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TC18-18 Agency Recouping of Merchant Interchange Fees

A cost of acceptance is incurred by government agencies and State-Owned Corporations (SOC’S) when they accept card payment from customers.

NSW Government agencies are required to apply the rules issued under Standard No. 3 of 2016, ‘Scheme rules relating to merchant pricing for credit, debit and prepaid card transactions’ (RBA Standard No. 3), issued by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), when recovering the cost of acceptance.

This Circular replaces Treasury Circular 12/13 ‘Agency recouping of merchant interchange fees’.

TPP18-09 - Outcome Budgeting

Outcome Budgeting was announced as a reform initiative in the 2017-18 Budget. The intention is to transform the way budget decisions are made, and resources are managed in the NSW public sector. The overarching objective of Outcome Budgeting is to shift the focus of the NSW Government to deliver better outcomes for the people of NSW with increased transparency, accountability and value for tax payer dollars. 

2018-19 NSW Budget Half-Yearly Review

2018-19 NSW Budget Half-Yearly Review Factsheet

TC18-17 FY18-19 Timetable for Agency Asset Valuations

This Circular outlines the recommended timetable for asset valuations undertaken by NSW public sector entities, including Statutory State Owned Corporations, for financial years ending on or after 30 June 2019.

General Government Financial Statement - 31 October 2018

This monthly statement is released in compliance with Section 8 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983. That section requires budget time projections and year-to-date balances for the major general government sector aggregates disclosed in the Budget to be published for each month.

Prescribing GSF Agencies for the purposes of the GSF Act

This document provides guidance on whether you should, and how you can, request that you’re agency be prescribed as a GSF Agency for the purpose of the Government sector Finance Act 2018.

Legislation map PFAA to the GSF Act

This fact sheet is a guide to the provisions in the Public Authorities Audit Act 1983 that correspond to similar concepts in the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 and the Government Sector Audit Act 1985.

Summary of the Functions and obligations of the Accountable Authority under the GSF Act

This fact sheet provides a guide to the references in the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 that relate to functions and obligations of the Government officers.

Pro forma subdelegation instrument for Ministers

This is an example document for Ministers’ subdelegation instruments for delegable functions under the Government Sector Finance Act 2018.