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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 2016

- Act 42 of 2016 - Royal Assent 17 October 2016

Table of Provisions

Long Title

PART 1 - Preliminary

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Interpretation
  • 4 Appropriate Minister
  • 5 Principles of sound financial management
  • 6 Application of Act
  • 7 Application of Act to certain appropriations
  • 8 Power of Governor to amend Part 1 of Schedule 1

PART 2 - Accounts

  • 9 Public Account
  • 10 System of public accounts
  • 11 Public Account: expenditure and receipts
  • 12 Other money collected to be credited to Public Account
  • 13 Authorised deposit-taking institution accounts
  • 14 Treasurer may approve overdraft
  • 15 All money to be paid to authorised deposit-taking institution account
  • 16 Agency accounts
  • 17 Establishment of Specific Purpose Accounts
  • 18 Agency Trust Accounts

PART 3 - Funds Management

  • 19 Supporting statements in respect of Bills for Appropriation Acts
  • 20 Transfer of appropriations of Public Account
  • 21 Treasurer's Reserve
  • 22 Variation of appropriations for Commonwealth grants
  • 23 Rollover of unexpended balance of an appropriation
  • 24 Supplementary estimates
  • 25 Authority for expenditure
  • 26 Application out of Public Account for advances to Agencies, &c.
  • 27 Power of Treasurer to meet current and accruing requirements
  • 28 Treasurer's expenditure control authority
  • 29 Temporary borrowing pending receipts
  • 30 Governor's authority for emergency expenditure
  • 31 Investment of funds of Public Account

PART 4 - Accountable Authorities

  • 32 Accountable authority responsible to Minister
  • 33 Delegation by accountable authority
  • 34 Accountable authority responsibilities

PART 5 - Reports Division 1 - Treasurer's reports

  • 35 Treasurer's September quarterly report
  • 36 Treasurer's revised estimates report
  • 37 Treasurer's December quarterly report
  • 38 Treasurer's March quarterly report
  • 39 Treasurer's preliminary outcomes report
  • 40 Treasurer's annual financial report
  • 41 Tabling of Treasurer's annual financial report

Division 2 - Annual reports by Agencies

  • 42 Reports by Agencies
  • 43 Power to fix special financial year
  • 44 Tabling of reports of accountable authorities

Division 3 - Reporting on abolition of Agencies

  • 45 Purpose of Division
  • 46 Reporting on abolition of Agency
  • 47 Content of final report
  • 48 Reporting officers entitled to reasonable assistance and facilities
  • and access to accounts
  • 49 Reporting officers to submit financial statements and information to
  • Auditor-General

PART 6 - Miscellaneous

  • 50 Delegations
  • 51 Treasurer's Instructions
  • 52 Power to borrow money
  • 53 Investment and borrowing powers
  • 54 Indemnities and guarantees
  • 55 Ex gratia payments
  • 56 Write-off of debts, &c.
  • 57 Prosecution for offences
  • 58 Copies of orders to be forwarded to Auditor-General
  • 59 Regulations
  • 60 Administration of Act
  • 61 Savings and transitional provisions
  • 62 Legislation repealed
  • 63 Legislation rescinded
  • 64 Legislation revoked
  • SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5

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