FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 2006 - SECT 36
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 2006 - SECT 36
36 . Other money, how to be dealt with
(1) In this section
—
relevant accountable authority means the
accountable authority of the agency for the purposes of which the relevant
person is employed or engaged;
relevant person means a person employed or engaged
for the purposes of an agency.
(2) This section
applies to other money —
(a)
that, under a written law, is directed to be paid into the Treasury or to the
Treasurer for or on account of, or for the use and benefit of, any person; or
(b) that
comes into the possession or under the control of a relevant person, in that
person’s capacity as a relevant person, for or on account of, or for the
use and benefit of, any person.
(3) Other money that
comes into the possession or under the control of a relevant person is to be
—
(a) paid
into the Public Bank Account; or
(b) paid
into a bank account maintained under section 13 that does not form part of the
Public Bank Account,
and credited to a
special purpose account.
(4) When other money
is credited to a special purpose account under subsection (3), the relevant
accountable authority is to prepare a trust statement, containing the
information prescribed by the Treasurer’s instructions, for the account.
(5) The relevant
accountable authority is to send the trust statement to the Treasurer.
(6) When the Treasurer
approves the trust statement, the relevant accountable authority is to send a
copy of it to the Auditor General.
(7) Another written
law that applies to other money prevails to the extent of any inconsistency
with this section.