Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 2006 - SECT 27

27 .         Expenditure in advance of appropriation

        (1)         The Governor may, on the recommendation of the Treasurer, authorise expenditure in a financial year that is not provided for by an appropriation by an Appropriation Act for that year.

        (2)         The Treasurer may authorise expenditure in a financial year that exceeds the amount appropriated by an Appropriation Act for that year for expenditure of that kind.

        (3)         Expenditure may be authorised under subsection (1) or (2) only to make payments in respect of extraordinary or unforeseen matters.

        (4)         Payments made under subsection (1) or (2) in a financial year in respect of extraordinary or unforeseen matters are —

            (a)         to be charged in that year to the Consolidated Account; and

            (b)         to be provided for in an Appropriation Act in the next or a later financial year.