{"id":"F2007B00744","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 6 of 1999-2000)","slug":"f2007b00744","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340341,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00744-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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, Phillip Prior, SES Band 2, Budget Coordination Unit, 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| Departmental OutputsAppropriation Act (No.1) | Department of Finance & Administration | Department of Environment & Heritage | $1,719,000 |\n|                                              |                                        |                                      |            |\n\nPhillip Prior No.6 of 1999/2000  \n17 November 1999","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1760},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow function described in its title: adjusting appropriations following a change of agency functions. It is a specific administrative direction implementing a single budget transfer between two identified departments."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific transaction with no conditional logic or exceptions","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","Straightforward tabular format showing only the transfer amount and parties","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the empowering section"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction moves **$1.72 million** from the Department of Finance and Administration to the Department of Environment and Heritage.\n\n**What is happening?**\nWhen government responsibilities (functions) shift from one department to another, the money allocated for those jobs must move too. This document formally transfers the cash to follow the work.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Amount:** $1,719,000\n- **From:** Department of Finance & Administration  \n- **To:** Department of Environment & Heritage\n- **Authority:** Section 32 of the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997* (which gives the Finance Department power to move appropriations—budget money—between agencies when functions are transferred)\n\nThis is a routine administrative instrument ensuring the Environment Department has the funds to pay for the responsibilities it took over from Finance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00744","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00744/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00744/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00744/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00744/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00744/documents"}}