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for expenditure in respect of services or purposes in accordance with an appropriation shall, in the case of a contingent or conditional appropriation, be read as a reference to the amount that is, subject to the occurrence of the contingency or the fulfilment of the condition, available for expenditure in respect of the services or purposes in accordance with the appropriation.
"(8) Nothing in this section authorizes the payment of moneys out of a bank account comprised in the Commonwealth Public Account otherwise than in accordance with section 34.".
(2) A warrant in force immediately before the date of commencement of this section under section 32 of the Principal Act has effect on and after that date as if it had been issued under section 32 of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

Minister may make payments on receipt of warrant
21. Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended—
      (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "any bank account in which the Commonwealth Public Account is kept" and substituting "the Commonwealth Public Account";
      (b) by omitting from sub-section (3) "section thirty-six c of this Act" and substituting "section 36c or 58a"; and
      (c) by omitting from sub-section (4) "in which the Commonwealth Public Account is kept" and substituting "comprised in the Commonwealth Public Account".
22. Section 33a of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:

Warrant procedure to apply to transfers between accounts
"33a. (1) Subject to sub-section (2)—
      (a) the making of a payment by means of a cheque drawn on a bank account comprised in the Commonwealth Public Account shall, for the purposes of sections 31 and 32, be deemed to be the making of a withdrawal from the Commonwealth Public Account notwithstanding that the amount of the cheque is credited to another such bank account; and
      (b) the making of an entry (otherwise than in pursuance of the drawing or paying of a cheque) in the accounts kept for the purpose of recording transactions in relation to the Commonwealth Public Account debiting an account shall be deemed, for the purposes of sections 31 and 32, to be the withdrawal of the amount so debited from the Commonwealth Public Account notwithstanding that a corresponding entry is made crediting another account with that amount.
"(2) Sub-section (1) does not apply in relation to the making of a payment, or of an entry, of a kind referred to in that sub-section if the making of the payment or entry does not have the effect of reducing the amount available for expenditure by virtue of an appropriation.".

Warrants not required for certain expenditure
23. Section 33b of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "The last