{"id":"F2007B00944","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 19 of 2001-2002)","slug":"f2007b00944","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":363115,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00944-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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| Non-lapsing Departmental Outputs from prior years' Appropriatons | Department of Finance and Administration | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | 205,136  |\n|                                                                  |                                          |                                                  |          |\n\nStephen Welch  \n7 January 2002 No. 19 of 2001-2002","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1733},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a specific administrative instrument authorizing a single transfer of appropriated funds between agencies. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of adjusting appropriations following a change of agency functions."},"complexity_factors":["Single financial transaction presented in a basic four-column table","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Only one defined concept requiring explanation ('non-lapsing departmental outputs')","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the enabling section 32","Total document length is less than 200 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction moves **$205,136** from one government department to another.\n\nWhen a government function (like a program or administrative responsibility) moves from Department A to Department B, the funding attached to that function must move too. This is authorised under section 32 of the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*.\n\n**What is being transferred:**\n- **From:** Department of Finance and Administration\n- **To:** Department of Employment and Workplace Relations  \n- **Amount:** $205,136\n- **Type of money:** \"Non-lapsing Departmental Outputs from prior years' Appropriations\"\n  - *Non-lapsing* means the money doesn't expire at the end of the financial year\n  - *Departmental Outputs* refers to the day-to-day work and services the department delivers\n  - *Prior years' Appropriations* means this is leftover budget from previous years\n\nThis is essentially an internal accounting adjustment to ensure that when work moves to a new department, it takes its budget with it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00944","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00944/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00944/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00944/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00944/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00944/documents"}}