2003
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Treasurer)
Financial Management Amendment Bill 2003

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Act amended	2
	4	New section 16A	2
	5	Budgets for Legislative Assembly secretariat
Section 20 (b)	4
	6	Investment of certain public money
New section 38 (1A)	4
	7	New section 38 (3A)	4
	8	Section 38	4
	9	Investment
Section 56 (1) (c)	5
	10	New section 56 (1A)	5
	11	Section 56 (4)	5
	12	New section 56 (7)	5
	13	Section 56	5
	14	Dictionary, definition of public trading enterprise	6

2003
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Treasurer)
Financial Management Amendment Bill 2003

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Financial Management Act 1996 

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Financial Management Amendment Act 2003.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Act amended
This Act amends the Financial Management Act 1996.
4	New section 16A
insert
16A	Amendment of budgets on transfer of functions between departments
	(1)	If there is a transfer of responsibility for a service or function between departments in a financial year and the Treasurer gives a direction in relation to the transfer under section 16 (1), the Treasurer may, in writing, amend the budgets for the year for the departments affected by the direction to show the expected effects of the transfer of responsibility.
	(2)	Amendments of a budget for a department for a financial year under this section may only consist of amendments of the following:
	(a)	the amount shown as the expected total revenue of the department for the year;
	(b)	the amount shown as the expected total expenses of the department for the year;
	(c)	the amount shown as the expected operating surplus or deficit of the department for the year;
	(d)	the amount shown as the expected total value of the assets of the department at the end of the year;
	(e)	the amount shown as the expected total liabilities of the department at the end of the year;
	(f)	the amount shown as the expected value of the net assets of the department at the end of the year;
	(g)	the amount shown as the expected net increase or decrease in cash held by the department at the end of the year;
	(h)	the classes of outputs to be provided by the department during the year and amounts shown for classes of outputs as—
	(i)	the expected total revenue of the department for each class of outputs for the year; and
	(ii)	the expected total expenses of the department for each class of outputs for the year; and
	(iii)	the expected operating surplus or deficit of the department for each class of outputs for the year.
	(3)	Amendments of a budget for a department under subsection (1) for a transfer of responsibility for a service or function may be made at the same time as the direction is given under section 16 (1) in relation to the transfer or later.
	(4)	If the Treasurer amends the budget of a department in relation to a financial year under this section, the Treasurer must present to the Legislative Assembly a statement of the amendments made.
	(5)	In this section:
budget, for a department for a financial year, means the budget for the department for the year presented to the Legislative Assembly under section 10 (b) (Budget papers) and, if that budget has been amended under this Act, the budget as amended.
5	Budgets for Legislative Assembly secretariat
Section 20 (b)
omit
subsections (1) (e) and (2) (b)
substitute
subsection (1) (b)
6	Investment of certain public money
New section 38 (1A)
insert
	(1A)	However, an investment may be made under this section only to increase or protect the financial wealth of the Territory.
7	New section 38 (3A)
insert
	(3A)	However, if an investment of public money is made or managed for the Territory by an entity other than a department, the entity may deduct from the interest received by the entity for the investment—
	(a)	a fee charged by the entity for making or managing the investment; and
	(b)	expenses reasonably incurred by the entity in making or managing the investment.
8	Section 38
renumber subsections when Act next republished under Legislation Act 2001
9	Investment
Section 56 (1) (c)
substitute
	(c)	by the Treasurer, for the Territory authority, in an investment mentioned in section 38 (1) (a) to (e); or
10	New section 56 (1A)
insert
	(1A)	However, the funds of a Territory authority may only be invested under this section to increase or protect the financial wealth of the authority.
11	Section 56 (4)
substitute
	(4)	However, if an investment of funds of a Territory authority is made or managed by a department, the department may deduct from the interest received by the department for the investment—
	(a)	a fee charged by the department for making or managing the investment; and
	(b)	expenses reasonably incurred by the department in making or managing the investment.
12	New section 56 (7)
insert
	(7)	This section does not apply to money held on trust by a Territory authority.
13	Section 56
renumber subsections when Act next republished under Legislation Act 2001
14	Dictionary, definition of public trading enterprise
after
who
insert
may

Endnote
Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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