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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 46

Tabling requirements

S. 46(1) substituted by No. 42/1997 s. 6.

    (1)     Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the relevant Minister of a department or public body must cause the report of operations and audited financial statements of the department or public body for a financial year to be laid before each House of the Parliament after the end of that financial year and before the end of the next following fourth month of the year or on the first sitting day of the House after the end of that month.

S. 46(2) amended by No. 1/1998
s. 14(a).

    (2)     If it appears to the relevant Minister from the financial statements of the department or public body that the expenses and obligations of the department or public body in respect of the financial year do not exceed $5 000 000, the relevant Minister—

        (a)     must report to each House of the Parliament the receipt by him or her of the report of operations and financial statements of the department or public body; and

        (b)     if a member of either House of the Parliament so requests, must cause the report of operations and financial statements to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 14 sitting days of that House after the request.

    (3)     If the relevant Minister of a department or public body has not received the report of operations and financial statements of the department or public body in time for him or her to comply with subsection (1), the relevant Minister—

        (a)     must cause that fact and the reasons for it to be reported to each House of the Parliament; and

        (b)     must cause the report of operations and financial statements to be laid before each House of the Parliament as soon as practicable after they are received by him or her.

S. 46(4) inserted by No. 53/1999 s. 24(6).

    (4)     This section does not apply to the Victorian Auditor-General's Office [3] .

S. 47 substituted by No. 43/1995 s. 4.



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