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the authorisation.
"(3) Where a payment is made out of a bank account comprised in the Commonwealth Public Account, the bank is not required to ascertain whether the payment was made on the authority of an authorisation under subsection 32 (3).".

Paragraph 34 (2) (b):
     (a) Insert ", in writing," after "appointed".
     (b) Omit "certified", substitute "indicated, in a manner approved in writing by the Minister,".

Subsection 34 (4):
Omit "give a certificate under subsection (2) in relation to the payment of an amount", substitute "indicate under paragraph (2) (b) that the payment of an amount may properly be made".

Subsection 34 (5):
Omit "give a certificate under subsection (2)", substitute "indicate under paragraph (2) (b) that the payment of an amount may properly be made".

Subsection 34 (6):
Omit "give a certificate under subsection (2)", substitute "indicate under paragraph (2) (b) that the payment of an amount may properly be made".

Subsection 41d (2):
Omit the subsection, substitute the following subsections:
"(2) The Department referred to in subsection (1) shall, as soon as practicable after each 30 June, prepare and submit to the Minister administering that Department (in subsections (2a) and (2b) called the 'appropriate Minister') a report of those operations during the year ending on that day, together with financial statements in respect of the year in such form as the Minister administering this section approves, in writing.
"(2a) Before submitting the financial statements to the appropriate Minister, that Department shall submit them to the Auditor-General, who shall report to the appropriate Minister:
     (a) whether, in the opinion of the Auditor-General, the statements are based on proper accounts and records;
     (b) whether the statements are in agreement with the accounts and records and, in the opinion of the Auditor-General, show fairly the financial transactions and state of affairs of those operations; and

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     (c) as to such other matters arising out of the statements as the Auditor-General considers should be reported to the appropriate Minister.
"(2b) The appropriate Minister shall cause a copy of the report and financial statements, together with a copy of the report of the Auditor-General, to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after their receipt by the appropriate Minister.".

Subsection 48c (3):
Omit the subsection, substitute the following subsection:
"(3) An arrangement made by the Auditor-General with an eligible incorporated company may be varied or revoked by the Auditor-General or the company:
     (a) in the case of an arrangement made at the request of a Minister— with the approval of a Minister; or
     (b) in the case of an arrangement made at the request of the Parliament—with the approval of the Parliament given by