Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00127:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00127
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 3521–5473

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 support high priority projects in remote Indigenous communities;
           (b)     to develop, promote, assist or improve the design, delivery and coordination of governance, community development, infrastructure and services in remote Indigenous communities;
           (c)      to support projects that address community priorities agreed between remote Indigenous communities and the Commonwealth;
           (d)     to repay amounts credited to the special account to the original payer of such amounts, including the residual after any necessary payments are made for the purposes mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) above;
           (e)      to disburse an amount in connection with services performed by the NIAA for or on behalf of  a Commonwealth entity, Commonwealth company, government, or other body, in relation to remote Indigenous communities;
           (f)      to disburse an amount in connection with an agreement between the Commonwealth and another government, or a joint activity performed for, on behalf of, or together with another government, in relation to remote Indigenous communities;
           (g)     to repay an amount where a court order, Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received;
           (h)     to disburse an amount for an activity that is incidental to a purpose of the special account, including but not limited to:
          (i)         the administration of the special account;
          (ii)       direct and indirect costs;
           (i)       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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