{"id":"F2007B00966","name":"Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 34 of 2001-2002)","slug":"f2007b00966","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":363159,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00966-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MA","sectionType":"part","heading":"DIRECTION UNDER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| Non-lapsing departmental appropriation from prior years | Department of Environment and Heritage | National Oceans Office | 12,498,000 |\n\nJames Kerwin  \n28 June 2002 No. 34 of 2001-2002","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1091},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The document performs exactly the function described in its title: adjusting appropriations following a change of agency functions. The scope remains limited to the specific $12.5 million transfer between the two listed agencies."},"complexity_factors":["Single transaction documented in a simple four-column table","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one legislative reference (section 32 of the FMA Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Document length is under 200 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **money transfer order** between Australian Government departments.\n\nWhen government responsibilities (functions) move from one agency to another, the budget attached to that work needs to move too. This direction authorises the transfer of **$12,498,000** from the Department of Environment and Heritage to the **National Oceans Office**.\n\nKey points:\n- **What**: The transfer of \"non-lapsing departmental appropriation\" (government funding that doesn't expire at the end of the financial year)\n- **Why**: The National Oceans Office is taking over work previously done by the Environment Department\n- **Legal basis**: Made under section 32 of the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997*, which allows officials to shift appropriated funds when agency functions change\n- **Effect**: The National Oceans Office can now spend this money on its new responsibilities, while the Environment Department's budget is reduced accordingly"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00966","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00966/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00966/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00966/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00966/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00966/documents"}}