{"id":"F2005L02022","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 – Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 2 of 2005-2006)","slug":"f2005l02022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":331603,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02022-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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               | Column 3                                   | Column 4  |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | --------- |\n| Appropriation Item                             | Old Agency             | New Agency                                 | $         |\n|                                                |                        |                                            |           |\n| Non Lapsing Appropriations from previous years | National Oceans Office | Department of the Environment and Heritage | 1,093,255 |\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. 2 of 2005-2006","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1894},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Direction performs exactly the narrow administrative function stated in its title: transferring specific non-lapsing appropriations between agencies following a change in government functions. There is no expansion beyond this single, specific machinery-of-government transfer."},"complexity_factors":["Single-row schedule with only one financial transaction","No definitions section or interpretive provisions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic empowering provision","Straightforward delegation chain (Minister → Delegate → Direction)"],"plain_english_summary":"**Money on the move:** This direction shifts just over $1 million in unspent government funds from one department to another.\n\n**The details:**\n- **Amount:** $1,093,255\n- **From:** National Oceans Office (the \"old agency\")\n- **To:** Department of the Environment and Heritage (the \"new agency\")\n- **What:** Non-lapsing appropriations — these are funds from previous years' budgets that haven't expired or been spent yet\n\n**Why this happens:** When government responsibilities (called \"functions\") move from one department to another — often called a \"machinery of government\" change — the money attached to those functions needs to follow. This direction formally transfers the cash under powers given to the Finance Minister by the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*.\n\n**Who it affects:** Primarily the two public service agencies involved. The Direction ensures the Environment Department has the budget to continue the ocean-related work previously handled by the National Oceans Office."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2005l02022","history":"/api/acts/f2005l02022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2005l02022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2005l02022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2005l02022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2005l02022/documents"}}