{"id":"F2007B00801","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 2 of 2000-2001)","slug":"f2007b00801","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340353,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00801-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2000-2001Departmental Outputs | Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Migration Review Tribunal | 4,126,000 |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2000-2001Departmental Outputs | Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Refugee Review Tribunal   | 5,294,000 |\n\nPhillip Prior  \n20 October 2000 No. 2 of 2000-2001","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2615},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a specific administrative direction for a particular machinery-of-government change in 2000. It precisely targets the transfer of appropriations for the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal functions, with no expansion beyond the stated purpose of adjusting appropriations on change of agency functions."},"complexity_factors":["Single table containing only two specific monetary transfers","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Direct mechanical operation - money moves from Column A to Column B"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction transfers public money (appropriations) between government agencies when functions move from one department to another.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Moves **$4,126,000** from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs to the **Migration Review Tribunal**\n- Moves **$5,294,000** from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs to the **Refugee Review Tribunal**\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWhen government responsibilities shift between agencies (called \"machinery of government\" changes), the budget for those responsibilities must move too. This ensures the tribunals have the necessary funds to operate independently after separating from the Immigration Department.\n\n**Legal basis:**\nMade under section 32 of the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*, which allows the Finance Department to redirect appropriated funds when agency functions change hands."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00801","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00801/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00801/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00801/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00801/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00801/documents"}}