Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Commonwealth is not liable to pay quarantine fees that are payable under this Act. However, it is the Parliament's intention that the Commonwealth should be notionally liable to pay quarantine fees.
(2) The Finance Minister may give such written directions as are necessary or convenient for carrying out or giving effect to subsection (1) and, in particular, may give directions in relation to the transfer of money within an account, or between accounts, operated by the Commonwealth.
(3) Directions under subsection (2) have effect, and must be complied with, despite any other Commonwealth law.
(4) Directions under subsection (2) are not legislative instruments.
(5) In this section:
(a) an Agency (within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 ); and
(b) a Commonwealth authority (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 );
that cannot be made liable to taxation by a Commonwealth law.
"Finance Minister" means the Minister who administers the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .
"quarantine fees" means the fees specified in determinations made under subsection 86E(1B).