{"id":"F2007B00826","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 16 of 2002-2003)","slug":"f2007b00826","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340408,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00826-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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, Jim Kerwin, Division 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| Non-lapsing Appropriation from prior years | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |                                             |              |\n|                                            |                                                                   | National Office for the Information Economy | 1,807,897.31 |\n|                                            |                                                                   |                                             |              |\n\nJames Kerwin  \n27 June 2003 No. 16 of 2002-2003","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1721},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This direction performs exactly the narrow function intended by section 32 of the FMA Act—transferring appropriations when agency functions change. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unconditional transaction documented in a simple table","No definitions or interpretation provisions","No cross-references except the enabling section 32","No procedural steps, time limits, or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis direction transfers budget money between Australian Government agencies when their functions are reorganized.\n\n**The details**\nIt moves **$1,807,897.31** from the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts to the National Office for the Information Economy. This is a \"non-lapsing appropriation\" (budget money from previous financial years that hasn't expired and remains available for spending).\n\n**Why this matters**\nWhen the government shifts responsibilities from one department to another—often called a \"machinery of government\" change—the funding for those responsibilities must follow. This legal direction ensures the receiving agency has the money needed to carry out its newly transferred functions, without requiring a new Act of Parliament for the transfer.\n\n**The legal basis**\nThe *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997* gives senior Finance officials the power to shift these funds automatically when agency functions change (section 32)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00826","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00826/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00826/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00826/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00826/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00826/documents"}}