Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1984 No. 189 FINANCE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 1

Regulation 93 of the Finance Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation
(1) and substituting the following sub-regulations:

"(1) Subject to sub-regulation (1A), an officer of a Department who, on behalf
of or for the purposes of the Commonwealth, incurs, authorizes or approves
expenditure shall exercise due economy.

"(1A) An officer of a Department who, on behalf of or for the purposes of the
Commonwealth, incurs, authorizes or approves expenditure shall, if the officer
is required to comply with a direction given by the Minister of State
administering that Department compliance with which would, in the particular
case, prevent the officer from exercising due economy, exercise due economy to
the extent possible in the circumstances.".