{"id":"F2007B00943","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 18 of 2001-2002)","slug":"f2007b00943","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":363112,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00943-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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, Stephen Welch, Acting 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| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2001-2002Departmental Outputs | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | Department of the Environment | 221,440  |\n|                                                         |                                                                   |                               |          |\n| non-lapsing Appropriation from prior years              | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | Department of the Environment | 12,000   |\n\nStephen Welch  \n27 December 2001 No. 18 of 2001-2002","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1311},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Direction performs a specific, narrow administrative function exactly as described in the title—transferring specific appropriations between agencies following a change of functions. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative transaction presented in a simple table format","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward monetary transfer between two named entities"],"plain_english_summary":"This **Direction** moves money between two government departments when responsibilities shift.\n\nWhen the Australian Government transfers functions (jobs or responsibilities) from one department to another, the funding attached to those functions must move too. This document authorizes the transfer of **$233,440** from the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts to the Department of the Environment.\n\nSpecifically, it transfers:\n- **$221,440** in current year funding (appropriated under the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2001-2002)\n- **$12,000** in unspent funding from previous years (\"non-lapsing\" appropriations that haven't expired)\n\nThe transfer is made under **section 32** of the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*, which allows officials to adjust (move) appropriations when agency functions change hands.\n\nThis ensures the Environment Department has the budget to perform its newly acquired responsibilities, while the Communications Department no longer holds funds for work it no longer performs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00943","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00943/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00943/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00943/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00943/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00943/documents"}}