Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1997 - SECT 60

             (1)  An official or Minister must not use a Commonwealth credit card, or a Commonwealth credit card number, to obtain cash, goods or services otherwise than for the Commonwealth.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 7 years.

Note:          Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply to a particular use of a Commonwealth credit card or Commonwealth credit card number if:

                     (a)  the use is authorised by the regulations; and

                     (b)  the Commonwealth is reimbursed in accordance with the regulations.

             (3)  In this section:

"Commonwealth credit card" means a credit card issued to the Commonwealth to enable the Commonwealth to obtain cash, goods or services on credit.