Australian Capital Territory
Financial Management Amendment Guidelines 2004 (No 2)*
Disallowable Instrument DI 2004-168
made under the
Financial Management Act 1996, s 67 (Guideline-making power)

1	Name of guideline
These guidelines are the Financial Management Amendment Guidelines 2004 (No 2).
2	Commencement
These guidelines commence on the commencement of the Financial Management Amendment Act 2004 (No 2).
Note 1 	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
These guidelines amend the Financial Management Guidelines 2002.
4	New section 8A
insert
8A	Meaning of urgent need for expenditure—Act, s 18 (4)
There is an urgent need for expenditure if the expenditure is needed because available funding, for the financial year in which the expenditure is to be authorised, will be, or is close to being, exhausted.

Ted Quinlan MLA
Treasurer
28 July 2004