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in such manner as the Minister directs.".
20. (1) Section 32 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:

Governor-General's warrant
"32. (1) Where it appears to the Minister that an amount, being an amount not exceeding the amount available for expenditure in respect of any services or purposes in accordance with an appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund or Loan Fund (including a contingent or conditional appropriation), is required, or is likely to be required, to be withdrawn from the Commonwealth Public Account for expenditure in respect of those services or purposes, he may notify the Auditor-General accordingly, by instrument under his hand, in accordance with Form 1 in Schedule 2.
"(2) Upon receipt of an instrument under sub-section (1), the Auditor-General shall—
      (a) if he is satisfied that the amount specified in the instrument does not exceed the amount available for expenditure in respect of the services or purposes in accordance with the appropriation—
          (i) give a certificate in relation to the amount by writing under his hand in accordance with Form 2 in Schedule 2; and
          (ii) return the instrument and certificate to the Minister; or
      (b) if he is not so satisfied—
          (i) refuse to give such a certificate;
          (ii) state in writing his reasons for refusing to give the certificate; and
          (iii) return the instrument and statement to the Minister.
"(3) Where the Auditor-General has given a certificate under this section in relation to an amount specified, in relation to an appropriation, in an instrument prepared by the Minister under this section, the Governor-General may issue to the Minister a warrant under his hand in accordance with Form 3 in Schedule 2 authorizing the drawing of that amount from the Commonwealth Public Account for expenditure in accordance with that appropriation in respect of the services or purposes referred to in the instrument.
"(4) The Governor-General may issue a warrant to the Minister under sub-section (3) without obtaining the advice of the Federal Executive Council.
"(5) Strict compliance with a form referred to in this section is not required and substantial compliance is sufficient.

"(6) A reference in this section to the Auditor-General shall be read as including a reference to a person appointed by the Auditor-General by instrument under his hand to act on his behalf for the purposes of this section.
"(7) A reference in this section, or in an instrument, certificate or warrant under this section, to the amount available 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