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Financial Accountability Act 2009
sec.35Unforeseen expenditure
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### sec.35 Unforeseen expenditure
Subsection (2) applies if the Governor in Council decides, on the recommendation of the Treasurer, during a financial year or within the further 4 weeks, that expenditure is required from the consolidated fund for the financial year for which—
there is no appropriation; or
there is an appropriation but the making or charging of the expenditure to a department’s vote would mean the amount allocated to the vote would be exceeded.
The Governor in Council may authorise the expenditure (the unforeseen expenditure ) to be—
made before an appropriation of an amount for the expenditure; and
charged as unforeseen expenditure to the consolidated fund; and
allocated, as directed by the Governor in Council, to 1 or more of the department’s headings.
(sec.35-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if the Governor in Council decides, on the recommendation of the Treasurer, during a financial year or within the further 4 weeks, that expenditure is required from the consolidated fund for the financial year for which— there is no appropriation; or there is an appropriation but the making or charging of the expenditure to a department’s vote would mean the amount allocated to the vote would be exceeded.
(sec.35-ssec.2) The Governor in Council may authorise the expenditure (the unforeseen expenditure ) to be— made before an appropriation of an amount for the expenditure; and charged as unforeseen expenditure to the consolidated fund; and allocated, as directed by the Governor in Council, to 1 or more of the department’s headings.
- (a) there is no appropriation; or
- (b) there is an appropriation but the making or charging of the expenditure to a department’s vote would mean the amount allocated to the vote would be exceeded.
- (a) made before an appropriation of an amount for the expenditure; and
- (b) charged as unforeseen expenditure to the consolidated fund; and
- (c) allocated, as directed by the Governor in Council, to 1 or more of the department’s headings.