Financial Accountability Act 2009

This section applies to an amount, or part of an amount (the incorrectly paid amount)—

that was paid to a department by the Treasurer from the consolidated fund in error or by overpayment; or

that was—

paid to a department by the Treasurer from the consolidated fund in error or by overpayment for a non-departmental service to be delivered by a statutory body; and

repaid by the statutory body to the department for payment to the Treasurer.

The accountable officer of the department must pay the Treasurer the incorrectly paid amount.

On payment of the incorrectly paid amount to the Treasurer in the same financial year in which it was paid to the department, or within the further 2 weeks, the Treasurer must—

credit the amount to the vote of the department for the financial year; and

allocate the amount to the appropriate heading or headings of the department in the Treasurer’s consolidated fund operating account for the year.

On payment of the incorrectly paid amount to the Treasurer after the further 2 weeks of the financial year in which it was paid to the department, the Treasurer must enter the amount as a receipt in the Treasurer’s consolidated fund operating account for the next financial year.

On receipt of the incorrectly paid amount, the Treasurer must pay it into the consolidated fund bank account.