{"id":"F2021L00706","name":"PGPA Act Determination (Australian Federal Police SOETM Special Account 2021)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-australian-federal-police-soetm-special-account-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440873,"registerId":"F2021L00706-fast-fetch-1775956346334","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (Australian Federal Police SOETM Special Account 2021)","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 (Australian Federal Police SOETM Special Account 2021)\n\nI, SIMON BIRMINGHAM, Minister for Finance, make the following determination.\n\nDated     31         /    05     / 2021\n\nSIMON BIRMINGHAM\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\n \n\nPart 1—Establishment\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (Australian Federal Police SOETM Special Account 2021).\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 1 July 2021. |  |\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\nAFP means the Australian Federal Police established by the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.\n\nAct means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\nSOETM means Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys.\n\nSOETM special account means the Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys – Australian Federal Police Special Account established by the SOETM instrument.\n\nSOETM instrument means the Financial Management and Accountability (Establishment of Special Account for Australian Federal Police) Determination 2011/03.\n\nthe special account means the Australian Federal Police SOETM Special Account 2021 established by this instrument.\n\n5  Establishment of the special account\n\n  For paragraph 78(1)(a) of the Act, the Australian Federal Police SOETM Special Account 2021 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 accountable authority of the AFP.\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  For paragraph 78(1)(b) of the Act, the following amounts may be credited to the special account:\n\n1.                      an amount held on trust, or otherwise on behalf of or for the benefit of a person other than the Commonwealth;\n\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\n1.                      to disburse an amount held on trust or otherwise for the benefit of a person other than the Commonwealth;\n2.                      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;\n3.                      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;\n4.                      to disburse an amount in connection with an agreement between the Commonwealth and another government;\n5.                      to repay an amount where a court order, Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received; and \n6.    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—Transitional, revocation and repeal provisions\n\n \n\n9  Opening balance of the special account\n\n1.               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.\n2.               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\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\n1.               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).\n2.               For subsection 78(3) of the Act, the following definitions in section 4 are repealed on the date of repeal:\n\n\n1.                      definition of SOETM instrument;\n2.                      definition of SOETM special account.\n\n\n1.               Despite subsection 11(1), the effects of Part 3 of this instrument remain in force after the date of repeal.\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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The scope remains limited to enabling the AFP to manage trust monies and service payments from external entities, with no expansion into new operational areas."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: 11 sections across 3 Parts, approximately 2 pages","Minimal defined terms: only 5 definitions in section 4, most being straightforward acronyms or cross-references","Simple conditional logic: primarily 'for paragraph X of the Act' citations without nested conditions","Single cross-reference structure: consistently references the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (the PGPA Act) as the enabling legislation","Self-executing transitional provisions: automatic repeal mechanisms in Part 3 reduce ongoing interpretive burden","No exceptions to exceptions: purposes and credits are listed plainly without sub-exceptions or provisos"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument establishes the Australian Federal Police SOETM Special Account 2021 — a dedicated account for AFP to receive payments for services and hold or disburse trust moneys on behalf of others. It affects the AFP, organisations/individuals who pay or have funds held by the AFP, and replaces the prior 2011 account, updating the legal mechanism for handling non‑Commonwealth funds."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the Financial Management and Accountability (Establishment of Special Account for Australian Federal Police) Determination 2011/03 by revocation (section 10) and re-establishes the SOETM special account under the PGPA Act (section 5). It transfers the prior account balance as the opening balance (section 9) and assigns the AFP as the accountable authority (section 6). Substantive credits and purposes remain broadly framed, while Part 3 contains transitional rules that are repealed shortly after revocation but whose effects continue (section 11)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to the PGPA Act (subsection 78(1) and 78(3)) requiring alignment with statutory special account rules","Revocation of the prior SOETM instrument and transfer of opening balance (sections 9 and 10) creating an administrative transition","Transitional repeal clause with delayed repeal of Part 3 but continued effect of its outcomes (section 11)","Broadly drafted credit and debit powers (trust monies, services for others, amounts from any person) giving the AFP substantive discretion over receipts and payments","Temporary definition changes (repeal of definitions on repeal date) affecting interpretation during transition","A non-cash mechanism to reduce the account balance without actual payment (purpose 8(6)), which can affect available appropriation accounting"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination establishes the Australian Federal Police SOETM Special Account 2021, names the AFP as the accountable authority, and sets what money can be credited (trust monies and payments for services) and what the account may be used for (disbursing trust funds, payments for services or joint activities, repaying ordered amounts, and reducing the account balance). It revokes the earlier SOETM instrument and transfers its balance into the new account. The AFP controls debits and therefore decides how third‑party funds are held and spent."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-federal-police-soetm-special-account-2021","history":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-federal-police-soetm-special-account-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-federal-police-soetm-special-account-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-federal-police-soetm-special-account-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-federal-police-soetm-special-account-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-australian-federal-police-soetm-special-account-2021/documents"}}