Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
The Finance Minister may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, authorise, in writing, one or more payments to be made to a person if the Finance Minister considers it appropriate to do so because of special circumstances.
Note 1:
A payment may be authorised even though the payment or payments would not otherwise be authorised by law or required to meet a legal liability.
Note 2:
Act of grace payments under this section must be made from money appropriated by the Parliament. Generally, an act of grace payment can be debited against a non-corporate Commonwealth entity ' s annual appropriation, providing that it relates to some matter that has arisen in the course of the administration of the entity.
65(2)
An authorisation of a payment must be in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the rules.
65(3)
Conditions may be attached to a payment. If a condition is contravened, the payment is recoverable by the Commonwealth as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
65(4)
An authorisation of a payment is not a legislative instrument.
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