Paragraph 106 Excess expenditure

Where at the close of accounts for any financial year it is found that moneys have been expended on any expenditure vote in excess of the amount appropriated for it or for a purpose for which no moneys have been appropriated, the amount of the excess expended, or not appropriated, as the case may be, shall be included in a statement of expenditure in excess which shall be laid before the Legislative Council and referred to the Public Accounts Committee.

The Public Accounts Committee shall report to the Legislative Council on a statement of expenditure in excess referred to it under subsection (1) within six months after the statement is referred to it.

On receiving any report of the Public Accounts Committee issued under subsection (2) the Legislative Council may, by resolution, allow the excess or the amount expended but not appropriated to stand charged to public funds.