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sec.87When department may invest or otherwise lend an amount
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### sec.87 When department may invest or otherwise lend an amount
A department may not do any of the following other than under this section—
make an investment based on all or part of the balance in the departmental accounts of a department at the time of the investment; or
otherwise lend an amount even if lending the amount may be for the department’s purposes; or
pay moneys out of a departmental financial institution account for making an investment or otherwise lending an amount under paragraphs (a) or (b) .
Subsection (1) does not prevent a department operating a deposit and withdrawal account with a financial institution if the account—
does not include an overdraft facility; or
includes an overdraft facility under a Treasurer’s approval.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a department to the extent the department is—
doing a thing mentioned in subsection (1) —
under a Treasurer’s approval; or
for entering into a derivative transaction under part 5 , division 6 ; or
making an investment under an express power under another Act.
For subsection (3) (b) , a department does not have an express power to make an investment merely because the other Act states that the department has—
the powers of a corporation or individual; or
the power generally to enter into contracts; or
the power to do all things necessary or convenient for, or in connection with, the performance of the department’s functions.
(sec.87-ssec.1) A department may not do any of the following other than under this section— make an investment based on all or part of the balance in the departmental accounts of a department at the time of the investment; or otherwise lend an amount even if lending the amount may be for the department’s purposes; or pay moneys out of a departmental financial institution account for making an investment or otherwise lending an amount under paragraphs (a) or (b) .
(sec.87-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a department operating a deposit and withdrawal account with a financial institution if the account— does not include an overdraft facility; or includes an overdraft facility under a Treasurer’s approval.
(sec.87-ssec.3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a department to the extent the department is— doing a thing mentioned in subsection (1) — under a Treasurer’s approval; or for entering into a derivative transaction under part 5 , division 6 ; or making an investment under an express power under another Act.
(sec.87-ssec.4) For subsection (3) (b) , a department does not have an express power to make an investment merely because the other Act states that the department has— the powers of a corporation or individual; or the power generally to enter into contracts; or the power to do all things necessary or convenient for, or in connection with, the performance of the department’s functions.
- (a) make an investment based on all or part of the balance in the departmental accounts of a department at the time of the investment; or
- (b) otherwise lend an amount even if lending the amount may be for the department’s purposes; or
- (c) pay moneys out of a departmental financial institution account for making an investment or otherwise lending an amount under paragraphs (a) or (b) .
- (a) does not include an overdraft facility; or
- (b) includes an overdraft facility under a Treasurer’s approval.
- (a) doing a thing mentioned in subsection (1) — (i) under a Treasurer’s approval; or (ii) for entering into a derivative transaction under part 5 , division 6 ; or
- (i) under a Treasurer’s approval; or
- (ii) for entering into a derivative transaction under part 5 , division 6 ; or
- (b) making an investment under an express power under another Act.
- (i) under a Treasurer’s approval; or
- (ii) for entering into a derivative transaction under part 5 , division 6 ; or
- (a) the powers of a corporation or individual; or
- (b) the power generally to enter into contracts; or
- (c) the power to do all things necessary or convenient for, or in connection with, the performance of the department’s functions.