Financial Delegations
General, Travel and Entertainment Expenditure
Schedule 3 of the Policy on Delegations and Authorisations sets out the delegations of authority given to CSU staff and bodies for the approval of expenditure and travel in accordance with the relevant sections of :-
- section 20 of the Charles Sturt University Act 1989,
- section 12 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983
- the Policy on Delegations and Authorisations
The Council may make a specific delegation that will vary the general expenditure delegation for an officer or body where special circumstances apply.
Any delegation to incur expenditure must be exercised within the limits of the relevant approved available funds of the budget centre to which the delegate belongs or an approved source of funds
Note: The delegation of authority is to a position and extends to the substantive occupant of that position and any person formally acting in that position on a temporary basis.
It should also be noted that it is illegal to appoint an “Authorised Officer” to exercise an expenditure or travel delegation under this schedule of delegations.
The attached document is a summary that reflects the expenditure delegation in relation to general expenditure, travel and entertainment expenditure.
To review the 'Financial Delegations Approval Listing' please click the link below;
Finance Delegations Approval Listing