{"id":"F2007B00817","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 7 of 2002-2003)","slug":"f2007b00817","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340391,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00817-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2002-2003Departmental Outputs - Outcome 1 | National Office for the Information Economy |                               |          |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2002-2003Departmental Outputs - Outcome 1 |                                             | Attorney General’s Department | 115,000  |\n|                                                                     |                                             |                               |          |\n\nJames Kerwin  \n11 September 2002 No. 7 of 2002-2003","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1942},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Direction performs exactly the function authorized by section 32 of the FMA Act—adjusting appropriations to follow agency functions when they are transferred between departments. It represents a routine administrative transfer of a specific amount between two named agencies, consistent with the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single financial transaction described in a basic four-column table","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or cross-references","Straightforward exercise of existing statutory power"],"plain_english_summary":"This Direction moves **$115,000** in government funding from the **National Office for the Information Economy** to the **Attorney-General's Department**.\n\n**What this does:**\n*   When government responsibilities (called \"functions\") move from one agency to another, the budgeted money must follow the work.\n*   This document formally transfers the funds so the Attorney-General's Department can legally spend money originally allocated to the National Office for the Information Economy.\n*   The money comes from the 2002-2003 budget, specifically from funds set aside for running departmental operations (\"Departmental Outputs\").\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this Direction, the Attorney-General's Department would be responsible for new work but lack legal authority to spend the money already allocated for it. This ensures financial continuity when government departments are restructured (often called a \"machinery of government\" change)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00817","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00817/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00817/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00817/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00817/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00817/documents"}}