Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY REGULATIONS 1997 No. 328 - REG 3

3. In these Regulations:

"Act" means the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997;

"agency agreement" means an agreement for the procurement of goods and
services under which an Agency is obliged, or may become obliged, to make a
payment of public money to another Agency;

"approver" means:

   (a)  a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary; or

   (b)  a Chief Executive; or

   (c)  a person authorised by or under an Act to exercise a function of
        approving proposals to spend public money;

"Commonwealth contract" means an agreement for the procurement of goods and
services under which the Commonwealth is obliged, or may become obliged, to
make a payment of public money;

"financial task" means a task or procedure (other than a task or procedure
performed under an agreement or arrangement authorised under paragraph 12 (a),
or mentioned in paragraph 12 (b), of the Act) relating to:

   (a)  the commitment or spending of public money; or

   (b)  the management and control of public money;

"Finance Chief Executive" means the Secretary to the Department of Finance and
Administration;

"FMA Orders" means Orders issued by the Finance Minister under section 63 of
the Act;

"official advance" means Drawn Money that is under the control of an official
to be applied to 1 or more of the following purposes:

   (a)  to cash cheques drawn on an official account;

   (b)  to give change in connection with the receipt of public money;

   (c)  to pay amounts in the nature of operating expenses for an Agency;

   (d)  to make payments for a purpose approved by the Finance Chief 
        Executive under regulation 15.