Financial Management and Accountability Amendment (Value for Money in Government Spending) Bill 2010

Type: Private
Sponsor: BARNETT, Sen Guy
Originating house: Senate
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
to place an obligation on heads of Commonwealth agencies to seek value for money when spending Commonwealth funds and to promote the same principles within their agencies.

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Progress

Senate
24 Jun 2010	Introduced and read a first time
24 Jun 2010	Second reading moved
28 Sep 2010	Lapsed at end of Parliament

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