74Advances

74 Advances

(1) An Authorizing Officer shall not authorize the payment of an account for an advance except an advance of one of the following kinds:

(a) an advance to a Paymaster for counter cash to enable him to cash cheques for payees;

(b) an advance to an officer:

(i) for petty cash; or

(ii) to enable change to be given in connection with the receipt of public moneys;

(c) an advance to an officer to enable him to make payments of:

(i) salaries and wages and payments in the nature of salaries and wages; or

(ii) sustenance, living, meal, camping or other like allowances;

(d) an advance to an officer to enable him to make payments to officers or employees for travelling allowances or expenses;

(e) an advance to an officer to enable him to make advances of:

(i) salaries and wages and payments in the nature of salaries and wages; or

(ii) sustenance, living, meal, camping or other like allowances;

(f) an advance to an officer to enable him to make advances to officers or employees for travelling allowances or expenses;

(g) an advance of salaries and wages and payments in the nature of salaries and wages;

(h) an advance of camping allowances;

(i) an advance to an officer or employee for travelling allowances or expenses;

(ia) an advance to a legal service provider to enable the legal service provider to make payments on behalf of the Commonwealth in connection with any legal matter in which the Commonwealth is involved;

(j) an advance of any other kind approved by the Secretary of the Department of Finance.

(2) An advance of the kind referred to in paragraph (ia) or (j) of the last preceding subregulation shall be subject to such conditions to be complied with by the person to whom the advance is made as the Secretary of the Department of Finance approves.

(3) A person who receives an advance of a kind referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) of subregulation (1) of this regulation shall not use the advance for a purpose other than that for which it was made.

(4) A person who receives an advance of a kind referred to in paragraph (ia) or (j) of subregulation (1) of this regulation:

(a) shall not use the advance for a purpose other than that for which it was made; and

(b) where the advance was made subject to conditions approved by the Secretary of the Department of Finance — shall comply with those conditions.

(5) In paragraph (1) (ia):

legal service provider means: