Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 1996 - SECT 20AA

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     the Treasurer presents a bill for an Appropriation Act for the appropriation for the Office of the Legislative Assembly relating to a financial year in the Legislative Assembly; and

        (b)     the appropriation is less than the recommended appropriation for the financial year.

    (2)     Immediately after presenting the bill, the Treasurer must present to the Legislative Assembly a statement of reasons for departing from the recommended appropriation.

    (3)     In this section:

"recommended appropriation"—see section 20.