FMAA s44, now PGPA s 15, 'proper use':

The Financial Management and Accountability Act (FMAA) was replaced by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act  (PGPA)

Department of Finance administers the Act.

Resource Management glossary - proper use

Efficient, effective, economical and ethical use or management of public resources.

For the accountable authority of a non-corporate Commonwealth entity, proper use and management of public resources means behaving, taking action and making decisions in a way that is not inconsistent with the policies of the Australian Government in accordance with sections 15 and 21 of the PGPA Act.

Related glossary terms

economical

effective

efficient

ethical

Related PGPA Act provisions

8. The Dictionary

Section 15. Duty to govern the Commonwealth entity

Section 21. Non-corporate Commonwealth entities (application of government policy)

Last updated: 13 January 2016