sec.14Expense management

sec.14 Expense management

A department’s accountable officer or a statutory body must, in accordance with the expense management system established for the department or statutory body under section 11 (1) (b) , manage the expenses of the department or statutory body to achieve reasonable value for money. Without limiting section 11 — the expense management system must provide for— the prompt identification, approval, management and recording of expenses; and the timely paying of expenses; and in establishing and maintaining the expense management system, the accountable officer or statutory body must comply with the following documents to the extent they apply to the accountable officer’s department or the statutory body— the document called ‘Queensland procurement policy’ published by the Department of Housing and Public Works; the document called ‘Queensland ministerial handbook’ published by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. A copy of each document is available on the relevant department’s website. A department’s accountable officer must, in relation to the expenses of the department, implement systems for credit card facilities in accordance with the document called ‘Treasurer’s guidelines for the use of the Queensland government corporate purchasing card’ made by the Treasurer. A copy of the document is available on the treasury department’s website. In this section— expenses , of a department or statutory body, include the costs to the department or statutory body of remunerating the employees of the department or statutory body. (sec.14-ssec.1) A department’s accountable officer or a statutory body must, in accordance with the expense management system established for the department or statutory body under section 11 (1) (b) , manage the expenses of the department or statutory body to achieve reasonable value for money. (sec.14-ssec.2) Without limiting section 11 — the expense management system must provide for— the prompt identification, approval, management and recording of expenses; and the timely paying of expenses; and in establishing and maintaining the expense management system, the accountable officer or statutory body must comply with the following documents to the extent they apply to the accountable officer’s department or the statutory body— the document called ‘Queensland procurement policy’ published by the Department of Housing and Public Works; the document called ‘Queensland ministerial handbook’ published by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. A copy of each document is available on the relevant department’s website. (sec.14-ssec.3) A department’s accountable officer must, in relation to the expenses of the department, implement systems for credit card facilities in accordance with the document called ‘Treasurer’s guidelines for the use of the Queensland government corporate purchasing card’ made by the Treasurer. A copy of the document is available on the treasury department’s website. (sec.14-ssec.4) In this section— expenses , of a department or statutory body, include the costs to the department or statutory body of remunerating the employees of the department or statutory body.