12Other money collected to be credited to Public Account

12 Other money collected to be credited to Public Account

(1)  Other money which comes into the possession or control of an officer of an Agency –

(a) is to be treated in the same manner as if it were public money; and

(b) is to be paid by that officer into the Public Account or is to be accounted for in another manner that the Treasurer directs.

(2)  For the purposes of this section, other money does not include money that is to be held in trust by the State or an Agency.

(3)  This section applies to the extent only to which it is consistent with any other written law applicable to that money.