Financial Management and Audit Amendment Act 2010


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Financial Management and Audit Amendment Act 2010

An Act to amend the Financial Management and Audit Act 1990

[Royal Assent 25 June 2010]

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 2010 .

2.   Commencement

This Act is taken to have commenced on 16 June 2010.

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 (e) " Ombudsman Act 1978 ." and substituting " Ombudsman Act 1978 ; or";
(b) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (e) :
(f) in the case of an appropriation for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Minister administering the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1973 .

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 Office of the Ombudsman

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

the following item:

Appropriations from the Public Account for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

The person appointed as Director of Public Prosecutions under section 4(1) of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1973

6.   Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on the ninetieth day from the day on which it commences.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 10 JUNE 2010

Legislative Council on 15 JUNE 2010]