Government Financial Responsibility Act 2000

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

Annual Report on State Finances means a report under section 14A;

Australian Accounting Standards means the accounting standards and other requirements issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board;

budget planning cut‑off date, in relation to a budget year, means the date on which the Treasurer notifies the Under Treasurer under section 12(4) that the budget process for that year has been completed;

budget year means the financial year to which a budget relates;

external reporting standards means —

financial element has the meaning given in section 7;

financial management principles means the financial management principles set out in section 6;

GFS Australia means the publication of the Australian Bureau of Statistics known as Government Finance Statistics Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods, as updated from time to time;

Government Financial Projections Statement means a statement under section 12;

Government Financial Strategy Statement means a statement under section 11;

Government Mid‑year Financial Projections Statement means a statement under section 13;

Pre‑election Financial Projections Statement means a statement under section 15;

pre‑election period means the period between the issue of the writs for a general election for the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council and the date of the general election;

public sector body means —

Quarterly Financial Results Report means a report under section 16;

release, in relation to a statement or report made or to be made under this Act, has the meaning given in section 9;

Under Treasurer means the chief executive officer within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1984.

[Section 4 amended: No. 5 of 2005 s. 28.]