{"id":"F2018L01305","name":"PGPA Act Determination (ASD Trust and Other Moneys Special Account 2018)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-asd-trust-and-other-moneys-special-account-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439782,"registerId":"F2018L01305-fast-fetch-1775955669391","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (ASD Trust and Other Moneys Special Account 2018)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nPGPA Act Determination (ASD Trust and Other Moneys Special Account 2018)\n\nI, MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN, Minister for Finance and the Public Service, make the following determination.\n\nDated 10 September 2018\n\nMATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN\n\nMinister for Finance and the Public Service\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary \n\n1  Name ...................................................\n\n2  Commencement.............................................\n\n3  Authority.................................................\n\n4  Definitions................................................\n\n5  Establishment of the special account.................................\n\n6  Accountable authority responsible for the special account.....................\n\nPart 2—Special account credits and debits \n\n7  Amounts that may be credited to the special account........................\n\n8  Purposes of the special account....................................\n\nPart 3—Amendment \n\n9  Amendment of the SOETM instrument................................\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (ASD Trust and Other Moneys Special Account 2018).\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |\n| The whole of this instrument | The day mentioned in paragraph 79(5)(a) of the Act |  |\n\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any version of this instrument published on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsections 78(1) and 78(3) of the Act.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act   2013.\n\nASD means the Australian Signals Directorate: see section 27A of the   IS Act.\n\nDirector-General of ASD means the person appointed under section 27B   of the IS Act.\n\nIS Act means the Intelligence Services Act 2001.\n\nSOETM account means the Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys – Defence Special Account established by the SOETM instrument.\n\nSOETM instrument means the Financial Management and Accountability Determination 2009/15 – Services for Other Entities and   Trust Moneys – Defence Special Account Establishment 2009.\n\nthe special account means the ASD Trust and Other Moneys Special Account 2018.\n\n5  Establishment of the special account\n\n  For subsection 78(1)(a) of the Act, the ASD Trust and Other Moneys Special Account 2018 is established as a special account (the special account).\n\n6  Accountable authority responsible for the special account\n\n  For subsection 78(1)(d) of the Act, the accountable authority responsible for the special account is the Director-General of ASD.\n\n \n\nPart 2—Special account credits and debits\n\n \n\n7  Amounts that may be credited to the special account\n\n (1) For subsection 78(1)(b) of the Act, the following amounts may be credited to the special account:\n\n (a) an amount received by ASD in the course of the performance of one or more of its functions (as set out in section 7 of the IS Act) that relates to one or more purposes of the special account; and\n\n (b) an amount received by ASD from any person for one or more purposes of the special account.\n\n (2) Subsection (1)(b) above includes, but is not limited to, amounts debited from the SOETM account for one or more purposes of the special account.\n\n8  Purposes of the special account\n\n  For subsection 78(1)(c) of the Act, the purposes of the special account, in relation to which amounts may be debited from the special account, are:\n\n1.                      to disburse an amount in connection with activities undertaken by ASD in cooperation with an authority of another country, in accordance with subsection 13(4) of the IS Act;\n2.                      to disburse an amount held by ASD on trust for, or otherwise for the benefit of, an authority of another country;\n3.                      to repay an amount (including where the amount was originally credited to the SOETM account and was subsequently credited to the special account) where a court order, Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received;\n4.                      to credit amounts to the SOETM account; and\n5.                      to reduce the balance of the special account (and, therefore, the available appropriation for the special account) without making a real or notional payment.\n\n\n \n\nPart 3—Amendment\n\n \n\n9  Amendment of the SOETM instrument\n\n  For subsection 78(3) of the Act, the SOETM instrument is amended as follows:\n\n   Section 5, insert:\n\n (e) credit amounts to the ASD Trust and Other Moneys Special Account 2018.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument creates a new, distinct special account for ASD receipts and other moneys (s5) and amends the SOETM instrument to permit crediting amounts to the new account (s9). Concretely, it reallocates where particular ASD‑related receipts and trust moneys may be held and spent (s7–8), changing the prior accounting path under SOETM by establishing a separate account and purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to multiple statutes and instruments (PGPA Act ss78(1), IS Act, and the SOETM instrument) increase legal cross‑linking.","Accounting nuance: allows actual debits and a non‑payment (notional) reduction of the account balance (s8(5)), which requires internal control rules.","Interplay with existing SOETM account — enables transfers from SOETM and amends that instrument (s7(2), s9).","Operational sensitivity: purposes include cooperation and trust arrangements with foreign authorities, which may impose confidentiality and specialised handling (s8(1)–(2)).","Designates a single accountable authority (Director‑General of ASD) concentrating decision and compliance responsibility (s6)."],"plain_english_summary":"Creates the ASD Trust and Other Moneys Special Account for the Australian Signals Directorate and names the Director‑General of ASD as the accountable authority (ss5–6). It allows ASD to credit receipts from performing its functions or payments from others, including transfers from the SOETM account (s7). \n\nPermitted debits include payments for cooperation with foreign authorities, amounts held or disbursed on trust for foreign authorities, legal repayments, credits back to SOETM, and a notional reduction of the account balance (s8, s9). Who pays: ASD receipts and third‑party payments; who decides: Director‑General (s6)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose of establishing a financial mechanism for ASD to manage international partnership funds. It does not expand beyond the necessary administrative framework for handling trust moneys and cooperative activity funds."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: only 9 sections across 3 Parts","Minimal defined terms: only 6 definitions in section 4, all straightforward agency and legislation references","Single cross-reference mechanism: relies heavily on the parent PGPA Act framework rather than recreating complex rules","Simple conditional structure: only one nested provision (subsection 7(2) clarifying the scope of 7(1)(b))","No exceptions to exceptions: the 5 purposes in section 8 are listed plainly without sub-conditions or carve-outs","Mechanical amendment: Part 3 contains a single, simple insertion into another instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This law creates the \"ASD Trust and Other Moneys Special Account 2018\" so the Australian Signals Directorate can receive, hold and spend funds from foreign governments and partners for international cooperation, trust arrangements and related transfers. The Director‑General of ASD manages the account, with Finance oversight, and money may move between this and an amended Defence account.\n\nIt matters because it lets ASD legally handle partner funding and cost‑sharing outside the annual budget process."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-asd-trust-and-other-moneys-special-account-2018","history":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-asd-trust-and-other-moneys-special-account-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-asd-trust-and-other-moneys-special-account-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-asd-trust-and-other-moneys-special-account-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-asd-trust-and-other-moneys-special-account-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-asd-trust-and-other-moneys-special-account-2018/documents"}}