35Working accounts—the Act, s 4.17

35 Working accounts—the Act, s 4.17

35 Working accounts—the Act, s 4.17

(1) For the Act, section 4.17(1) and (4), a GSF agency may establish and operate a working account only if—

(a) the accountable authority for the agency applies to the Treasurer, in a form approved by the Treasurer, for authorisation to establish and operate the account, and

(b) the Treasurer gives written authorisation for the account to be established and operated.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1)(b), the written authorisation may specify—

(a) the kinds of working account money that may be paid into the working account, and

(b) the purposes for which money may be paid out of the working account, and

(c) the use of investment returns on the money in the working account, and

(d) any other terms or conditions relating to the establishment or operation of the working account.

(3) For the Act, section 4.17(4)(d), the Treasurer may, by written order given to the accountable authority for a GSF agency, direct that—

(a) the working account specified in the order is to be dissolved, and

(b) money in the account is to be paid into—

(i) the Consolidated Fund, or

(ii) another specified working account of a GSF agency.

(4) For the Act, section 4.17(2), definition of working account money, each of the following sources of money is prescribed regardless of whether or not the money is also deemed appropriation money—

(a) money from a fee, rent or charge for a service or customer good provided by the GSF agency to a customer, including—

(i) money from a surcharge charged for the use of a credit card to pay for a supplied service or good, and

(ii) money from interest or a charge paid for any overdue fee, rent or charge for a supplied service or good,

(b) money from rent for land or a building paid to the GSF agency by another entity for a lease the other entity has over the land or building,