Government Business Enterprises Act 1995
51Accounting records
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51 Accounting records
A Government Business Enterprise must –
(a) keep such accounting records as correctly record and explain its transactions (including any transactions as trustee) and financial position; and
(b) keep those records in a manner that –
(i) allows true and fair accounts of the Government Business Enterprise to be prepared from time to time; and
(ii) allows its accounts to be conveniently and properly audited or reviewed; and
(iii) subject to the Treasurer's Instructions, complies with Australian Accounting Standards; and
(iv) complies with any relevant Treasurer's Instructions; and
(c) [Section 51 Amended by No. 42 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:27 Nov 2002] retain those records for a period of not less than 7 years after the completion of the transaction to which they relate or such other period as the Treasurer determines.