sec.53DPayments from State pool account

### sec.53D Payments from State pool account The payment of funds from the State pool account, including the timing of the payments, is to be made only by the administrator at the direction of the Minister. The administrator is required to authorise personally each payment made from the State pool account. Payments from the State pool account are to be made only to— Hospital and Health Services and other providers of hospital and other health services; or the State managed fund; or an account in the department other than the State pool account or the State managed fund. A direction made by the Minister to the administrator for the payment of funds from the State pool account is to be consistent with— the purpose for which the funding was paid into the account; and the National Health Reform Agreement; and advice provided by the administrator about the basis on which the administrator has calculated payments into the account by the Commonwealth; and any relevant service agreement between the chief executive and a Service. This section does not prevent the Minister from directing the administrator to pay funds— to reflect the difference between estimated and actual services provided; or for other funding reconciliations under the National Health Reform Agreement; or to correct any error in payments out of the State pool account; or to pay fees associated with maintaining the State pool account, including financial institution fees and audit fees; or for interest earned on the State pool account, for any purpose decided by the Treasurer; or to the department for the provision of support services to Services. s 53D ins 2012 No. 9 s 26 (sec.53D-ssec.1) The payment of funds from the State pool account, including the timing of the payments, is to be made only by the administrator at the direction of the Minister. (sec.53D-ssec.2) The administrator is required to authorise personally each payment made from the State pool account. (sec.53D-ssec.3) Payments from the State pool account are to be made only to— Hospital and Health Services and other providers of hospital and other health services; or the State managed fund; or an account in the department other than the State pool account or the State managed fund. (sec.53D-ssec.4) A direction made by the Minister to the administrator for the payment of funds from the State pool account is to be consistent with— the purpose for which the funding was paid into the account; and the National Health Reform Agreement; and advice provided by the administrator about the basis on which the administrator has calculated payments into the account by the Commonwealth; and any relevant service agreement between the chief executive and a Service. (sec.53D-ssec.5) This section does not prevent the Minister from directing the administrator to pay funds— to reflect the difference between estimated and actual services provided; or for other funding reconciliations under the National Health Reform Agreement; or to correct any error in payments out of the State pool account; or to pay fees associated with maintaining the State pool account, including financial institution fees and audit fees; or for interest earned on the State pool account, for any purpose decided by the Treasurer; or to the department for the provision of support services to Services. - (a) Hospital and Health Services and other providers of hospital and other health services; or - (b) the State managed fund; or - (c) an account in the department other than the State pool account or the State managed fund. - (a) the purpose for which the funding was paid into the account; and - (b) the National Health Reform Agreement; and - (c) advice provided by the administrator about the basis on which the administrator has calculated payments into the account by the Commonwealth; and - (d) any relevant service agreement between the chief executive and a Service. - (a) to reflect the difference between estimated and actual services provided; or - (b) for other funding reconciliations under the National Health Reform Agreement; or - (c) to correct any error in payments out of the State pool account; or - (d) to pay fees associated with maintaining the State pool account, including financial institution fees and audit fees; or - (e) for interest earned on the State pool account, for any purpose decided by the Treasurer; or - (f) to the department for the provision of support services to Services.