Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
general purpose means a purpose —
(a) that
is described in the estimates in general terms; and
(b) that
is of a kind likely to require expenditure from 2 or more appropriation
items to meet that purpose in a financial year.
(2) If, after the
commencement of an Appropriation Act, the responsibility for a service or
function for which an appropriation is made by the Act is
transferred —
(a) the
appropriation does not lapse; and
(b) any
unexpended amount of the appropriation may be issued and applied, in
accordance with a determination made by the Treasurer, for the purposes of
that service or function.
(3)
Subsection (2) has effect despite the provisions of any Appropriation
Act.
(4) Subject to
subsection (5), if an amount is appropriated by an Appropriation Act for
a financial year by way of a central appropriation for a general purpose, the
Treasurer may direct the transfer of a portion of that amount to another
appropriation item.
(5) The transfer may
be made only to meet all or part of the actual or estimated expenditure that
accords with both the general purpose and the purpose of the item to which the
transfer is made.
(6) If a portion of an
amount is transferred under subsection (4) from a central appropriation
to another appropriation item, expenditure against that portion —
(a) is
taken to be expenditure under that item; and
(b) is
to be recorded and reported under this Act accordingly.