Treasury Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 46.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUDIT ACT 1901-1934.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Audit Act 1901-1934.

Dated this twenty-eighth day of February, 1940.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

PERCY C. SPENDER

for and on behalf of the Treasurer.

 

Amendments of the Treasury Regulations. 

1. Regulation 67 of the Treasury Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Tenders to be invited and contracts taken for certain works, &c.

“67.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, tenders shall be publicly invited and contracts taken for all works, supplies and services the estimated cost of which exceeds Two hundred pounds.

“(2.) The last preceding sub-regulation shall not apply in relation to works, supplies and services the expenditure on which is authorized by the Governor-General or in relation to any of the following works, supplies and services in respect of which the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, or a person thereto authorized by him in waiting, certifies that the inviting of tenders is impracticable or inexpedient:—

(a) works executed at and supplies issued from the Commonwealth or a State Government Printing Office, Commonwealth factories, Commonwealth workshops, Commonwealth stores or Commonwealth dockyards;

(b) silver, nickel and bronze bullion purchased for the manufacture of Australian coinage;

(c) purchases made or approved by the Commonwealth Stores Supply and Tender Board;

(d) purchases made or approved by the Contract Board of the Department of Supply and Development;

(e) works, supplies and services for the Works and Services Branch of the Department of the Interior;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1st March, 1940.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 158, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 38, 46 and 96; 1929, Nos. 31, 68, 104 and 135; 1930, No. 87; 1932, Nos. 45, 81 and 111; 1933, No. 78; 1935, No. 97; and 1937, No. 39.

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