{"id":"F2007B00822","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 12 of 2002-2003)","slug":"f2007b00822","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340404,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00822-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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, Manager, Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division, 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 | Attorney General’s Department | Federal Court of Australia      | 43,000   |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2002-2003Departmental Outputs – Outcome 1 | Attorney General’s Department | Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 102,000  |\n|                                                                     |                               |                                 |          |\n\nJames Kerwin  \n1 May 2003 No. 12 of 2002-2003","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2012},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Direction performs exactly the specific appropriation adjustments listed in its schedule. As a standalone operational instrument (numbered 12 in a series for the 2002-2003 financial year), it reflects the standard use of the section 32 power and has not expanded beyond the original purpose of adjusting appropriations upon function changes."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational purpose (two specific money transfers)","No definitions or interpretation sections","Only one cross-reference (to section 32 of the parent Act)","Clear tabular format with explicit dollar amounts","No conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis Direction moves **$145,000** in government funding from the Attorney-General's Department to two other agencies because work responsibilities have shifted.\n\n**The transfers**\n*   **$43,000** → Federal Court of Australia\n*   **$102,000** → Administrative Appeals Tribunal\n\n**Why it matters**\nWhen government functions move from one agency to another, the budgeted money must follow. This document formally shifts the cash using powers under the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997* (specifically **section 32**), which allows the Finance Department to adjust agency budgets when responsibilities change hands.\n\n**In plain terms**\nThis is administrative paperwork ensuring that when the Attorney-General's Department hands off certain jobs to the Federal Court and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, those organisations receive the money to pay for them."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00822","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00822/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00822/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00822/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00822/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00822/documents"}}