Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT ACT 1990 - SECT 22

A Head of Agency shall be responsible for the financial management of that Agency in an efficient, effective and economical manner including in particular –

(a) ensuring that expenditure by that Agency is in accordance with law; and

(b) maintaining effective accounting and financial management information systems for that Agency; and

(c) the development and maintenance in accordance with the Treasurer's Instructions of a system for effective internal control including, where appropriate, an internal audit function; and

(d) systematically monitoring the financial performance of that Agency; and

(e) the custody, control, management of and accounting for, all public property, public money, other property and other money in the possession of, or under the control of, that Agency; and

(f) the proper collection of all money payable to, or collectable under, any law administered by that Agency; and

(g) regular reviews at least annually of fees and charges collected by or payable to that Agency; and

(h) the appointment of one or more officers in that Agency as certifying officers charged with the duty of certifying all expenditure of that Agency; and

(i) any other functions and duties as may be required under this Act, any other written law or the Treasurer's Instructions.