{"id":"F2005L01998","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 – Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 1 of 2005-2006)","slug":"f2005l01998","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":331600,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01998-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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, Beverley Anne Hazell, Division Manager, Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division, Department of Finance and Administration, in my capacity as a delegate of the Minister for 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 6 July 2005.\n\n| Column 1                                       | Column 2                     | Column3                                    | Column 4  |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | --------- |\n| Appropriation Item                             | Old Agency                   | New Agency                                 | $         |\n|                                                |                              |                                            |           |\n| Non Lapsing Appropriations from previous years | Australian Greenhouse Office | Department of the Environment and Heritage | 6,140,133 |\n|                                                |                              |                                            |           |\n\nBeverley Anne Hazell\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Finance and Administration\n\nDivision Manager\n\nFinancial Reporting and Cash Management Division\n\nFinancial Management Group\n\n6 July 2005 No. 1 of 2005-2006","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1672},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Direction executes a single, specific transfer of funds strictly within the scope of section 32 of the FMA Act, without expanding into operational or policy matters beyond the adjustment of appropriations."},"complexity_factors":["Single transaction with no conditions, exceptions, or procedural steps","No definitions or interpretation section","Only references one provision of the enabling Act (section 32)","Document contains one substantive data row in a simple table format","No cross-references to other legislation or internal sections"],"plain_english_summary":"This Direction moves **$6.14 million in unspent budget money** from the Australian Greenhouse Office to the Department of the Environment and Heritage.\n\nWhen government agencies are restructured or their functions shifted between departments (often called a 'machinery of government' change), any leftover money from previous years' budgets must follow those functions. This document formally transfers 'non-lapsing appropriations' (funds that haven't expired and can still be legally spent) to ensure the Environment Department has the money to continue the Greenhouse Office's work.\n\n**Key details:**\n*   **Amount:** $6,140,133\n*   **From:** Australian Greenhouse Office\n*   **To:** Department of the Environment and Heritage  \n*   **When:** 6 July 2005\n*   **Legal power:** Section 32 of the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997* (which allows the Finance Minister to move money when agency functions change)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2005l01998","history":"/api/acts/f2005l01998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2005l01998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2005l01998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2005l01998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2005l01998/documents"}}