Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

CHAPTER 2 - COMMONWEALTH ENTITIES AND THE COMMONWEALTH  

PART 2-5 - APPROPRIATIONS  

Division 2 - Appropriations relating to non corporate Commonwealth entities and the Commonwealth  

SECTION 77  

77   REPAYMENTS BY THE COMMONWEALTH  
If:

(a)    an amount is received by the Commonwealth; and

(b)    some or all of the amount is required or permitted to be repaid; and

(c)    the Finance Minister is satisfied that, apart from this section, there is no appropriation for the repayment;

then the CRF is appropriated for the repayment.

Note:

For example, this section would apply:

  • (a) to a law that requires an application fee to be refunded to an unsuccessful applicant; or
  • (b) to a contractual obligation to repay a loan; or
  • (c) as a result of section 76 , to payments that are required or permitted between non-corporate Commonwealth entities.



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