{"id":"F2007B00858","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 5 of 2003-2004)","slug":"f2007b00858","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340417,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00858-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2003-2004Departmental Outputs | Australian Greenhouse Office |                                      |           |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2003-2004Departmental Outputs |                              | Office of Renewable Energy Regulator | 1,506,000 |\n|                                                         |                              |                                      |           |\n\nJim Kerwin  \n4 November 2003 No. 5 of 2003-2004","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1757},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This direction performs exactly the narrow administrative function described in its title—adjusting appropriations following a change in agency functions. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single-line item transfer with no conditions or exceptions","No definitions or interpretation section","Only cross-reference is to the enabling Act section (section 32)","Simple four-column table showing: appropriation item, old agency, new agency, amount"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document formally moves **$1,506,000** of government funding from the **Australian Greenhouse Office** to the **Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator**.\n\n**Why it matters:** When government responsibilities shift between departments (often called \"machinery of government\" changes), the money attached to those responsibilities must move too. This direction makes that transfer official and legally valid.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Amount:** $1,506,000\n- **Source:** Money originally allocated to the Australian Greenhouse Office under the 2003-2004 Budget (Appropriation Act No. 1)\n- **Destination:** Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator\n- **Legal basis:** Made under *section 32 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*, which gives Finance Department officials the power to shift money between agencies when functions are reallocated\n\nThis ensures the Renewable Energy Regulator can legally spend this money on its operations, while the Greenhouse Office's budget is reduced accordingly."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00858","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00858/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00858/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00858/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00858/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00858/documents"}}