Statutory Rules

1979 No. 282

REGULATIONS 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 Regulations under the Audit Act 1901.

Dated this twentieth day of December 1979.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Finance

AMENDMENTS OF THE FINANCE REGULATIONS†

Quotations or tenders not required

1. Regulation 52aa of the Finance Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1) “ the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Authority,” after “ from ”;

(b) by inserting in paragraph (d) of sub-regulation (1) “ the Commonwealth or of ” after “ of ”; and

(c) by omitting from paragraph (e) of sub-regulation (3) “ Commonwealth Stores Supply and Tender Board ” and substituting “ Purchasing Division of the Department of Administrative Services ”.

Publication of provisions of certain contracts

2. Regulation 53 of the Finance Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:

“ (4) Where, in the case of a contract referred to in sub-regulation (1), tenders for the contract were considered by the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administrative Services, this regulation applies in relation to that contract as if—

(a) a reference in this regulation to a Tender Board were a reference to the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administrative Services;

† Statutory Rules 1942 No. 523 as amended by Statutory Rules 1943 No. 32; 1953 No. 3; 1959 No. 9; 1961 Nos. 77 and 122; 1964 No. 21; 1965 Nos. 32 and 169; 1966 No. 176; 1968 No. 87; 1972 No. 31; 1974 No. 129; 1975 No. 156; 1976 Nos. 91 and 260; and 1977 No. 111.

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(b) the reference in sub-regulation (1) to the Chairman of a Tender Board were a reference to the Permanent Head of the Department of Administrative Services; and

(c) a reference in paragraph (2) (d) or sub-regulation (3) to the Chairman of a Tender Board were a reference to the Permanent Head of the Department of Administrative Services or an officer authorized by him for the purposes of that paragraph or that sub-regulation, as the case may be.” .

Petty cash expenditure

3. Regulation 60 of the Finance Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2) “ Five dollars ” and substituting “ $10 ”.

Advances

4. Regulation 74 of the Finance Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“ (b) an advance to an officer—

(i) for petty cash; or

(ii) to enable change to be given in connection with the receipt of public moneys;”.

Appropriation to which advances are to be charged

5. Regulation 75 of the Finance Regulations is amended by omit ting from paragraph (a) “ ‘ Advance to the Treasurer ’” and substituting “ ‘ Advance to the Minister for Finance ’”.

Officers to exercise due economy

6. Regulation 93 of the Finance Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2) “ so that the Minister and the Treasurer may be informed ”.

Reconciliation of bank accounts

7. Regulation 99 of the Finance Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2) “ month ” and substituting “ year ”.

References to Department of Construction

8. The following provisions of the Finance Regulations are amended by omitting “ Department of Construction ” (wherever occurring) and substituting “ Department of Housing and Construction ”:

Regulations 46 (1), 48, 52aa (3).

References to Minister of State for Construction

9. The following provisions of the Finance Regulations are amended by omitting “ Minister of State for Construction ” (wherever occurring) and substituting “ Minister of State for Housing and Construction ”:

Regulations 46 (1), 49.

References to Treasurer

10. The following provisions of the Finance Regulations are amended by omitting “ Treasurer ” (wherever occurring) and substituting “ Minister ”:

Regulations 4 (1) (definitions of “ Authorizing Officer ” and “ Certifying Officer ” ), 5 (2), 5a (2), 7 (1) and (3), 11, 12 (1) and (2), 20 (2), 32, 38 (4), 40, 42 (1), 47 (2) (a), 50 (3) (a), 52a (2), 52b (2), 56aa (1) and (2), 58 (1) (e) and (2), 60 (2), 68 (2) (h), 70, 85, 86 (2), 100 (1), 103 (1), 107a (1), 110, 113, 119 (2), 123, 127 (2), 133, 134 (1) and (2).

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