Audit Act 1901
18Overdrafts not to be arranged without authority.............
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18 Overdrafts not to be arranged without authority.............
Part IV—Collection of moneys and securities
20 Minister may agree with any bank for conducting business......
21 Commonwealth Public Account etc....................
21A Investment of moneys in Commonwealth Public Account.......
22 Accounting officers to pay money etc. to Minister or bank etc.....
23 Minister to pay money daily into bank..................
24 Accounting officers to furnish statements................
25 Private moneys collected by officers etc..................
26 Securities to be dealt with as directed...................
Part V—Payment of moneys
29 Notional items................................
30 Notional items taken to be items......................
31 Drawing of money from Commonwealth Public Account.......
32 Minister may make payments from Commonwealth Public Account
33 Secretary may make allocations in accordance with authorisation of Minister
33A Warrant procedure to apply to transfers between accounts......
33B Warrants not required for certain expenditure..............
34 Duties of paying, authorising and certifying officers..........
34A Act of grace payments...........................
35 Certain amounts deemed appropriated..................
35A Transfer of functions between Departments...............
36 Payments made after close of financial year...............
36A Debiting of expenditure charged to Minister’s advance........
36B Salary votes..................................
36C Application of repayments of expenditure................
37 Power to vary the annual appropriation..................
37A Refunds from Consolidated Revenue...................
37B Power of Minister to make certain payments without production of probate or letters of administration
Part VI—Audit and inspection
Division 1—Audit and inspection of accounts
38 Banker to forward bank statements and certificates to Minister and Auditor‑General
40 Accounts and records............................
41 Audit......................................
41A Auditor‑General to examine accounts of revenue......
41B Auditor‑General to examine accounts of expenditure....
41C Auditor‑General to examine accounts of stores.......