{"id":"F2022L01158","name":"PGPA Act Determination (Australian Electoral Commission SOETM Special Account 2022)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-australian-electoral-commission-soetm-special-account-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441509,"registerId":"F2022L01158-fast-fetch-1775956787513","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (Australian Electoral Commission SOETM Special Account 2022)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nPGPA Act Determination (Australian Electoral Commission SOETM Special Account 2022)\n\nI, KATY GALLAGHER, Minister for Finance, make the following determination.\n\nDated 26 August 2022\n\nKATY GALLAGHER\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Establishment\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—Transitional, revocation and repeal provisions\n\n9  Opening balance of the special account\n\n10  Revocation of SOETM instrument\n\n11  Additional repeal provisions\n\nPart 1—Establishment\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (Australian Electoral Commission SOETM Special Account 2022).\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 later of the day mentioned in paragraph 79(5)(a) of the Act or 19 September 2022. |  |\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\nSOETM means Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys.\n\nSOETM instrument means the Financial Management and Accountability (Establishment of SOETM Special Account – AEC) Determination 2012/04.\n\nSOETM special account means the Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys Special Account – Australian Electoral Commission established by the SOETM instrument.\n\nthe special account means the Australian Electoral Commission SOETM Special Account 2022 established by this instrument.\n\n5  Establishment of the special account\n\n  For paragraph 78(1)(a) of the Act, the Australian Electoral Commission SOETM Special Account 2022 is established as a special account.\n\n6  Accountable authority responsible for the special account\n\n  For paragraph 78(1)(d) of the Act, the accountable authority responsible for the special account is the Electoral Commissioner.\n\nPart 2—Special account credits and debits\n\n \n\n7  Amounts that may be credited to the special account\n\n  For paragraph 78(1)(b) of the Act, the following amounts may be credited to the special account:\n\n(a)    an amount held on trust, or otherwise on behalf of or for the benefit of a person other than the Commonwealth;\n\n (b) an amount received in the course of the performance of functions that relate to one or more purposes of the special account;\n\n (c) an amount received from any person for one or more purposes of the special account.\n\n8  Purposes of the special account\n\n  For paragraph 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\n(a)    to disburse an amount held on trust or otherwise for the benefit of a person other than the Commonwealth;\n\n(b)    to disburse an amount in connection with services performed for, on behalf of or together with, a Commonwealth entity, Commonwealth company, government, organisation, body or person;\n\n(c)    to disburse an amount in connection with joint activities performed for, on behalf of, or together with, a Commonwealth entity, Commonwealth company, government, organisation, body or person;\n\n(d)    to disburse an amount in connection with an agreement between the Commonwealth and another government;\n\n(e)    to repay an amount where a court order, Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received; and \n\n(f)   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\nPart 3—Transitional, revocation and repeal provisions\n\n \n\n9  Opening balance of the special account\n\n(1)    For paragraph 78(1)(b) of the Act, the amount in subsection 9(2) (opening balance) is required to be credited to the special account immediately after its establishment.\n\n(2)    The opening balance is equal to the amount standing to the credit of the SOETM special account immediately prior to the commencement of this instrument.\n\n10  Revocation of SOETM instrument\n\n  For subsection 78(3) of the Act, the SOETM instrument is revoked.\n\n11  Additional repeal provisions\n\n(1)    For subsection 78(3) of the Act, Part 3 of this instrument is repealed at the end of the seventh day after the revocation of the SOETM instrument under section 10 (date of repeal).\n\n(2)    For subsection 78(3) of the Act, the following definitions in section 4 are repealed on the date of repeal:\n\n(a)    definition of SOETM instrument;\n\n(b)    definition of SOETM special account.\n\n(3)    Despite subsection 11(1), the effects of Part 3 of this instrument remain in force after the date of repeal.\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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the same scope as its predecessor. It is a direct replacement of the 2012 SOETM Special Account determination, transferring the balance and revoking the old instrument without expanding the purposes or functions of the account."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: only 11 sections across 3 Parts","Minimal defined terms: only 5 definitions in section 4, with 2 of those scheduled for automatic repeal","Straightforward structure: establishment, credits/debits, transitional provisions","Single cross-reference: relies on the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for core concepts like 'special account' and 'accountable authority'","Simple transitional logic: transfers balance from old account to new account, then revokes old instrument","Self-cleaning mechanism: Part 3 and transitional definitions automatically repeal after 7 days"],"plain_english_summary":"The bill creates a new “special account” for the Australian Electoral Commission to hold and spend money that is not Commonwealth revenue — trust funds, fees for services, and similar receipts — and replaces the previous 2012 account.  \n\nIt makes the Electoral Commissioner legally responsible for that account so the AEC can continue handling deposits, service fees and other non‑tax funds separately from government money."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument replaces and revokes the 2012 SOETM determination but carries across the prior account's balance and establishes equivalent categories of permitted credits and debits. It therefore continues the existing SOETM special account arrangements under a new determination rather than expanding or narrowing the account's substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Legal framing under multiple subsections of the PGPA Act (references to s.78(1)(a)–(d) and s.78(3)), requiring alignment with PGPA rules.","Transitional mechanics: automatic transfer of the prior SOETM account balance as the opening balance.","Revocation and staged repeal: the prior SOETM instrument is revoked and certain definitions are repealed after a short transitional window.","Wide but standard categories of permitted credits and debits (trusts, service receipts, intergovernmental agreements) create broad operational scope.","Allocation of roles: Minister makes the determination while the Electoral Commissioner is the accountable authority, creating distributed decision and accountability lines.","A specific accounting mechanism allowing reduction of the special account balance without a real or notional payment, which has bookkeeping and appropriation implications.","Administrative and compliance burdens on the AEC to record, manage and report trust monies and service receipts under PGPA reporting requirements."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument establishes the Australian Electoral Commission SOETM Special Account 2022, names the Electoral Commissioner as the accountable authority, and defines what money can be credited (trust funds, service receipts, payments) and what may be debited (payments to beneficiaries, service‑related disbursements, repayments, and balance reductions). It revokes the prior SOETM determination and moves its balance into the new account. Practically, third parties supply credited amounts, the Electoral Commissioner authorises spending, and the AEC must maintain accounting and reporting under the PGPA framework."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-electoral-commission-soetm-special-account-2022","history":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-electoral-commission-soetm-special-account-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-electoral-commission-soetm-special-account-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-electoral-commission-soetm-special-account-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-electoral-commission-soetm-special-account-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-electoral-commission-soetm-special-account-2022/documents"}}