EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 206
EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 206
206 . Modifications about financial matters
The FOI Act applies as
if it were modified to provide that the National Education and Care Services
Freedom of Information Commissioner is required to —
(a)
ensure the Commissioner’s operations are carried out efficiently,
effectively and economically; and
(b) keep
proper books and records in relation to the funds held by the Commissioner;
and
(c)
ensure expenditure is made from the funds held by the Commissioner only for
lawful purposes and, as far as possible, reasonable value is obtained for
moneys expended from the funds; and
(d)
ensure the Commissioner’s procedures, including internal control
procedures, afford adequate safeguards with respect to —
(i)
the correctness, regularity and propriety of payments
made from the funds held by the Commissioner; and
(ii)
receiving and accounting for payments made to the
Commissioner; and
(iii)
prevention of fraud or mistake;
and
(e) take
any action necessary to ensure the preparation of accurate financial
statements in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards for inclusion in
the Commissioner’s annual report; and
(f) take
any action necessary to facilitate the audit of the financial statements; and
(g)
arrange for any further audit by a qualified person of records kept by the
Commissioner in relation to the funds held by the Commissioner, if directed to
do so by the Ministerial Council.