Treasury Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1907. No. 40.

 

TREASURY REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUDIT ACTS 1901–1906.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following amendments and additions to the Treasury Regulations under the Audit Act 1901 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-fifth day of April, One thousand nine hundred and seven.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN FORREST,

Treasurer.

 

III.—payment of Public Moneys.

Certifying Officers.

Add, the following new clause after clause 47:—

47a. In the cases referred to in clause 98a of these Regulations, the Certifying Officer, before certifying Form 29, shall examine the vouchers so as to ascertain that the amount of the reimbursement is due to the Paying Officer for properly paid accounts.

Paying Officers.

Add the following new clause after clause 98:—

98a. If approved by the Treasurer, reimbursement of mid-monthly pay may be obtained without attaching vouchers to Form 29.

Fidelity Guarantee Fund.

Clause 137i is amended by the substitution of “August” for “July”

Clause 137k is repealed, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

In the month of August in each year, a deduction shall be made on the pay-sheet from the end-of-month pay of each officer holding a guaranteed office of the amount of the premium due for the current financial year, and on or before the 15th September a transfer account shall be prepared debiting the Salary Vote and crediting “Trust Fund, Guarantee Fund” with the amount of all such deductions. Full references connecting the deductions shown on the pay-sheets with the amount of the transfer account shall be set out on the latter, which after being duly signed by the Certifying and Authorizing Officers, shall be forwarded to the Sub-Treasury.

Clause 137l is repealed.

Clause 137n is amended by adding to the end thereof the following:—

Provided that, when an officer who has contributed a premium for any financial year is transferred to an office in respect of which no premium for that financial year has been contributed, the premium for that financial year, in respect of the office to which he is transferred, shall be charged to a Departmental vote, and credited by transfer account to “Trust Fund, Guarantee Fund.”

Clause 137q is repealed, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

If a guaranteed office is vacant on the 31st August, the premium for the full financial year shall be charged to a Departmental vote, and credited by transfer account to “Trust Fund Guarantee Fund,” whether or not the position is temporarily filled on that date.

Add the following new clause after clause 137t:—

137u. In all cases in which the Treasurer so directs guarantee premiums shall be charged to a Departmental vote, in lieu of deducting them from the salaries of officers;

 

(Provisional Regulations as above made on 4th January, 1907—Statutory Rule No. 4 of 1907—are revoked.)

 

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