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Financial Accountability Act 2009
sec.18Treasurer’s consolidated fund bank account
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### sec.18 Treasurer’s consolidated fund bank account
The Treasurer must keep at a bank an account for the consolidated fund (the Treasurer’s consolidated fund bank account ).
All public moneys received by the Treasurer must be paid daily to the credit of the Treasurer’s consolidated fund bank account.
Moneys may be withdrawn from the Treasurer’s consolidated fund bank account only for—
recouping or advancing moneys to a departmental financial institution account under—
an appropriation Act; or
another Act that appropriates the amount involved; or
an approval for unforeseen expenditure; or
paying an amount to a department under section 34 ; or
making an investment under section 50 ; or
refunding moneys incorrectly paid into the bank account.
The Treasurer has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for keeping the Treasurer’s consolidated fund bank account.
(sec.18-ssec.1) The Treasurer must keep at a bank an account for the consolidated fund (the Treasurer’s consolidated fund bank account ).
(sec.18-ssec.2) All public moneys received by the Treasurer must be paid daily to the credit of the Treasurer’s consolidated fund bank account.
(sec.18-ssec.3) Moneys may be withdrawn from the Treasurer’s consolidated fund bank account only for— recouping or advancing moneys to a departmental financial institution account under— an appropriation Act; or another Act that appropriates the amount involved; or an approval for unforeseen expenditure; or paying an amount to a department under section 34 ; or making an investment under section 50 ; or refunding moneys incorrectly paid into the bank account.
(sec.18-ssec.4) The Treasurer has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for keeping the Treasurer’s consolidated fund bank account.
- (a) recouping or advancing moneys to a departmental financial institution account under— (i) an appropriation Act; or (ii) another Act that appropriates the amount involved; or (iii) an approval for unforeseen expenditure; or
- (i) an appropriation Act; or
- (ii) another Act that appropriates the amount involved; or
- (iii) an approval for unforeseen expenditure; or
- (b) paying an amount to a department under section 34 ; or
- (c) making an investment under section 50 ; or
- (d) refunding moneys incorrectly paid into the bank account.
- (i) an appropriation Act; or
- (ii) another Act that appropriates the amount involved; or
- (iii) an approval for unforeseen expenditure; or