Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1998-99
8Payments to Departments out of money appropriated for the purposes of certain employment subsidy schemes or programs
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8 Payments to Departments out of money appropriated for the purposes of certain employment subsidy schemes or programs
(1) If:
(a) a payment (whether real or notional) is made to a Parliamentary Department out of money appropriated for the purposes of an approved employment subsidy scheme or program; and
(b) the payment is an approved payment; and
(c) an item, subdivision or Division in the Schedule appropriates money to that Department for running costs;
the item, subdivision or Division is taken to specify that the payment may be credited to the item, subdivision or Division.
(2) In this section:
approved employment subsidy scheme or program means an employment subsidy scheme or program determined by the Minister, under subsection 10(1) of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1998‑99, to be an approved employment subsidy scheme or program for the purposes of that Act.
approved payment means a payment (out of money appropriated for an approved employment subsidy scheme or program) declared by the Minister, under subsection 10(2) of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1998‑99, to be an approved payment for the purposes of that Act.
Payments to Departments out of The Comcover Reserve
(1) If a Parliamentary Department receives an amount of money out of the component of the Reserved Money Fund known as The Comcover Reserve during the year ending on 30 June 1999, the amount is to be credited to the item, subdivision or Division in the Schedule determined in writing by the Presiding Officer or Presiding Officers responsible for the Parliamentary Department.
(2) In making a determination under subsection (1), the Presiding Officer or Presiding Officers responsible for the Parliamentary Department must comply with any written directions given by the Minister for Finance and Administration.
(3) The Presiding Officer responsible, or a Presiding Officer jointly responsible, for a Parliamentary Department may, in writing, delegate his or her powers under subsection (1) to the Chief Executive of the Parliamentary Department.