Section 35Part 0 — Powers and Duties of Minister of Finance
Power to make regulations
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The Cabinet on the advice of the Minister of Finance may make regulations —
requiring such information to be supplied to the Minister of Finance as that person considers necessary to enable the preparation of a report which that person, that person's ministry or the Cabinet is required by this Act to prepare;
prescribing accounting policies to be applied in preparing financial information for the purposes of this Act;
governing the operation of the centralised accounting information system established under section 54(h);
governing the operation of the centralised banking system established under section 54(i);
regulating the operation of bank accounts of ministries, portfolios, the Office of the Ombudsman and the Audit Office;
governing the calculation and payment of the capital charge required to be paid by ministries, portfolios, the Office of the Ombudsman and the Audit Office under section 41(5);
regulating the financial management practices of ministries, portfolios, the Office of the Ombudsman and the Audit Office;
providing for competitive tendering in connection with contracts to be entered into by or on behalf of the core government, statutory authorities or government companies;
prescribing and regulating the functions of the Director of Internal Audit;
allocating or transferring entity assets, liabilities or revenue of the core government from, to or between entities;
establishing the weighting of statutory authority and government company debt to be included in the calculation of net debt in accordance with section 14(3)(d); and
prescribing matters —
required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the Minister of Finance; or
necessary or convenient to be prescribed by the Minister of Finance for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
Cross References
- Section 54 of Public Management And Finance Act
section 54(h) and section 54(i)
- Section 41 of Public Management And Finance Act
section 41(5)
- Section 14 of Public Management And Finance Act
section 14(3)(d)
Referenced By
- Section 39 — Powers of chief officer of a ministry or portfolio
Regulations reference