{"id":"F2007B00864","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 8 of 2003-2004)","slug":"f2007b00864","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340425,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00864-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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 (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2003-2004Administered Expenses Outcome 1 | Joint House Department |                                      |           |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2003-2004Administered Expenses Outcome 1                             |                        | Department of Parliamentary Services | 4,000,000 |\n| Non-lapsing appropriation from prior years                                                     | Joint House Department | Department of Parliamentary Services | 3,000,000 |\n\nJim Kerwin  \n4 February 2004 No. 8 of 2003-2004","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2229},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This direction precisely executes the power under section 32 of the FMA Act to adjust appropriations when agency functions change. It is limited to the specific transfer of funds between the two identified parliamentary departments and does not expand beyond this administrative necessity."},"complexity_factors":["Single purpose administrative instrument with no conditional provisions","Straightforward table format listing specific amounts and agencies","Minimal cross-referencing limited to identifying the source appropriation acts"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This direction transfers $7 million in government funding from the Joint House Department to the Department of Parliamentary Services.\n\n**Why it happens:** When government functions move from one agency to another (like in a departmental restructure), the budget for those functions must follow. This ensures the new agency can pay for the responsibilities it has taken over.\n\n**The details:**\n* **$4 million** — Current year funding from the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2003-2004\n* **$3 million** — Unspent money from previous years (called \"non-lapsing\" appropriations) that hasn't expired\n\nThis is authorized under section 32 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, which allows officials to shift money between agencies when functions change hands."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00864","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00864/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00864/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00864/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00864/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00864/documents"}}