36Variations to appropriated amounts

36 Variations to appropriated amounts

36 Variations to appropriated amounts

(1) The Treasurer may authorise the payment of a sum for a purpose that is more than the sum appropriated under a part of this Act for the purpose if—

(a) the Treasurer is of the opinion that the exigencies of government require the payment, and

(b) an equivalent sum is not paid out of the sum appropriated under the part for another purpose.

(2) The Treasurer may authorise the payment of a sum for a purpose that is more than the sum appropriated under a part of this Act for the purpose if—

(a) the Treasurer is of the opinion that the sum appropriated for the purpose is insufficient to enable the purpose to be effectively and efficiently carried out, and

(b) an equivalent sum is not paid out of the sum appropriated under the part for another purpose, and

(c) the equivalent sum is identified as surplus to the other purpose by the Minister in relation to whom the other purpose is specified.

(3) It is not relevant for this section that different Ministers may be specified in the part of this Act in relation to each of the purposes to which a variation relates.

(4) The Treasurer must not authorise a payment under this section that increases salary or wages if the amount of the salary or wages is fixed by law.

(5) The Treasurer may authorise a payment under this section before or after the payment is made.

(6) A Minister may appoint the accountable authority for a GSF agency for which the Minister is the responsible Minister to carry out the Minister’s functions under subsection (2)(c).

(7) In this section—

accountable authority and GSF agency have the same meanings as in the Government Sector Finance Act 2018.