Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1980 No. 92 FINANCE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENTS) - REG 5

5. Regulations 48 and 49 of the Finance Regulations are repealed and the
following regulation is substituted: Approval of Requisitions

"48. After the provisions of regulations 46 and 47 have been complied with in
relation to a Requisition for supplies, the Requisition shall be submitted for
approval-

   (a)  in the case of a Requisition for supplies the appropriation for which
        is under the control of a Department of the Parliament-

        (i)    where that Department is the Department of the Senate-to the
               President of the Senate or an officer appointed by him for the
               purposes of this regulation;

        (ii)   where that Department is the Department of the House of
               Representatives-to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
               or an officer appointed by him for the purposes of this
               regulation; or

        (iii)  where sub-paragraph (a) or (b) does not apply-to both the
               President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
               Representatives or to an officer appointed by both of them for
               the purposes of this regulation;

   (b)  in the case of a Requisition for supplies of a kind referred to in
        paragraph 46 (1) (a)-to the Minister of State for Housing and
        Construction or to an officer appointed by him for the purposes of
        this regulation; or

   (c)  in any other case-to the Minister of State administering the
        Department requiring the supplies or to an officer appointed by him
        for the purposes of this regulation.".