Victorian Current Acts

COURT SERVICES VICTORIA ACT 2014 - SECT 41

    (1)     Before the end of each financial year, the Courts Council must prepare and submit to the Attorney-General a budget for the forthcoming year.

    (2)     When requested to do so by the Attorney-General, the Courts Council must prepare and submit to the Attorney-General a budget for the period determined by the Attorney-General.

    (3)     A budget prepared under subsection (1) or (2) must—

        (a)     be in the form and include the information specified by the Attorney-General; and

S. 41(3)(b) amended by No. 16/2016 s. 160(1).

        (b)     provide estimates of receipts and expenditure for Court Services Victoria together with separate estimates of receipts and expenditure for each jurisdiction and for the Judicial College of Victoria and the Judicial Commission.

    (4)     The Attorney-General may approve a budget submitted to him or her under subsection (1) or (2) with or without modification.

    (5)     Subject to subsection (6), the Courts Council may prepare and submit to the Attorney-General proposed changes to the budget approved by the Attorney-General under subsection (4).

S. 41(6) amended by No. 16/2016 s. 160(2).

    (6)     The Courts Council must not propose a change under subsection (5) that would reduce the budget of a jurisdiction or the Judicial College of Victoria or the Judicial Commission without the approval of the head of that jurisdiction or the approval of the board of the Judicial College of Victoria or the approval of the Board of the Judicial Commission (as the case may be).

    (7)     The Attorney-General may approve a change to an approved budget submitted to him or her under subsection (5) with or without modification.

    (8)     The Courts Council must use its best endeavours to act consistently with the budget approved by the Attorney-General from time to time, including any changes to the budget approved under subsection (7).

    (9)         The Courts Council must not expend money or incur a liability unless provision for the expenditure or liability is made in the budget approved by the Attorney-General.

    (10)     This section is in addition to any requirements under the Financial Management Act 1994 .

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