These Regulations, made under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, concern the procedures for and ethics of the expenditure of public money and in particular the making of a grant, i.e. an arrangement for the provision of financial assistance by the Commonwealth: (a) under which public money is to be paid to a recipient other than the Commonwealth; and (b) which is intended to assist the recipient achieve its goals; and (c) which is intended to promote one or more of the Australian Government’s policy objectives; and (d) under which the recipient is required to act in accordance with any terms or conditions specified in the arrangement.
Australie · 1997-12-03