{"id":"F2007B00964","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 32 of 2001-2002)","slug":"f2007b00964","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":363154,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00964-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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|                                                                     |                       |                               |           |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2001-2002Departmental Outputs – Outcome 1 | Department of Defence |                               |           |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2001-2002Departmental Outputs – Outcome 2 |                       | Attorney-Generals’ Department | 3,767,000 |\n|                                                                     |                       |                               |           |\n\nJames Kerwin  \n24 June 2002 No. 32 of 2001-2002","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2042},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Direction performs exactly the narrow administrative task stated in its title: adjusting appropriations after a change of agency functions. It transfers a specific sum between two departments without expanding into broader policy or operational matters."},"complexity_factors":["Single transaction involving only one amount ($3,767,000) and two agencies","No definitions, schedules, or subordinate provisions","Straightforward four-column table with no conditional logic","Only references one provision of the enabling Act (section 32)","No exceptions, exemptions, or sunset clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This Direction is an administrative order that moves **$3.767 million** from the **Department of Defence** to the **Attorney‑General's Department**.\n\n**What it does**\nWhen government responsibilities (functions) move from one department to another, the budget must move too. This instrument — made by a Finance Department official under the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997* — formally transfers the cash. The money is taken from Defence's \"Departmental Outputs – Outcome 1\" (funding for the department's day‑to‑day operations) and given to the Attorney‑General's Department under \"Outcome 2\".\n\n**Why it matters**\nWithout this direction, the Attorney‑General's Department would have to pay for its new responsibilities out of its existing budget, while Defence would keep money for work it no longer performs. This ensures parliamentary appropriations (approved funding) follow the actual work."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00964","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00964/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00964/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00964/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00964/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00964/documents"}}