(1) This section applies whenever an amount (the Comcover payment ) is debited from The Comcover Account in respect of a payment to an Agency.
Note: The Comcover Account is a Special Account. For Special Account , see section 3.
(2) The Agency Minister must, by writing, determine that one or more specified items for the Agency are to be increased by specified amounts.
(3) The determination:
(a) must specify amounts that total the full amount of the Comcover payment; and
(b) may specify items in Schedule 1 to this Act or in a Schedule to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008‑2009 .
(4) In making the determination, the Agency Minister must comply with any written directions given by the Finance Minister.
(5) Items specified in the determination are taken to be increased in accordance with the determination.
(6) The Agency Minister may delegate his or her powers under this section to the Chief Executive of the Agency.
(7) Neither a determination made under subsection (2) nor a written direction made under subsection (4) is a legislative instrument.