Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Public money forming part of the Consolidated Fund may be drawn from the Public Account only in accordance with this section.
(2) The Minister, as often as occasion may require during a financial year, must—
(a) calculate the amount of public money likely to become due and payable out of the Public Account during that financial year; and
(b) must prepare an instrument in the form in Schedule 1 or to the like effect specifying that amount; and
(c) must sign the instrument and give it to the Auditor-General.
(3) The instrument, when countersigned by the Auditor-General and approved by the Governor, is the warrant enabling the Minister to order the drawing of money from the Public Account.
(4) Before countersigning the instrument, the Auditor-General must ascertain that the sums mentioned in it are then legally available and, after countersigning the instrument, the Auditor-General must return it to the Minister, who must submit it to the Governor for approval and signature, and then file the instrument.