Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Commonwealth is not liable to pay renewable energy shortfall charge, penalty charge or interest charge that is payable under this Act. However, it is the Parliament's intention that the Commonwealth should be notionally liable to pay renewable energy shortfall charge, penalty charge and interest charge.
(2) The Finance Minister may give such written directions as are necessary or convenient for carrying out or giving effect to subsection (1) and, in particular, may give directions in relation to the transfer of money within an account, or between accounts, operated by the Commonwealth.
(3) Directions under subsection (2) have effect, and must be complied with, despite any other Commonwealth law.
(4) In subsections (1) and (2):
"Commonwealth" includes a Commonwealth entity (within the meaning of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ) that cannot be
made liable to taxation by a Commonwealth law.