Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An arrangement with a bank or other person under subsection 38 (2) of the Act may provide for the issue to, and use by, the Commonwealth of credit cards or credit vouchers.
Note Section 38 of the Act deals with short‑term borrowing by the Commonwealth.
(2) A Chief Executive may:
(a) authorise a holder of a Commonwealth credit card to use the Commonwealth credit card to pay a claim that includes both official and coincidental private expenditure; and
(b) specify arrangements for the holder of the Commonwealth credit card to reimburse the Commonwealth for that coincidental private expenditure.
(3) The holder of the Commonwealth credit card must pay to the Commonwealth the amount paid by the Commonwealth for the coincidental private expenditure.
(4) The amount payable to the Commonwealth under this regulation is recoverable as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(5) In this regulation:
Commonwealth credit card :
(a) has the meaning given by subsection 60 (3) of the Act; and
(b) includes a Commonwealth credit card number mentioned in subsections 60 (1) and (2) of the Act.
Note 1 Under section 60 of the Act, use of a Commonwealth credit card or a Commonwealth credit card number otherwise than for official purposes, or not in accordance with an authorisation under these Regulations carries a penalty.
Note 2 Section 38 of the Act deals with short‑term borrowing by the Commonwealth.