Treasury Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1921. No. 49.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUDIT ACT 1901-1920.

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 1901-1920, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this second day of March, 1921.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ARTHUR S. RODGERS,

for the Treasurer.

 

Treasury Regulations under the Audit Act 1901-1920 are hereby amended as follows:—

After regulation 34, insert the following new regulation:—

Regulation 34a. The Treasurer may direct that the indorsement on cheques drawn on a “Collector’s Trust Account” or “Receiver’s Trust Account” shall constitute the receipt for the payment of the account within the meaning of Section 34 (6) of the Audit Act 1901-20. In such cases the cheques shall be crossed, made payable to order and marked “Not negotiable”. The Bank in which the “Collector’s Trust Account” or “Receiver’s Trust Account” is kept will each day return to the Collector or Receiver, as the case may be, all cheques paid during the day. A schedule in duplicate will accompany the cheques, one copy of which shall be returned to the Bank signed by the Collector or Receiver as an acknowledgment of the receipt of the cheques. The Collector or Receiver shall thereupon check the indorsement on the paid cheques, mark them off in the Cash Book and attach them to the accounts to which they relate.

Regulation 55 is amended by inserting after “Form 14” the words “or Form 14a”.

Regulation 64 is cancelled and the following new regulation inserted:—

Regulation 64. Immediately after the issue of the order, the requisition shall be forwarded to the Certifying Officer. Before certifying the account for the expenditure, he shall detach the order from the account, and attach it to the requisition, and a memorandum shall be made on both the requisition and the order that the account has been certified. The order number shall also be quoted on the account. Both requisitions and orders shall be retained in the Department.

Regulations 112 (c) and 112 (e) and Forms Nos. 32 and 35 prescribed thereunder are repealed.

Regulation 116 is cancelled and the following new regulation inserted:—

Regulation 116. Where advances are made for the payment of such services as salaries, wages, and overtime, acquitted vouchers and cash unpaid shall be furnished to the Paymaster, within three days of the receipt of the advance, or within such further period as may be directed by the Treasurer. The unpaid cash, together with Form 36, shall be handed by the Paymaster to the Receiver of Public Moneys in order that cash may be repaid to the Public Account.

 

After regulation 116 insert the following new regulation:—

Regulation 116a. It shall not be necessary to obtain receipts for the payment of salaries, wages and allowances, in cases where the approval of the Treasurer has been obtained to dispense with them, but a certificate as to payment shall be given by the officer who made the payment, and by another officer as witnessing the payment. This certificate shall be given on the pay sheet in Form 14a. The witnessing officer shall in all cases be capable of identifying the persons to whom salary and allowances are due, and shall, when possible be the officer in charge of the branch, or a senior officer of the branch, in which such persons are employed;

Provided that payments to holders of Form 33, and payments to persons who were unable to attend at the general payment shall be made individually by the paying officer, and receipts for the amounts paid to them shall be obtained on a separate Form 14 and attached to the original pay sheet, if paid within the time allowed for adjustment of advance.

Provided also that the detailed arrangements proposed to be followed in each Department for making payment shall be subject to the approval of the Treasurer to whom they shall be submitted.

 

Commonwealth of Australia

Form No. 14a.

SALARIES.

Division No.......................................

Department.......................... Subdivision No......................................

Branch Departmental Registration No...................

Fortnight ending................. 19.........

Office.	Name.	Annual or Daily Rate.	Amount.			Certificate of Payment. We certify that the several persons whose names appear on this Pay Sheet have this day been duly paid in our, presence, with the exception of those persons whose names and amounts are shown below:—
£	s.	d.
Name.	Amount.
£	s.	d.
Total
Paying Officer. Witnessing Officer. Date
				Total  and	Pounds pence...............	shillings

I certify that this account is correct within the meaning of Section 34 of the Audit Act 1901-1920.

Certifying Officer. Date

      

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