South Australian Current Acts

PUBLIC FINANCE AND AUDIT ACT 1987 - SECT 9

9—Imprest accounts

        (1)         The Treasurer, or a person to whom the Treasurer has delegated the Treasurer's powers under this subsection, may establish an ADI account (an imprest account) in the name of a government department or the Chief Executive Officer of a government department.

        (2)         The Treasurer may, without Parliamentary appropriation pay money into an imprest account.

        (3)         Money standing to the credit of an imprest account—

            (a)         may be withdrawn for one or more of the purposes of the government department; and

            (b)         must be repaid to the Treasurer on demand.

        (4)         Money expended from an imprest account must be recouped to the account from money appropriated or set aside for the same purpose.