Treasury Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1966 No.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUDIT ACT 1901-1966.*

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 1901-1966.

Dated this ninth day of September, 1966.

Casey

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(SGD) WILLIAM McMAHON

Treasurer.

 

Amendments of the Treasury Regulations 

Tenders.

1. Regulation 52 of the Treasury Regulations is amended by omitting sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (e) of sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraph:—

“(i) metals for use by the Royal Australian Mint, the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint or the Perth Branch of the Royal Mint;”.

Petty expenditure.

2. Regulation 60 of the Treasury Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “Ten shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar or, if it is included in a class of petty expenditure in respect of which the Treasurer has fixed a higher amount for the purpose of this regulation, does not exceed that higher amount,”.

3. Regulation 109 of the Treasury Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Method of drawing cheques.

“109.—(l.) Except in the case of cheques included in a class of cheques determined by the Treasurer, the paymaster shall, not later than the working day following the day on which Form 18 or Form 22 is received by him—

(a) draw a cheque for each payment duly authorized on the form and verify the correctness of the cheque by comparing the particulars on it with the particulars relating to the payment shown on Form 12, 12a, 14, 17 or 18, as the case requires; and

(b)write the number of the cheque so drawn on that Form 18 or Form 22, as the case requires.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1966.

  Statutory Rules 1942, No. 523, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 32; 1953, No. 3; 1959, No. 9; 1961, Nos. 77 and 1965, Nos. 32 and 169.

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“(2.) The power conferred on the Secretary to the Department of the Treasury by regulation 127a of these Regulations to give directions to persons employed in the service of the Commonwealth or to any other persons who are subject to the provisions of the Act extends, notwithstanding the provisions of the last preceding sub-regulation, to giving directions, not inconsistent with the Act, with any other Act, or with any other regulations under the Act or any other Act, to paymasters relating to the drawing and issuing of cheques included in a class of cheques determined by the Treasurer under that sub-regulation.”.

 

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra