{"id":"F2005L00970","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 35 of 2004-2005)","slug":"f2005l00970","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":321773,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00970-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1997","content":"## DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1997\n\nI, Anne Hazell, Division Manager, Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division, Department of Finance and Administration, pursuant to section 32 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, hereby direct that the moneys listed in column 4 of the attached schedule for the items listed in column 1, be transferred from the 'old agency' listed in column 2 to the 'new agency' listed in column 3. This direction takes effect on 22 April 2005.\n\n| Column 1                                                | Column 2                                    | Column3                                          | Column 4   |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---------- |\n| Appropriation Item                                      | Old Agency                                  | New Agency                                       | $          |\n|                                                         |                                             |                                                  |            |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005Departmental Outputs | Department of Family and Community Services | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | 27,000,000 |\n|                                                         |                                             |                                                  |            |\n\nSigned\n\nAnne Hazell\n\n22 April 2005 No. 35 of 2004-2005","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1824},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The direction precisely matches its stated purpose of adjusting appropriations on change of agency functions. The scope remains strictly limited to the specific single transfer of $27 million between the two named departments, with no expansion beyond the original administrative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific transaction detailed in one simple table","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only one legislative cross-reference (to section 32 of the FMA Act)","Extremely short administrative instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction moves **$27 million** in government funding from one department to another.\n\nWhen the Australian Government shifts responsibilities (functions) from one agency to another, the budget money attached to those responsibilities must follow. This document formally transfers the funds to ensure the receiving department has the money needed to perform its new responsibilities.\n\n**Key details:**\n*   **Amount:** $27 million\n*   **From:** Department of Family and Community Services\n*   **To:** Department of Employment and Workplace Relations\n*   **Funding type:** \"Departmental Outputs\" — meaning day-to-day running costs and operational expenses (not grants or payments to the public)\n*   **Legal basis:** Made under the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*, which authorises the Finance Department to move money between agencies when functions are transferred\n\nThis ensures that when government responsibilities are reorganised, the funding moves with the work."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2005l00970","history":"/api/acts/f2005l00970/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2005l00970/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2005l00970/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2005l00970/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2005l00970/documents"}}