{"id":"F2007B00708","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 2 of 2004-2005)","slug":"f2007b00708","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340326,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00708-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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, Brett Kaufmann, Acting 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.\n\n| Column 1                                                                            | Column 2                 | Column3                              | Column 4  |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------ | --------- |\n| Appropriation Item                                                                  | Old Agency               | New Agency                           | $         |\n|                                                                                     |                          |                                      |           |\n| Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2004-2005Departmental Outputs | Department of the Senate | Department of Parliamentary Services | 9,820,000 |\n| Non-lapsing Appropriation from Prior Years                                          | Department of the Senate | Department of Parliamentary Services | 3,095,000 |\n|                                                                                     |                          |                                      |           |\n\nBrett Kaufmann  \n7 July 2004 No. 2 of 2004-2005","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1398},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The direction precisely implements the original purpose of section 32 of the FMA Act—adjusting appropriations to match changes in agency functions—without expanding beyond this specific administrative transfer."},"complexity_factors":["Single page instrument containing only two line items","No defined terms or interpretation section","Straightforward monetary transfers with clear source and destination agencies","No conditional logic, cross-references, or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal direction that moves **$12.9 million** in government funding from the Department of the Senate to the Department of Parliamentary Services.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Transfers $9.82 million in current year departmental funding\n- Transfers $3.1 million in leftover funding from previous years (called 'non-lapsing appropriations'—money that doesn't expire at the end of the financial year)\n\n**Why it happens:**\nWhen government functions move from one department to another (for example, during an administrative restructure), the budget attached to those functions must follow. This direction ensures the Department of Parliamentary Services has the money to perform its new responsibilities, while the Department of the Senate gives up funds for functions it no longer performs.\n\n**Legal basis:**\nThis is made under section 32 of the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*, which allows the Finance Department to shift money between agencies when their functions change."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00708","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00708/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00708/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00708/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00708/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00708/documents"}}