New Zealand Legislation: Acts

5 Public money must not be spent unless in accordance with statutory authority

• The Crown or an Office of Parliament must not spend public money, except as expressly authorised by or under an Act (including this Act).

  Section 5 was substituted, as from 21 December 1992, by section 6 Public Finance Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 142).

  Subsection (1) was substituted, as from 1 July 1994, by section 6 Public Finance Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 18).

  Parts 1 and 2 (sections 4 to 26A) were substituted by new Parts 1 and 2 (sections 4 to 26Z), as from 25 January 2005, by section 7 Public Finance Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 113). See sections 32 to 36 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.