Statutory Rules 1982 No. 209¹

Finance (Overseas) Regulations² (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Audit Act 1901.

Dated 26 August 1982.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Finance

Responsibilities of chief accounting officer

1. Regulation 8 of the Finance (Overseas) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following sub-regulation:

“(2) Where the chief accounting officer for an overseas office receives a request for a statement or information under regulation 33A, he shall, within 14 days after receiving the request, furnish the statement or information to the person specified in the request.”.

Record of advances

2. Regulation 31 of the Finance (Overseas) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulations (1) and (2) and substituting the following sub-regulation:

“(1) An overseas certifying officer shall keep a register of advances in which he shall record, or cause to be recorded, particulars in respect of any advance the payment of which was certified by him.”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) “sub-regulation (1) or (2)” and “these sub-regulations” and substituting “sub-regulation (1)” and “that sub-regulation” respectively.

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Review of advances

3. Regulation 33 of the Finance (Overseas) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “the appropriate officer” and substituting “the overseas certifying officer who certified the payment of the advance”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (3).

4. After regulation 33 of the Finance (Overseas) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:

Secretary may request information, &c.

“33a. The Secretary may from time to time request the chief accounting officer for an overseas office to furnish to him or to such officer of the Department of Finance as the Secretary may designate—

(a) a statement of all amounts received by, or paid through, the overseas office during a specified period; or

(b) such information as is specified in relation to any amount received by, or paid through, the overseas office.”.

Delegation by Minister

5. Regulation 36 of the Finance (Overseas) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “the powers” and substituting “his powers”.

Delegation by Secretary

6. Regulation 37 of the Finance (Overseas) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “the powers” and substituting “his powers”.

Delegation by Permanent Head

7. Regulation 38 of the Finance (Overseas) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “the powers” and substituting “his powers”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 September 1982.

2. Statutory Rules 1980 No. 101 as amended by 1980 No. 235; 1981 Nos. 63 and 230.

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