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Loan Act 1987

No. 93 of 1987

An Act to authorise the borrowing and expending of money for certain purposes

[Assented to 28 October 1987]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Loan Act 1987.

Commencement
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Interpretation
3. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
     "current financial year" means the year ending on 30 June 1988;
     "defence service", in relation to a financial year, means a service specified under the heading "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE" in a relevant appropriation Act for the financial year;

     "relevant appropriation Act", in relation to the current financial year, means:
          (a) the Supply Act (No. 1) 1987-88; or
          (b) an Act, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Act, appropriating the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of that financial year, being an Act that is expressed to have effect subject to this Act.

PART II—BORROWING AND EXPENDING OF MONEY FOR DEFENCE PURPOSES

Authority to borrow
4. (1) The Treasurer may, from time to time during the current financial year, borrow money that, together with any money previously borrowed under this subsection during that financial year, does not exceed the sum of:
     (a) the total of the amounts authorised to be expended after the commencement of this Act and before the end of that financial year for defence services for that financial year; and
     (b) the expenses of borrowing.
(2) Money may be borrowed under subsection (1) in accordance with:
     (a) the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911; or
     (b) an Act authorising the issue of Treasury Bills
and not otherwise.

Application of money borrowed under section 4
5. Money borrowed under subsection 4 (1) in the current financial year may be issued and expended for:
     (a) defence services for that financial year; and
     (b) the expenses of borrowing;
and not otherwise.

PART III—SUPPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

Authority to borrow
6. (1) The Treasurer may, from time to time during the current financial year, borrow money that, together with any money previously borrowed under this subsection during that financial year, does not exceed the sum of:
     (a) the amount that, at the time of the borrowing, the Treasurer considers to be the greatest amount by which the money lawfully available, apart from this Part, for expenditure from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in that financial year is likely to be less than the amount of the expenditure made, and to be made, from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in that financial