Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Payments under this Act are to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a payment of an amount under an agreement entered into under section 85GA (funding agreements) of the Family Assistance Act unless the payment is for a purpose prescribed by the Minister's rules.
Note: The purposes that may be prescribed by the Minister's rules are limited by subsection 85GA(1) of the Family Assistance Act.
(3) The Minister's rules must prescribe the total amount that may be paid in respect of a financial year under subsection (1) because of subsection (2).
(4) Minister's rules for the purposes of subsection (3) for a financial year:
(a) must be made before the start of the financial year; and
(b) may be varied at any time before the financial year ends.
(5) The Minister's rules may prescribe the total amount that may be paid in respect of a financial year under subsection (1) because of subsection (2) for a purpose prescribed by the Minister's rules made for the purposes of subsection (2).