Financial Management and Audit Amendment Act 2007


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Financial Management and Audit Amendment Act 2007

An Act to amend the Financial Management and Audit Act 1990

[Royal Assent 30 April 2007]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Financial Management and Audit Amendment Act 2007 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Financial Management and Audit Act 1990 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 14 amended (Treasurer's expenditure control authority)

Section 14(2) of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (d) "jointly." and substituting "jointly; or";
(b) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (d) :
(e) in the case of an appropriation for the Office of the Ombudsman, the Minister administering the Ombudsman Act 1978 .

5.    Schedule 2 amended (Special Appropriations to which this Act Applies)

Schedule 2 to the Principal Act is amended by inserting after

Appropriations from the Public Account for the Legislature-General as referred to in an Appropriation Act

Both the Clerk of the Legislative Council and the Clerk of the House of Assembly acting jointly

the following item:

Appropriations from the Public Account for the Office of the Ombudsman

The person appointed as Ombudsman under section 5(1A) of the Ombudsman Act 1978

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 21 MARCH 2007

Legislative Council on 19 APRIL 2007]