Statutory Rules

1977 No. 111

REGULATION UNDER THE AUDIT ACT 1901.*

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

Dated this thirtieth day of June, 1977.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ERIC L. ROBINSON

Minister of State for Post and Telecommunications for and on behalf of the Treasurer.

Amendment of the Finance Regulations†

After regulation 5a of the Finance Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Application of Regulations to Northern Territory.

“ 5aa. Notwithstanding regulation 4, in the application of these Regulations to and in relation to the receipt, expenditure and control of revenues, moneys and stores with respect to matters that, by virtue of section 4ze of the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910, are functions of an executive member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory—

(a) a reference in these Regulations to a Chief Officer or Permanent Head shall be read as a reference to an employee of the Public Service of the Northern Territory who is, for the time being, holding, or performing the duties of the Chief Executive Officer of a Department or other unit of administration of the Public Service of the Northern Territory;

(b) a reference in these Regulations to an officer shall be read as including a reference to an employee of the Public Service of the Northern Territory;

(c) a reference in these Regulations to a Department other than a particular Department shall be read as including a reference to a Department or other unit of administration of the Public Service of the Northern Territory; and

† Statutory Rules 1942, No. 523 as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 32; 1953, No. 3; 1939, No. 9; 1961, Nos. 77 and 122; 1964, No. 21; 1963, Nos. 32 and 169; 1966, No. 176; 1968, No. 87; 1972, No. 31; 1974, No. 129; 1975, No. 156; and 1976, Nos. 91 and 260.

(d) a reference in regulation 49 to the Minister of State administering a Department shall be read as a reference to the executive member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory who is, for the time being, directing the activities of a Department of the Public Service of the Northern Territory or an executive member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory for the time being acting for and on behalf of that first-mentioned executive member.”.