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Financial Management and Accountability (Determination 2004/01) Special Account - Abolition of 5 Parliamentary Special Accounts

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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Commonwealth

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What this does

This determination closes down five special government bank accounts (called "Special Accounts") used by parliamentary departments.

Who it affects

Three parliamentary departments:

Joint House Department
Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff
Department of the Parliamentary Library

Why it matters

These accounts held trust money (funds the departments were holding on behalf of others) and money for services provided to other governments and outside bodies. This is essentially administrative housekeeping—shutting down specific accounts that are no longer needed, rather than changing any rules about how money can be spent.

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Financial Management and Accountability (Determination 2004/01) Special Account - Abolition of 5 Parliamentary Special Accounts

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Financial Management and Accountability (Determination 2004/01) Special Account – Abolition of 5 Parliamentary Special Accounts

I, NICK MINCHIN, Minister for Finance and Administration, make this Determination under subsection 20 (3) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Dated 18 February 2004

Nick Minchin

Minister for Finance and Administration

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Financial Management and Accountability (Determination 2004/01) Special Account – Abolition of 5 Parliamentary Special Accounts.

Note This Determination has effect immediately.

2 Abolition of Special Accounts

The Special Accounts specified in Schedule 1 are abolished.

Schedule 1 Special Accounts to be abolished

Agency to which Special Account related Special Account

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Joint House Department Other Trust Moneys Account

Services for Other Governments and
Non-Agency Bodies Account

Department of the Parliamentary Other Trust Moneys Account

Reporting Staff Services for Other Governments and

Non-Agency Bodies Account

Department of the Parliamentary Library Other Trust Moneys Account

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