The link here is to a 13 October 2006 Cabinet
Paper advising why legislation is necessary to validate
expenses incurred without or outside appropriation are in
breach of section 4 of the Public Finance Act 1989.
The
only legal remedy for such a breach is for the expenses to
be validated by an Act of Parliament.
If you're using Scoop for work, your organisation needs to pay a small license fee with Scoop Pro. We think that's fair, because your organisation is benefiting from using our news resources. In return, we'll also give your team access to pro news tools and keep Scoop free for personal use, because public access to news is important!