{"id":"F2007B00228","name":"Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Determination 1998/9 - Determination to Establish Component of the Reserved Money Fund (09/11/1998)","slug":"financial-management-and-accountability-act-1997-determination-1998-9-determination-to-establish-com","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":61884,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00228-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - Determination 1998/9 - Determination to Establish Component of the Reserved Money Fund (09/11/1998)","content":"DETERMINATION 1998/9\n\nSECTION 20 OF THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1997\n\nDETERMINATION TO ESTABLISH COMPONENT OF THE RESERVED MONEY FUND\n\nI, Graham Millar, Branch Manager, Financial Framework, pursuant to powers delegated to me by the Finance Chief Executive under section 53 of the Financial Management\n\nand Accountability Act 1997, determine, for the purposes of section 20 of that Act, that the Department of Family and Community Services – Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement Reserve is established as a component of the Reserved Money Fund.\n\nI further determine that:\n\n(a) amounts of the following kinds may be transferred from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to this component:\n\n-   money that is held in trust for, or otherwise for the benefit of, a person other than the Commonwealth;\n\n-   all money paid to the Commonwealth by any person for the expenditure purposes of the component; and,\n\n(b) the purposes for which amounts may be debited to the component are:\n\n-   for expenditure on projects which relate to the Commonwealth/State Disability research and development agenda.\n\nGraham Millar\n\nDelegate of the Finance Chief Executive\n\n9 November 1998","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2598},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination establishes exactly one component for the specific purpose described in the title and preamble, consistent with the standard administrative function of section 20 of the FMA Act. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument establishing only one fund component","Minimal conditional logic (only two straightforward criteria for receipts and expenditures)","No defined terms section or interpretative provisions","Limited cross-referencing (only to enabling Act sections 20 and 53)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination creates a special reserve account within the government's Reserved Money Fund called the **Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement Reserve**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nPrimarily the Department of Family and Community Services.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes a separate 'bucket' of money for specific disability-related projects\n- Allows two types of money to be deposited:\n  * **Trust money**: Funds held by the government for the benefit of someone else (where the Commonwealth is essentially the banker)\n  * **Dedicated payments**: Money specifically given to the government to spend on these disability projects\n- Restricts spending to **research and development projects** under agreements between the Australian Government (the Commonwealth) and State/Territory governments regarding disability services\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis separation ensures that money earmarked for disability R&D under federal-state agreements is quarantined from general government spending and used only for its intended purpose, making financial tracking clearer and ensuring compliance with funding conditions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-act-1997-determination-1998-9-determination-to-establish-com","history":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-act-1997-determination-1998-9-determination-to-establish-com/history","analysis":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-act-1997-determination-1998-9-determination-to-establish-com/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-act-1997-determination-1998-9-determination-to-establish-com/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-act-1997-determination-1998-9-determination-to-establish-com/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-act-1997-determination-1998-9-determination-to-establish-com/documents"}}