Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 2006 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Financial Management Act 2006 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table ³. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Financial Management Act 2006	76 of 2006	21 Dec 2006	s. 1 and 2: 21 Dec 2006; Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)
Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 17	77 of 2006	21 Dec 2006	1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)
Chemistry Centre (WA) Act 2007 s. 43	10 of 2007	29 Jun 2007	1 Aug 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 27 Jul 2007 p. 3735)

Financial Management (Statutory Authorities) Regulations 2007 published in Gazette 13 Jul 2007 p. 3453-4

13 Jul 2007

Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 2007 s. 36	24 of 2007	12 Oct 2007	18 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 17 Dec 2010 p. 6349)
Water Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2007 s. 195	38 of 2007	21 Dec 2007	1 Feb 2008 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 31 Jan 2008 p. 251)

Financial Management (Statutory Authorities) Regulations (No. 2) 2007 published in Gazette 4 Jan 2008 p. 29	4 Jan 2008
Financial Management (Statutory Authorities) Regulations 2008 published in Gazette 8 Feb 2008 p. 322-3	r. 1 and 2: 8 Feb 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 9 Feb 2008 (see r. 2(b))

Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Repeal Act 2008 s. 13

28 of 2008

1 Jul 2008

29 Jul 2008

Reprint 1: The Financial Management Act 2006 as at 26 Sep 2008 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 2007 s. 36)

National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009 s. 69

16 of 2009

1 Sep 2009

1 Jan 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 31 Dec 2009 p. 5327)

Financial Management (Statutory Authorities) Regulations 2010 published in Gazette 20 Aug 2010 p. 4071-2

r. 1 and 2: 20 Aug 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 21 Aug 2010 (see r. 2(b))

Health and Disability Services Legislation Amendment Act 2010 s. 56	33 of 2010	30 Aug 2010	30 Nov 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 17 Sep 2010 p. 4757)
Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 76	39 of 2010	1 Oct 2010	1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)
Curriculum Council Amendment Act 2011 Pt. 3 Div. 2	37 of 2011	13 Sep 2011	1 Mar 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 28 Feb 2012 p. 841)
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority Act 2011 s. 138	45 of 2001	12 Oct 2011	31 Dec 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 30 Dec 2011 p. 5573)
Agricultural Practices (Disputes) Repeal Act 2011 s. 5	54 of 2011	9 Nov 2011	7 Dec 2011 (see note under s. 1)

² Repealed by the Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 3.

³ Footnote no longer applicable.

⁴ The amendment in the State Superannuation Amendment Act 2007 s. 79 is not included because it was repealed by the State Superannuation Amendment Act 2011 s. 4 before the amendment purported to come into operation.

⁵ Footnote no longer applicable.

⁶ The Real Estate and Business Agents Supervisory Board was abolished on 1 Jul 2011. The Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978 s. 149 and 150 read as follows:

149. Former Board abolished

Subject to sections 156 and 157, at the beginning of the commencement day, the former Board is abolished and its members go out of office.

150. References to the former Board

If in a written law or other document or instrument there is a reference to the former Board, that reference may, where the context so requires, be read as if it had been amended to be a reference to the Commissioner.

⁷ The Settlement Agents Supervisory Board was abolished on 1 Jul 2011. The Settlement Agents Act 1981 s. 125 and 125 read as follows:

125. Former Board abolished

Subject to sections 132 and 133, at the beginning of the commencement day, the former Board is abolished and its members go out of office.

126. References to the former Board

If in a written law or other document or instrument there is a reference to the former Board, that reference may, where the context so requires, be read as if it had been amended to be a reference to the Commissioner.

Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
abolition 66
accountable authority 3
accounts 3
affiliated body 60(1)
agency 3
agency special purpose account 3
annual estimates 40(1)
Appropriation Act 3
Australian Accounting Standards Board 62(3)
authorised person 51(1)
bank 3
Consolidated Account 3
current year 24(1)
delegate 77(3)
department 3
determination 23(1)
final report 66
general purpose 25(1)
investment 38(1)
Joint Standing Committee on Audit 3
loss 47
Minister 3
officer 3
official loss 51(1)
official money 47
official property 47
operating account 26(1)
operational control 60(1)
other money 3, 15(2)
other property 3
prescribed conditions 56(1)
prescribed period 64(2), 65(3)
prescribed receipts 23(1)
previous year 24(1)
public authority 28(2)
Public Bank Account 3
Public Bank Account Interest Earned Account 3
Public Ledger 3
public money 3
public property 3
regulated payment 32(2)
regulated transfer 32(2)
related body 60(1)
relevant accountable authority 36(1)
relevant amounts 48(1)
relevant authority 47
relevant commitment 26(1)
relevant person 36(1)
relevant service 21(3)
reporting officer 66
resource agreement 3
responsible person 51(1)
special purpose account 3
specified 60(3)
statutory authority 3
statutory authority money 3
sub-department 3
subsidiary body 60(1)
the estimates 3
Treasurer 3
Treasurer’s instructions 3
Treasury 3
Treasury Corporation official 73
Under Treasurer 3