New Zealand Legislation: Acts

6 Authority to spend public money

• Public money may be spent, without further authority than this section, for the purpose of—

  • (a) meeting expenses or capital expenditure incurred in accordance with an appropriation or other authority by or under an Act; and

  • (b) the payment of goods and services tax in relation to those expenses or capital expenditure; and

  • (c) the repayment of debt of the Crown or an Office of Parliament; and

  • (d) the settlement of liabilities of the Crown or an Office of Parliament.

  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.