Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (148 of 2010)

Schedule 8   Amendment of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

5   After Part 6

Insert:

Part 6A - Interjurisdictional agencies

43A Interjurisdictional agencies

(1) The regulations may prescribe:

(a) an Agency to be an interjurisdictional agency for the purposes of this section; and

(b) the persons who comprise an interjurisdictional agency (including employees of a State, for example); and

(c) a Minister of a State, the Australian Capital Territory, or the Northern Territory to be a State/Territory Minister for an interjurisdictional agency.

(2) The regulations may provide for the following:

(a) a Chief Executive of an interjurisdictional agency to give to a State/Territory Minister the reports, documents and information in relation to the operations of an interjurisdictional agency that the State/Territory Minister requires, within the time limits set by the State/Territory Minister;

(b) the types of reports, documents and information that a State/Territory Minister may require under paragraph (a);

(c) the circumstances in which a State/Territory Minister may require a Chief Executive to give to the State/Territory Minister the reports, documents and information mentioned in paragraph (b);

(d) anything that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed to give effect to paragraphs (a) to (c).

5A Subsection 44(3) (definition of proper use)

After "effective", insert ", economical".

Note: The heading to section 44 is altered by omitting " efficient, effective and ethical use ", and substituting " proper use ".