Financial Accountability Act 2009

Subsection (2) applies if the Governor in Council decides, on the recommendation of the Treasurer, during a financial year or within the further 4 weeks, that expenditure is required from the consolidated fund for the financial year for which—

there is no appropriation; or

there is an appropriation but the making or charging of the expenditure to a department’s vote would mean the amount allocated to the vote would be exceeded.

The Governor in Council may authorise the expenditure (the unforeseen expenditure) to be—

made before an appropriation of an amount for the expenditure; and

charged as unforeseen expenditure to the consolidated fund; and

allocated, as directed by the Governor in Council, to 1 or more of the department’s headings.