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Public Finances (Accounting Standards) (Jersey) Order 201-: Law Drafting: Proposals

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A decision made 29 October 2012:

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2012-0095

Decision Summary Title:

Accounting Standards: Proposals for Law Drafting – Public Finances (Accounting Standards) (Jersey) Order 201-

Date of Decision Summary:

19th October 2012

Decision Summary Author:

Head of Financial Management, Accounting and Reporting

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Accounting Standards: Proposals for Law Drafting – Public Finances (Accounting Standards) (Jersey) Order 201-

Date of Written Report:

19th October 2012

Written Report Author:

Manager – Financial Accounting and Control

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Accounting Standards: Proposals for Law Drafting – Public Finances (Accounting Standards) (Jersey) Order 201-

Decision(s): The Minister approved the report and authorised the Head of Financial Management, Accounting and Reporting to instruct the Law Draftsman on the preparation of the Public Finances (Accounting Standards) (Jersey) Order 201-.

Reason(s) for Decision:  To ensure that the Accounting Standards used in the preparation of the States of Jersey Financial Report and Accounts 2012 remain up-to-date and relevant to the public sector in Jersey.

Resource Implications: None.

Action required: The Head of Financial Management, Accounting and Reporting to instruct the Law Draftsman.

Signature:

 

 

 

Position: Senator  P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources

                 

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision:

 

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