Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) A written request to reduce a CAC Act body payment item for a CAC Act body may be made to the Finance Minister by:
(a) the Minister who is responsible for the body; or
(b) if the Finance Minister is responsible for the body--the Secretary of the Department.
Note: For Department , see subsection 19A(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(2) If a request is made under subsection (1), the Finance Minister may, by writing, determine that the item is to be reduced by the amount specified in the request.
(3) However, the determination has no effect to the extent that it would reduce the item below nil, after subtracting amounts that have been paid to the body in respect of the item.
(4) The item is taken to be reduced in accordance with the determination.
(5) Subsection 9(2) does not limit the reduction of a CAC Act body payment item under this section.
(6) A request made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.
(7) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 , section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does not apply to the determination.