{"id":"F2007B00823","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 13 of 2002-2003)","slug":"f2007b00823","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340405,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00823-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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) 2002-2003Administered Expenses – Outcome 1 | Attorney General’s Department | Federal Magistrates Service | 150,000  |\n|                                                                      |                               |                             |          |\n\nJames Kerwin  \n1 May 2003 No. 13 of 2002-2003","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1723},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The direction performs exactly the narrow administrative function described in its title—adjusting appropriations after a change of agency functions. It merely transfers a specific sum between two named agencies without expanding into broader policy or operational matters."},"complexity_factors":["Single monetary transaction presented in a simple four-column table","No definitions, interpretation sections, or legal jargon","No conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Document contains only four data points and fits on one page"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction moves **$150,000** in government funding from the Attorney‑General’s Department to the Federal Magistrates Service.\n\n**What it does**\n- Transfers an “appropriation” (parliamentary approval to spend money) from one agency to another.\n- The funds come from “Administered Expenses – Outcome 1” under the 2002‑2003 Budget.\n\n**Why it happens**\n- When government functions are reassigned from one department to another, the money attached to those functions must follow.\n- This direction is made under the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*, which lets Finance officials shift these funds without passing a new law.\n\n**Who is affected**\n- The Attorney‑General’s Department loses the funding.\n- The Federal Magistrates Service gains the funding to carry out the transferred functions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00823","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00823/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00823/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00823/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00823/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00823/documents"}}