66Purposes of the National Residue Survey Special Account

66 Purposes of the National Residue Survey Special Account

(1) The purposes of the National Residue Survey Special Account are as follows: (a) to make payments for purposes related to the following activities (each of which is a main activity): (i) the monitoring and reporting of the level of contaminants in NRS products; (ii) the testing, either on a random basis or in specific cases, of NRS products or the environment for the purpose of tracing the sources of contaminants and determining the causes of contamination; (iii) the testing and reporting of the level of contaminants in NRS products or the environment, and any associated activities, for the purpose of investigating the potential sources, and determining the potential causes, of such contaminants; (iv) the prevention of contamination in, and the management of risks associated with contamination of, NRS products; (b) meeting or reimbursing the Commonwealth’s costs in relation to: (i) collecting or recovering the amounts covered by paragraphs 65(1)(a), (b) and (c); or (ii) administering paragraphs 65(1)(a), (b) and (c); or (iii) the carrying out of a main activity; or (iv) the carrying out of an activity that facilitates a main activity or that is incidental or ancillary to a main activity; (c) if an amount is credited to the Account because a person or body has paid an amount to the Commonwealth for a particular purpose but an amount less than the amount paid has been spent for that purpose—to make a payment to the person or body equal to the unspent amount; (d) if an amount is credited to the Account under subsection 65(1) but the amount received by or on behalf of the Commonwealth was overpaid—refunding an amount equal to the overpayment.

Note: See section 80 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with special accounts).

(2) Without limiting paragraph (1)(b), that paragraph covers the following: (a) remuneration and allowances paid to persons who are APS employees in the Department performing work, or other persons employed or engaged by the Commonwealth to provide services to the Commonwealth, in connection with the National Residue Survey; (b) other expenditure incurred in relation to the provision of those persons or the provision of the services of those persons; (c) expenditure incurred in relation to surveys conducted for the purpose of monitoring the level of contaminants; (d) expenditure incurred in relation to the provision of accommodation or administrative support.