GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT 2000

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Purposes of this Act
 
• 4 Interpretation
 
• 5 Obtaining information from public sector bodies
 
• 6 The financial management principles
 
• 7 The financial elements
 
• 8 Matters to be addressed in statements and reports
 
• 9 Releasing financial statements and reports

PART 2 -- Government financial planning and reporting  

• 10 Government financial planning
 
• 11 Government Financial Strategy Statements
 
• 12 Government Financial Projections Statements
 
• 13 Government Mid-year Financial Projections Statements
 
• 14A Annual Report on State Finances
 
• 14B Auditor General’s opinion
 
• 15 Pre-election Financial Projections Statements
 
• 16 Quarterly financial statements
 
• 17 Budget papers to include outcomes etc.

PART 3 -- Miscellaneous  

• 18 Regulations
Defined terms