Public Finance and Audit Amendment (Electoral Commission) Regulation 2013 (NSW)

New South Wales

Public Finance and Audit Amendment

(Electoral Commission) Regulation 2013

under the

Public Finance and Audit Act 1983

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.

MIKE BAIRD, MP

Treasurer

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to remove the requirements that the Electoral Commissioner keep proper books and records in relation to the operations of the Office of the New South Wales Electoral Commission and submit an annual financial report to the Premier and the Auditor-General relating to those operations. The Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 (the Act) will be further amended by proclamation to transfer these responsibilities from the Electoral Commissioner to the New South Wales Electoral Commission, which is a statutory corporation.

This Regulation is made under the Act, including sections 64 (the general regulation-making power) and 45B (which allows the Governor to amend Schedule 3 to the Act by regulation).

Public Finance and Audit Amendment (Electoral Commission) Regulation 2013 [NSW]

Public Finance and Audit Amendment (Electoral Commission)

Regulation 2013

under the

Public Finance and Audit Act 1983

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Public Finance and Audit Amendment (Electoral Commission)
Regulation 2013.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 No 152

Schedule 3 Departments

Omit the matter relating to the Office of the New South Wales Electoral Commission from Columns 1 and 2.