{"id":"F2007B00951","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 24 of 2001-2002)","slug":"f2007b00951","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":363131,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00951-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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, 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| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2001-2002Administered Expenses – Outcome 1 | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | Department of the Environment and Heritage | 60,000   |\n|                                                                      |                                                                   |                                            |          |\n\nJames Kerwin  \n29 January 2002 No. 24 of 2001-2002","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1739},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument precisely matches its stated purpose of adjusting appropriations following a change of agency functions, authorising exactly one specific transfer of funds without expansion into unrelated matters."},"complexity_factors":["Single monetary transaction of a specific amount ($60,000)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only one cross-reference (to section 32 of the parent Act)","Simple 4-column tabular format spanning less than one page"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction transfers **$60,000 in government funding** from the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts to the Department of the Environment and Heritage.\n\n**Why this happens:**\nWhen the Australian Government moves responsibilities (like programs or regulatory functions) from one department to another—often called a \"machinery of government\" change—the budget attached to that work must move too. This direction formally shifts the money so the receiving department can pay for the services it has taken over.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Amount:** $60,000\n- **Source:** Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2001-2002 (Administered Expenses for Outcome 1)\n- **Legal power:** Made under section 32 of the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*, which allows the Finance Department to adjust budgets when agency functions change\n\nThis is a routine administrative instrument that ensures departments have the funds they need to deliver the services they are responsible for."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00951","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00951/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00951/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00951/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00951/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00951/documents"}}