{"id":"F2007B00802","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 3 of 2000-2001)","slug":"f2007b00802","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340355,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00802-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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 | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission | Office of the Privacy Commisioner | 3,750,000 |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2000-2001Equity Injections    | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission | Office of the Privacy Commisioner | 148,000   |\n\nPhillip Prior  \n20 October 2000 No. 3 of 2000-2001","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1650},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument precisely matches its stated purpose of adjusting appropriations following a change of agency functions, consistent with section 32 of the FMA Act. No expansion beyond the original machinery-of-government transfer authority."},"complexity_factors":["Only two specific monetary transfers listed in a simple table","No conditional clauses, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Minimal cross-referencing to the parent Act (only section 32 cited)","Clear identification of exact amounts, source agency, and destination agency"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction moves nearly **$3.9 million** from one government agency to another when responsibilities shift between them.\n\n**What it does:**\nTransfers funding from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner:\n- **$3.75 million** for running costs (departmental outputs)\n- **$148,000** as capital funding (equity injection)\n\n**Why it happens:**\nWhen the government moves functions from one agency to another, the budget follows the work. This direction ensures the Privacy Commissioner has the money previously allocated to HREOC for handling privacy matters.\n\n**Who made it:**\nA senior Finance Department official using powers under the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997* (specifically section 32, which allows money to be moved when agency functions change)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00802","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00802/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00802/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00802/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00802/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00802/documents"}}