London Account Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

statutory rules.

1916. No. 100.

AMENDMENT OF LONDON ACCOUNT REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUDIT ACT 1901–1912.

I, SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its Dependencies, in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting as the Deputy of the Governor-General, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following amendment of the London Account Regulations under the Audit Act 1901–1912 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of May, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. G. HIGGS,

Treasurer.

 

Clause 80 to be repealed and the following inserted in its stead:—

“An advance of £200 may be made to the Paying Officer or any other officer approved by the High Commissioner for the purpose of paying duly certified accounts. The advance which may be reduced or increased from time to time by the Treasurer shall be paid into a bank approved by the Treasurer. All cheques drawn on the account by the Paying Officer or other officer approved by the High Commissioner shall be countersigned by the Official Secretary. The provisions of these regulations in regard to payments from the Commonwealth London Bank Account shall also apply to payments from the Advance Account. The Paying Officer or any other officer approved by the High Commissioner may be given and may cash a cheque for £10 or for such greater sum as may be approved by the High Commissioner for the purpose of paying petty expenses and he may also be permitted by the Official Secretary to cash cheques drawn for payment of salaries and to pay the officers in cash.”

 

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