Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH ACT 1971 - SECT 46

  (1)   The Criminology Research Special Account is established by this section.

  (2)   The Criminology Research Special Account is a special account for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .

  (3)   The following amounts must be credited to the Criminology Research Special Account:

  (a)   amounts appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the Account;

  (b)   amounts paid by a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory to the Institute;

  (c)   amounts received by the Institute in relation to performing any of its functions, or exercising any of its powers, under this Act;

  (d)   amounts of any gifts given, or bequests made, for the purposes of the Account.

Note:   An Appropriation Act provides for amounts to be credited to a special account if any of the purposes of the special account is a purpose that is covered by an item in the Appropriation Act.

  (4)   The Criminology Research Special Account may be debited for the following purposes:

  (a)   the costs, expenses and other obligations incurred by the Commonwealth in the performance of the Institute's functions;

  (b)   any remuneration and allowances payable to a person under this Act;

  (c)   the expenses of administering the Account;

  (d)   any amount that is required or permitted to be repaid;

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

Note:   See section   80 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with special accounts) .