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CONTAMINATED SITES ACT 2003 - SECT 60

CONTAMINATED SITES ACT 2003 - SECT 60

60 .         Contaminated Sites Management Account

        (1)         An agency special purpose account called the Contaminated Sites Management Account (the Account ) is established under section 16 of the Financial Management Act 2006 to which the funds referred to in subsection (2) are to be credited.

        (2)         The funds available for the purposes set out in subsection (3) are —

            (a)         moneys from time to time appropriated by Parliament for that purpose;

            (b)         at the discretion of the Treasurer —

                  (i)         money received by the State from the sale of land that comprised all, or part, of an orphan site taken in accordance with section 32(4); and

                  (ii)         fees collected under section 21(1) or 62(3)(f) or under the regulations;

            (c)         moneys received or recovered by the State under section 55 or 56;

            (d)         moneys received by the State as a result of a charge under section 30(3)(b), 31(3)(b), or 32(2); and

            (e)         other moneys lawfully received by, or made available or payable to, the Account or to the CEO for the purpose of —

                  (i)         the Account; or

                  (ii)         investigation or remediation carried out by the State under this Act.

        (3)         The Account may be applied by the Minister for all or any of the following purposes —

            (a)         the investigation or remediation of any site for the remediation of which the State, or a public authority (other than a local government), is responsible;

            (b)         taking any action under section 53.

        (4)         The Account is to be administered by the Minister.

        (5)         The provisions of the Financial Management Act 2006 and the Auditor General Act 2006 regulating the financial administration, audit and reporting of departments apply to and in relation to the Account.

        (6)         For the purposes of section 52 of the Financial Management Act 2006 , the administration of the Account is to be regarded as a service of the Department.

        [Section 60 amended: No. 77 of 2006 s. 17.]