Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Financial Management Act 1994 - SECT 8

Directions

8. Directions



(1) The Minister may give an authority, a public body, an accountable officer
or a chief finance and accounting officer directions in writing for or with
respect to any of the matters for or with respect to which regulations may be
made under this Act.

Note Section 59 sets out the matters for or with respect to which regulations
may be made under this Act.

(2) Directions referred to in subsection (1) must not be inconsistent with
this Act or the regulations.

(3) Directions-

   (a)  may be of a general or limited application;

   (b)  may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances;

   (c)  may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified
        person or class of person;

   (d)  may provide in a specified case or class of case for the exemption of
        persons or things or class of persons or things from any of the
        provisions of the directions, whether unconditionally or on specified
        conditions and either wholly or to such an extent as is specified.





(4) A direction may adopt, apply or incorporate the whole or any part of a
statement of accounting standards or statement of accounting practice issued
at any time before the direction is made by all or any of the persons or
bodies referred to in section 59(3).

(5) For the avoidance of doubt, the power to make directions under subsection
(1) extends to directions with respect to money in a Trust Account in the
Trust Fund that is established by or under another Act.

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