PGPA Act Determination (Expo 2020 Dubai Special Account)

I, MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN, Minister for Finance, make the following determination.

Dated  1 / 6 / 2018

MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN

Minister for Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary 

1  Name ...................................................

2  Commencement and effect.......................................

3  Authority.................................................

4  Definitions................................................

5  Establishment of the special account.................................

6  Accountable authority responsible for the special account.....................

Part 2—Special account credits and debits 

7  Amounts that may be credited to the special account........................

8  Purposes of the special account....................................

Part 1Preliminary

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (Expo 2020 Dubai Special Account).

2  Commencement and effect

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

The whole of this instrument

1 July 2018, or the day mentioned in subsection 79(5)(a) of the Act, whichever is later.

 

 (2) This instrument stops having effect at the end of 30 June 2022.

 (3) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any version of this instrument published on the Federal Register of Legislation.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 78(1) of the Act.

4  Definitions

  In this instrument:

Act means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Expo 2020 means the Universal Exposition hosted by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, opening in 2020.

the special account means the Expo 2020 Dubai Special Account.

5  Establishment of the special account

  For subsection 78(1)(a) of the Act, the Expo 2020 Dubai Special Account is established as a special account (the special account).

6  Accountable authority responsible for the special account

  For subsection 78(1)(d) of the Act, the accountable authority responsible for the special account is the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Part 2Special account credits and debits

 

7  Amounts that may be credited to the special account

  For subsection 78(1)(b) of the Act, the following amounts may be credited to the special account:

 (a) an amount received in the course of the performance of functions that relate to a purpose of the special account;

 (b) an amount received from any person for a purpose of the special account;

 (c) an amount appropriated by the Parliament for a purpose of the special account.

8  Purposes of the special account

  For subsection 78(1)(c) of the Act, an amount may be debited from the special account for one of the following purposes:

 (a) to undertake activities in relation to the Commonwealth’s participation at Expo 2020, including, but not limited to:

(i)  acquiring, leasing, hiring, constructing, managing, operating, repairing, maintaining, identifying or advising on assets;

(ii) costs related to staff and contractors to carry out activities listed in clause 8(a), and;

(iii) activities that are incidental those listed in clause 8(a).

 (b) to disburse an amount in connection with an agreement between the Commonwealth and another government in relation to the Expo 2020;

 (c) to repay an amount where an Act, other law, or court order requires or permits the repayment of an amount credited to the special account;

 (d) to reduce the balance of the special account (and, therefore, the available appropriation for the special account) without making a real or notional payment.