{"id":"F2007B00815","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 5 of 2002-2003)","slug":"f2007b00815","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340385,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00815-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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, James Kerwin, Branch Manager, Commonwealth Financial Reporting 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| Non-lapsing Appropriation from prior years                          | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |                                               |          |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2002-2003Departmental Outputs - Outcome 1 |                                                  | Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources | 87,420   |\n|                                                                     |                                                  |                                               |          |\n\nJames Kerwin  \n20 August 2002 No. 5 of 2002-2003","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1343},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Direction performs exactly the narrow function described in its title: adjusting appropriations following a change of agency functions. It transfers a specific sum between two named departments without expanding beyond this administrative housekeeping purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single financial transaction presented in a simple table format","No conditional provisions or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the enabling section of the parent Act)","Limited defined terms (only standard budgetary terms like 'non-lapsing appropriation')"],"plain_english_summary":"This document moves **$87,420** in unspent government funding from one federal department to another.\n\n**What it does**\nWhen the Australian Government reorganises departments (often called 'machinery of government' changes), money approved by Parliament must follow the functions being transferred. This Direction formally shifts a 'non-lapsing appropriation' (funding that carries over beyond the financial year rather than expiring) from the Employment department to the Industry department.\n\n**Key details**\n- **Amount**: $87,420\n- **From**: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations  \n- **To**: Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources\n- **Legal power**: Section 32 of the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997* (which lets the Finance Department adjust budgets when agency functions change)\n\n**Why this matters**\nIt ensures taxpayer money stays tied to the specific government work Parliament approved it for, even when departments are reshuffled or renamed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00815","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00815/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00815/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00815/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00815/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00815/documents"}}