{"id":"F2007B00869","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 12 of 2003-2004)","slug":"f2007b00869","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340434,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00869-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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 | Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources |                              |          |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2003-2004Departmental Outputs |                                               | Australian Greenhouse Office | 83,742   |\n| Non lapsing appropriation from prior years              | Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources | Australian Greenhouse Office | 59,690   |\n\nJim Kerwin  \n8 April 2004 No. 12 of 2003-2004","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1230},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The direction maintains its original narrow scope: adjusting specific appropriation amounts between two identified agencies following a transfer of functions. No expansion beyond the immediate administrative reallocation of funds."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document with only two specific monetary transfers","Single operative clause with clear tabular presentation","Requires understanding of specific budget terms like 'non-lapsing appropriation'","Dependent on external knowledge of the Appropriation Acts referenced"],"plain_english_summary":"This document authorises the transfer of approximately **$143,000** in government funding from the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources to the Australian Greenhouse Office.\n\nWhen government functions move from one department to another, the money budgeted for those functions must move too. This direction makes that transfer official under the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*.\n\n**What is being transferred:**\n* **$83,742** from the current year's operating budget (Appropriation Act 2003-2004)\n* **$59,690** from previous years' unspent funds (called \"non-lapsing appropriations\" — money that doesn't expire at the end of the financial year)\n\nThis ensures the Australian Greenhouse Office has the necessary budget to perform the environmental or climate-related functions it has taken over from the Industry department."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00869","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00869/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00869/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00869/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00869/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00869/documents"}}