{"id":"F2007B00906","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 12 of 2001-2002)","slug":"f2007b00906","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340470,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00906-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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, Branch Manager, Commonwealth Financial Reporting Unit, 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| Non-lapsing Departmental Outputs from prior years’ Appropriation | Department of Finance and Administration | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 2,876,891 |\n|                                                                  |                                          |                                                                   |           |\n\nJames Kerwin  \n20 December 2001 No. 12 of 2001-2002","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1137},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This direction exercises the specific power in section 32 of the FMA Act to adjust appropriations when agency functions change. It remains precisely within the original scope of the enabling legislation, dealing with a single machinery-of-government transfer."},"complexity_factors":["Single transaction with explicit dollar amount","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Simple tabular format with four clear columns","Direct exercise of statutory power without nested requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document authorises a money transfer of **$2,876,891** between two government departments.\n\n**The details:**\n*   **From:** Department of Finance and Administration\n*   **To:** Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts\n*   **What kind of money:** \"Non-lapsing Departmental Outputs from prior years' Appropriation\" — this means unspent funds from previous years that don't expire at the end of the financial year (unlike regular annual budgets).\n\n**Why it matters:** When government responsibilities (functions) move from one department to another — often called \"machinery of government\" changes — the money attached to those responsibilities needs to move too. This direction ensures the Communications Department has the budget to pay for activities it has taken over from Finance. The power comes from section 32 of the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*, which allows these adjustments when agency functions change."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00906","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00906/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00906/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00906/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00906/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00906/documents"}}