Statutory Rules

1980 No. 234

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUDIT ACT 1901¹

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 fourteenth day of August 1980.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

ERIC L. ROBINSON

Minister of State for Finance

AMENDMENTS OF THE FINANCE REGULATIONS²

Interpretation

1. Regulation 4 of the Finance Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (c) of the definition of “Department” in sub-regulation (1) “or”;

(b) by adding at the end of the definition of “Department” in sub-regulation (1) the following paragraphs:

“(e) the Australian Security Intelligence Organization; or

(f) the Australian Secret Intelligence Service;”;

(c) by omitting from paragraph (b) of the definition of “Permanent Head” in sub-regulation (1) “or” (last occurring); and

(d) by adding at the end of the definition of “Permanent Head” in sub-regulation (1) of the following paragraphs:

“(d) where the Department is the Australian Security Intelligence Organization—the person who holds, or is performing the duties of, the office of Director-General of Security; or

(e) where the Department is the Australian Secret Intelligence Service—the person who holds, or is performing the duties of, the office of Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service;”.

Repeal of regulation 20

2. Regulation 20 of the Finance Regulations is repealed.

Requisitions for supplies

3. Regulation 46 of the Finance Regulations is amended by omitting subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(ii) in the case of supplies that are to be executed, furnished or performed in accordance with a quotation or tender obtained or made in relation to the supplies—identify the quotation or tender and specify the price so quoted or tendered; or”.

Requisition for supplies to be supported by certificate

4. Regulation 47 of the Finance Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) “an Authorizing Officer” and substituting “a prescribed officer in relation to the Requisition”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) “In sub-regulation (1)” and substituting “In this regulation”.

Quotations

5. Regulation 51 of the Finance Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) “One hundred dollars” and substituting “$200”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) “One hundred dollars” and “Two hundred and fifty dollars” and substituting “$200” and “$500” respectively; and

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) “Two hundred and fifty dollars” and substituting “$500”.

Tenders

6. Regulation 52 of the Finance Regulations is amended by omitting “Five thousand dollars” and substituting “$10,000”.

Transfer of advances

7. Regulation 76 of the Finance Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “paragraphs (g), (h), (i) or (j)” and substituting “paragraph (g), (h) or (i)”.

Power of certain persons to give directions

8. Regulation 1 27a of the Finance Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-regulation (3) the following sub-regulation:

“(3a) The Permanent Head of a Department referred to in paragraph (e) or (f) of the definition of ‘Department’ in sub-regulation 4 (1) may give to officers of, or persons employed in, that Department

directions for or in relation to any of the matters referred to in paragraphs 71 (1) (a) to (g) (inclusive) of the Act.”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) “(2) or (3)” and substituting “(2), (3) or (3A)”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 August 1980.

2. Statutory Rules 1942 No. 523 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1980 No. 92 and see also Statutory Rules 1980 Nos. 92, 102, 114 and 115.