ANNUAL REPORTS (DEPARTMENTS) ACT 1985 - SECT 16
Application for extension of time
ANNUAL REPORTS (DEPARTMENTS) ACT 1985 - SECT 16
Application for extension of time
16 Application for extension of time
(1) A Department Head may, at any time within the period of 3 months after the
end of the financial year of the Department, apply to the Treasurer for an
extension of the period within which the Department Head is required to comply
with section 10 or 12.
(2) An application under subsection (1) shall include
detailed reasons and other relevant information in support of the application.
(3) The Treasurer may, after consultation with the appropriate Minister,
extend a period within which a Department Head is required to comply with
section 10 or 12 or any requirement of those sections.
(4) Where the
Treasurer extends a period within which a Department Head is required to
comply with section 10 or 12 or any requirement of those sections, the
Department Head shall comply with section 10 or 12 or the requirement, as the
case may require, within the extended period.
(5) Where the Treasurer:
(a)
under section 45H of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 , extends a period
within which a Department Head is required to comply with section 45D of that
Act or any requirement of section 45D of that Act, or
(b) under this section,
extends a period within which a Department Head is required to comply with
section 10 or 12, or any requirement of those sections, as the case may be,
the Department Head shall include in the Department's annual report in respect
of which the extension is granted particulars of the extension.
