legal matter in which the Commonwealth is involved;”.

4.3   Subregulation 74 (2):

Omit “paragraph (j)”, substitute “paragraph (ia) or (j)”.

4.4   Subregulation 74 (4):

Omit “paragraph (j)”, substitute “paragraph (ia) or (j)”.

4.5   Add at the end:

 “(5) In paragraph (1) (ia):

‘legal service provider’ means:

• (a)

  an officer of the Attorney General’s Department; or

• (b)

  a legal practitioner other than an officer of the Attorney General’s Department;

‘legal matter’ includes any:

• (a)

  proceedings before a court, board, commission or tribunal; and

• (b)

  claim for damages or compensation; and

• (c)

  conveyance or property settlement; and

• (d)

  claim for legal costs, fees or expenses; and

• (e)

  other law related services.”.

5.   Regulation 74A (Purposes to which subsection 36 (2) of the Act applies)

5.1   Add at the end:

• “(d)

  the settlement of amounts due in connection with a legal matter of a kind referred to in paragraph 74 (1) (ia).”.

6.   Regulation 78 (Adjustment of advances)

6.1   Subregulation 78 (1):

Omit “or (j)”, substitute “, (ia) or (j)”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 June 1996.

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 Nos. 92, 361 and 381; 1994 Nos. 69, 213 and 365; 1995 No. 327.