Finance Circulars
Finance Circulars represent policy guidance on various matters relating to the financial framework.
Finance Circulars that are not listed have been revoked.
Listing by Topic
Year
2010
2009
- 2009/11 - Best Fare of the Day for International Official Air Travel
- 2009/10 - Use of the Lowest Practical Fare for Official Domestic Air Travel
- 2009/09 - Discretionary Compensation and Waiver of Debt Mechanisms
- 2009/08 - Application of general policies of the Australian Government to bodies subject to the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (CAC Act) - General Policy Orders
- 2009/07 - Issuing and Exercising Drawing Rights
- 2009/06 - Certificate of Compliance - FMA Act Agencies
- 2009/05 - Commitments to spend public money (FMA Regulations 7-13)
- 2009/04 - Grants - Reporting Requirements
- 2009/03 - Grants and other common financial arrangements
- 2009/02 - The National Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Policy Framework and National PPP Guidelines
- 2009/01 - An Introduction to Special Accounts
2008
- 2008/10 - Procurement 30 Day Payment Policy for Small Business
- 2008/09 - Appropriations for Payment to CAC Act bodies
- 2008/08 - Changes to Cost Recovery Arrangements
- 2008/07 - Relevant Agency Receipts - FMA Regulations 15 and 16
- 2008/05 - Compliance Reporting – CAC Act Bodies
- 2008/03 - Audit committees for Commonwealth authorities and wholly-owned Commonwealth companies
2007
2006
- 2006/10 - Appropriation Arrangements for Employee Compensation Payments
- 2006/07 - Debits to Official Administered Receipts Accounts
- 2006/06 - Australian Government Foreign Exchange Risk Management Guidelines
- 2006/03 - Limited Liability in Information and Communications Technology Contracts
- 2006/02 - Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines - Clarification
- 2006/01 - Australian Government Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis and Alternative Evaluation Methodologies and Handbook of Cost-Benefit Analysis
2005
- 2005/13 - Allocation of responsibilities for special appropriations
- 2005/12 - Definition of Procurement of Construction Services
- 2005/11 - Investment of public money - section 39 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
- 2005/10 - Definition of Commonwealth Own-Purpose Expenses and Payments to the States and Territories (in particular, specific purpose payments)
- 2005/09 - Australian Government Cost Recovery Guidelines
- 2005/08 - Section 30 of the FMA Act - Reinstatement of appropriations for amounts repaid
- 2005/06 - The financial framework - accountability for compliance and dealing with breaches
- 2005/05 - Investment of Surplus Money
- 2005/03 - Estimation by agencies of their next-day drawdown cash requirements
- 2005/01 - Finance Minister's (A New Tax System) Directions 2005
2004
- 2004/16 - Appropriation Management: Responsibilities of Agencies
- 2004/15 - Chief Executive's Instructions
- 2004/14 - Discounts for prepayment and early payment
- 2004/12 - Notification to Parliament of changes in the Commonwealth's involvement with a company
- 2004/08 - Appropriation for Repayments under Section 28 of the FMA Act
- 2004/06 - Appropriations and the Consolidated Revenue Fund
- 2004/04 - Guidance on GST and employee entitlements
- 2004/03 - Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange, Commercial Bills and Other Securities of a Similar Nature
- 2004/01 - Australian Government Competitive Neutrality Guidelines for Managers
2003
- 2003/10 - Special Instruction regarding Special Public Money
- 2003/08 - Bank Accounts: Removal of Trust Accounts and Creation of Special Public Money (SPM) Accounts
- 2003/07 - Agency Banking Framework Guidance Manual
- 2003/02 - Guidelines for Issuing and Managing Indemnities, Guarantees, Warranties and Letters of Comfort
- 2003/01 - Prescribing Agencies under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
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