{"id":"F2007B00218","name":"Financial Management and Accountability (Special Accounts) (Abolition of COMCAR Account) Determination 2000/16","slug":"financial-management-and-accountability-special-accounts-abolition-of-comcar-account-determination-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":61875,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00218-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"John FaheyMinister for Finance and Admin","sectionType":"part","heading":"John FaheyMinister for Finance and Administration","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nFinancial Management and Accountability (Special Accounts) (Abolition of COMCAR Account) Determination 2000/16\n\nI, JOHN JOSEPH FAHEY, Minister for Finance and Administration, make this Determination under subsection 20 (3) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n\nDated 8 December 2000\n\n# John Fahey  \nMinister for Finance and Administration\n\n## 1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Financial Management and Accountability (Special Accounts) (Abolition of COMCAR Account) Determination 2000/16.\n\n## 2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 30 November 2000.\n\n## 3 Abolition of Special Account\n\nThe Special Account known as the COMCAR Account, established by the Initial Determination to Establish Components of the Commercial Activities Fund made on 31 December 1997, is abolished.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Name of Determination","content":"## 1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Financial Management and Accountability (Special Accounts) (Abolition of COMCAR Account) Determination 2000/16.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commencement","content":"## 2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 30 November 2000.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Abolition of Special Account","content":"## 3 Abolition of Special Account\n\nThe Special Account known as the COMCAR Account, established by the Initial Determination to Establish Components of the Commercial Activities Fund made on 31 December 1997, is abolished.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1856},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the single function described in its title—abolishing the COMCAR Account. There is no expansion beyond this specific administrative task."},"complexity_factors":["Only three sections total (Name, Commencement, and Abolition)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single, unambiguous operative provision with no conditions","No exceptions, limitations, or procedural requirements","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites the 1997 establishment determination)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination closes a specific government bank account called the **COMCAR Account**.\n\n- **What it does**: Formally abolishes a \"Special Account\" (a dedicated government bank account) that was established in 1997 as part of the Commercial Activities Fund.\n- **What is COMCAR?**: COMCAR is the Commonwealth Car Service, which provides official transport for Australian government ministers and senior officials. This account was used to manage money related to those vehicle services.\n- **Why it matters**: This is administrative housekeeping—shutting down a financial mechanism that was no longer needed. It does not change the underlying laws governing government cars; it simply closes one specific bank account and presumably transfers any remaining funds or operations to another arrangement."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-special-accounts-abolition-of-comcar-account-determination-2","history":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-special-accounts-abolition-of-comcar-account-determination-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-special-accounts-abolition-of-comcar-account-determination-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-special-accounts-abolition-of-comcar-account-determination-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-special-accounts-abolition-of-comcar-account-determination-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/financial-management-and-accountability-special-accounts-abolition-of-comcar-account-determination-2/documents"}}