Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1989 No. 143 FINANCE (OVERSEAS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 3

3. Regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations is repealed and the following
regulation substituted: Responsibilities of overseas certifying officers

"12. Before indicating, under paragraph 34 (2) (b) of the Act or subregulation
28 (3), that a payment may properly be made, an overseas certifying officer
shall, in respect of a claim for such payment (not being a claim for a payment
included in a class of payments that is a prescribed class of payments for the
purposes of regulation 13):

   (a)  ensure that the claim:

        (i)    is correct as to amount;

        (ii)   is for expenditure that has been duly approved;

        (iii)  is made out in the name of a person or authority to whom
               payment may be made;

        (iv)   has not previously been paid; and

        (v)    identifies the head of expenditure to which the amount is
               chargeable; and

   (b)  where the claim relates to any agreement or contract under which the
        claimant, in order to become entitled to payment, must comply with
        certain requirements-after having taken such steps as are reasonably
        practicable to establish compliance with those requirements, be
        satisfied that those requirements have been so complied with.".