1The following definitions apply in this Act.
“agency of the Crown” Repealed: 2014, c.13, s.1
“appropriation” means any authority of the Legislature to pay money out of the Consolidated Fund. (crédit budgétaire)
“audit” means an audit or examination conducted in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards or any other professional standards that the Auditor General considers appropriate.(audit)
“auditable entity” means
(entité auditable)
(d)
a service provider, or
“Auditor General” means the Auditor General of New Brunswick appointed under subsection 3(1). (vérificateur général)
“Consolidated Fund” means, despite any other Act, the aggregate of all public money that is on hand and on deposit to the credit of the Province. (Fonds consolidé)
“department” means a department as defined in the Financial Administration Act.(ministère)
“fiscal year” means the period commencing on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the next year. (exercice financier)
“funding” includes financial assistance, a tax credit and a waiver of fees.(financement)
“funding recipient” means a person or an organization that has received funding from a department, a public entity or a trust fund.(bénéficiaire de financement)
“money” includes negotiable instruments. (somme)
“money paid to the Province for a special purpose” includes all money paid to a public officer under an Act, trust, treaty, undertaking or contract, to be disbursed for a purpose specified in the Act, trust, treaty, undertaking or contract. (somme versée à la province à une fin spéciale)
“negotiable instrument” includes any cheque, draft, traveller’s cheque, bill of exchange, postal note, money order and any other similar instrument. (effet de commerce négociable)
“persons employed in the Office of the Auditor General” means persons appointed by the Auditor General under subsection 4(1). (personnes employées au Bureau du vérificateur général)
“Province” means the Crown in right of the Province of New Brunswick. (province)
“public entity” means
(entité publique)
(a)
an entity whose financial statements are included in the financial statements of the Province, other than a department,
(b)
a Crown corporation, including a board, Crown corporation or commission listed under Part IV of the First Schedule of the
Public Service Labour Relations Act,
(c)
an entity whose board is, or the majority of the members of which are, appointed by an Act, a Minister appointed under section 2 of the
Executive Council Act or the Lieutenant-Governor in Council,
(d)
an entity that is accountable to or supervised by the Province or a Minister appointed under section 2 of the
Executive Council Act, or
(e)
an entity listed under Part II or III of the First Schedule of the
Public Service Labour Relations Act.
“public money” means all money received or collected on behalf of the Province and includes
(fonds publics)
(a)
revenues of the Province,
(b)
money borrowed by the Province or received through the issue or sale of securities,
(c)
money paid to the Province for a special purpose.
“qualified auditor” means a person in good standing as a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of New Brunswick. (vérificateur compétent)
“service provider” means a person or an organization that
(fournisseur de services)
(a)
delivers programs or services on behalf of the Province, or
(b)
collects money from the Province or on behalf of the Province.
“trust fund” means a trust that is held by or on behalf of the Province or whose financial statements are included in the financial statements of the Province.(fonds fiduciaire)
1981, c.A-17.1, s.1; 1982, c.3, s.4; 1987, c.L-11.2, s.278; 1988, c.56, s.1; 1991, c.59, s.51; 1992, c.52, s.4; 1994, c.70, s.1; 1995, c.24, s.1; 1997, c.42, s.1; 2002, c.1, s.3; 2003, c.E-4.6, s.161; 2004, c.S-5.5, s.220; 2010, c.N-4.05, s.56; 2011, c.5 (Supp.), s.1; 2013, c.7, s.152; 2013, c.31, s.2; 2014, c.13, s.1; 2014, c.28, s.71; 2023, c.17, s.13