Circular No 2011/01 - Ministerial Council for Federal Financial ...

INDICATIVE PAYMENT DATES
Federal Financial Relations Circular 2011/01
Table 1 – Indicative National Partnership Agreement Payment Dates (7 th of Month)
Agency payment advice form
(APAF) distributed
APAF due back to Treasury
(12 noon)
Payment date
Tue, 18 January 2011 Fri, 28 January 2011 Mon, 7 February 2011
Wed, 16 February 2011 Fri, 25 February 2011 Mon, 7 March 2011
Fri, 18 March 2011 Wed, 30 March 2011 Thu, 7 April 2011
Tue, 19 April 2011 Fri, 29 April 2011 Mon, 9 May 2011
Fri, 20 May 2011 Mon, 30 May 2011 Tue, 7 June 2011
Thu, 19 June 2011 Wed, 29 June 2011 Thu, 7 July 2011
Tue, 19 July 2011 Fri, 29 July 2011 Mon, 8 August 2011
APPENDIX A
Fri, 19 August 2011 Tue, 30 August 2011 Wed, 7 September 2011
Mon, 19 September 2011 Wed, 28 September 2011* Fri, 7 October 2011
Tues, 18 October 2011 Fri, 28 October 2011 Mon, 7 November 2011
Fri, 18 November 2011 Tue, 29 November 2011 Wed, 7 December 2011
* Due dates for agency payment advice forms (APAFs) brought forward due to public holidays or
weekends.
KEY POINTS:
1. Agencies must ensure that for National Partnership project payments where the achievement of
milestones is required, the relevant Commonwealth Minister (or delegate where allowed) has
approved the payment;
2. the APAF must be received by the required deadline, otherwise payment will be made in the
subsequent month;
3. the APAF must contain the correct payment details; and
4. the payment certification must be signed by an authorised certifier.
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