Financial Management and Accountability Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 5) (Cth)

Financial Management and Accountability Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 5)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 219

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Dated 23 November 2011

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

PENELOPE YING YEN WONG

Minister for Finance and Deregulation

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Financial Management and Accountability Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 5).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

Amendment of Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997

Schedule 1 amends the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] After regulation 7A

insert

7BCommonwealth Cleaning Services Guidelines (Act s 64)

(1)The Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations may issue guidelines (to be called Commonwealth Cleaning Services Guidelines) for the administration of tenders conducted by Agencies in relation to the procurement of cleaning services for properties occupied by Agencies, including:

(a)procurement policies and processes; and

(b)requirements regarding entering into procurement arrangements.

(2)An official performing duties in relation to a tender conducted by an Agency in relation to the procurement of cleaning services for a property occupied by the Agency must act in accordance with the Commonwealth Cleaning Services Guidelines.

[2] Part 5, heading

substitute

Part 5 Prescribed receipts that an Agency may retain

[3] Regulation 15, heading

substitute

Prescribed receipts that an Agency may retain (Act s 31)

[4] Subregulation 28A (1)

omit

7A (2)

substitute

7A (2), 7B (2)

Note

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