12Availability of money for payment of bounty or advances

12 Availability of money for payment of bounty or advances

(1) Despite any other provision of this Act, if the CEO is of the opinion that the amount available in a financial year for payment of advances on account of bounty will be insufficient to meet valid claims in that year for advances on account of bounty the CEO may, subject to the regulations: (a) defer the making of such advances as the CEO considers appropriate; and (b) make payment of such advances in such order as the CEO considers appropriate. (2) Despite any other provision of this Act, if money is not appropriated by the Parliament in respect of a financial year for the purposes of making payments of bounty or advances on account of bounty, a person is not entitled to be paid bounty or advances on account of the bounty in that year.