Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00354:reg:8:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00354
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 4054–7047

8  Purposes of the special account
  For paragraph 78(1)(c) of the Act, the purposes of the special account, in relation to which amounts may be debited from the special account, are:
 (a) to disburse an amount held on trust or otherwise for the benefit of a person other than the Commonwealth;
 (b) to disburse an amount in connection with services performed for, on behalf of, or together with, a Commonwealth entity, Commonwealth company, government, organisation, body or person;
 (c) to disburse an amount in connection with joint activities performed for, on behalf of, or together with, a Commonwealth entity, Commonwealth company, government, organisation, body or person;
 (d) to disburse an amount in connection with an agreement between the Commonwealth and another government;
 (e) to repay an amount where a court order, Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received; and
 (f) to reduce the balance of the special account (and, therefore, the available appropriation for the special account) without making a real or notional payment.

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