Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment Act 2014 (58 of 2014)

Schedule 1   Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

56   Subsections 71(2) and (3)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

(2) If a Minister approves a proposed expenditure of relevant money, the Minister must:

(a) record the terms of the approval in writing as soon as practicable after giving the approval; and

(b) comply with any other requirements prescribed by the rules in relation to approvals of proposed expenditure.

(3) For a Parliamentary Department, the references in subsection (1) or (2) to a Minister are references to:

(a) a Presiding Officer, for expenditure for which he or she alone is responsible; and

(b) the Presiding Officers jointly, for expenditure for which they are jointly responsible.