45AIndication by Certifying Officer in relation to a payment in a prescribed class

45A Indication by Certifying Officer in relation to a payment in a prescribed class

(1) A Certifying Officer may, in respect of a payment included in a prescribed class of payments, indicate under paragraph 34 (2) (b) of the Act that the payment may properly be made if, after the requirements prescribed by subregulation (2) in respect of a payment of that class, and any relevant directions given by the Minister under these Regulations, have been complied with, the Certifying Officer has no reason to believe that the payment may not properly be made.

(2) A Certifying Officer shall ensure, in respect of a claim for a payment included in a prescribed class of payments, that the payment:

(a) is for expenditure that has been duly approved; and

(b) is supported by a claim that identifies the head of expenditure to which the payment is chargeable.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, each of the following classes of payments is a prescribed class of payments:

(b) payments in respect of which the Secretary or an authorized officer has indicated in writing, or in such other manner as is approved in writing by the Secretary:

(i) that the payments are based upon data prepared by a computer; and

(ii) that, in the preparation of that data, system controls and accounting procedures approved by the Minister have been employed;

(c) payments made by one Department to another Department;

(d) payments in satisfaction of claims in respect of which the Secretary or an authorized officer has indicated in writing, or in such other manner as is approved in writing by the Secretary, that a method of sample checking approved by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph has been employed;

(e) payments in satisfaction of claims made under contracts between the Commonwealth and the claimants, being contracts under which the Commonwealth has the right to make adjustments in relation to payments in satisfaction of subsequent claims by those claimants;

(f) payments in satisfaction of claims for payment of amounts not exceeding $1,000.