Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 1996 (NO. 22 OF 1996) - SECT 26

26. (1) The Treasurer shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each month of a financial year, prepare—

        (a)     an operating statement for the Territory for the month;

        (b)     a statement of the cash flows of the Territory for the month;

        (c)     a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Territory at the end of the month;

        (d)     an operating statement for the Territory for the period commencing at the beginning of the financial year and ending on the expiration of the month; and

        (e)     a statement of the cash flows of the Territory for the period commencing at the beginning of the financial year and ending on the expiration of the month.

(2) The statements prepared pursuant to subsection (1) shall be prepared in a form that facilitates a comparison between the financial operations of the Territory during the periods to which the statements relate and the estimates of the financial operations of the Territory contained in the budget papers relating to the financial year that were laid before the Legislative Assembly pursuant to paragraph 10 (a).

(3) The Treasurer shall cause a copy of each set of statements prepared under subsection (1) to be laid before the Legislative Assembly within 3 sitting days after the preparation of the statements is completed.

Division 2—Financial reports of departments