Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

CHAPTER 2 - COMMONWEALTH ENTITIES AND THE COMMONWEALTH  

PART 2-5 - APPROPRIATIONS  

Division 3 - Special accounts  

SECTION 79   DISALLOWANCE OF DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL ACCOUNTS  

79(1)    
This section applies to a determination made by the Finance Minister under subsection 78(1) or (3) .

79(2)    

The determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the determination.

79(3)    
The Finance Minister must cause a copy of the determination to be tabled in each House of the Parliament.

79(4)    
Either House may, following a motion upon notice, pass a resolution disallowing the determination. To be effective, the resolution must be passed in the period that:

(a)    starts on the day the copy of the determination is tabled in the House (the start day ); and

(b)    ends on the fifth sitting day of the House after the start day.

79(5)    

If neither House passes such a resolution, the determination commences:

(a)    on the day immediately after the last day upon which such a resolution could have been passed; or

(b)    if a later day is specified in the determination - on that later day.