Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2009 (SR 2009/174)

Regulation by clause

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 30 June 2009, is made under section 26A of the Public Finance Act 1989 (the Act).

Section 26A of the Act authorises the Governor-General, by Order in Council, to direct that an amount appropriated for an output expense appropriation in a Vote be transferred to another output expense appropriation in that Vote if—

  • the amount transferred does not increase that appropriation for a financial year by more than 5%; and

  • no other transfer under that section to that appropriation has occurred during that financial year; and

  • the total amount appropriated for that financial year for all output expense appropriations in that Vote is unaltered.

This order directs that—

  • a total of $4,645,000 is transferred from an amount appropriated for a category of output expenses in Vote Corrections for the financial year ending 30 June 2009 to 7 other categories of output expenses in that Vote:

  • a total of $880,000 is transferred from an amount appropriated for a category of output expenses in Vote Defence Force for the financial year ending 30 June 2009 to 4 other categories of output expenses in that Vote:

  • a total of $3,100,000 is transferred from the amounts appropriated for 5 categories of output expenses in Vote Education for the financial year ending 30 June 2009 to 2 other categories of output expenses in that Vote:

  • a total of $8,000,000 is transferred from an amount appropriated for a category of output expenses in Vote Police for the financial year ending 30 June 2009 to 1 other category of output expenses in that Vote:

  • a total of $2,500,000 is transferred from the amounts appropriated for 2 categories of output expenses in Vote Revenue for the financial year ending 30 June 2009 to 2 other categories of output expenses in that Vote:

  • a total of $4,030,000 is transferred from the amounts appropriated for 6 categories of output expenses in Vote Social Development for the financial year ending 30 June 2009 to 3 other categories of output expenses in that Vote.

An order that was made under section 26A of the Act in respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 2008 and that is now spent is revoked.