New South Wales Consolidated Acts

GOVERNMENT SECTOR FINANCE ACT 2018 - SECT 3.1

3.1 Giving of Treasurer's directions

(1) The Treasurer may give written directions (called
"Treasurer's directions" ) for or with respect to each of the following--

(a) the principles, practices, arrangements and procedures to be applied or followed by GSF agencies, government officers and accountable authorities for GSF agencies for the purposes of promoting compliance with the provisions of this Act and the regulations,

(b) any matter that is, by or under this Act or any other Act, required or permitted to be included in the Treasurer's directions,

(c) any matter of a kind prescribed by the regulations for which the Treasurer's directions are authorised to make provision.

Note--: Section 9.8 allows the Treasurer to delegate any functions concerning the giving of Treasurer's directions, but only to the accountable authority for the Treasury or certain other senior government officers of the Treasury.

(2) A Treasurer's direction--

(a) cannot be inconsistent with this Act, and

(b) must be published on the NSW legislation website and may also be published on the Treasury's website or in any other way the Treasurer considers appropriate, and

(c) takes effect on the day it is published on the NSW legislation website or any later day specified in the direction, and

(d) may be amended, replaced or revoked by a further Treasurer's direction.

(3) A Treasurer's direction may do any of following (or any combination of the following)--

(a) apply generally or be limited in its application by reference to one or more specified circumstances, factors or exceptions,

(b) authorise any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by any specified person, group of persons or body,

(c) apply, adopt or incorporate (whether with or without modification) any publication as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time,

(d) give exemptions from the direction (whether from all of the direction or specified provisions of the direction) or authorise specified entities to give those exemptions.

(4) To avoid doubt, a Treasurer's direction concerning reporting requirements for a particular annual reporting period (whether for a GSF agency or for the NSW Government) may be given even if that period has already commenced or has ended.

(5) Except to the extent required by this Act or the regulations, the Treasurer may (but need not) consult with responsible Ministers for GSF agencies or any other persons or entities that the Treasurer considers appropriate before giving Treasurer's directions or amending, replacing or revoking them.