{"id":"F2018L01112","name":"PGPA Act Determination (Bureau of Meteorology SOETM Special Account 2018)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-bureau-of-meteorology-soetm-special-account-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439720,"registerId":"F2018L01112-fast-fetch-1775955635250","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (Bureau of Meteorology SOETM 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 (Bureau of Meteorology SOETM Special Account 2018)\n\nI, MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN, Minister for Finance, make the following determination.\n\nDated  08 /  08 / 2018\n\nMATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN\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................................2\n\n6  Accountable authority responsible for the special account....................2\n\nPart 2—Special account credits and debits 2\n\n7  Amounts that may be credited to the special account.......................2\n\n8  Purposes of the special account...................................2\n\nPart 3—Transitional and Repeal Provisions 3\n\n9  Opening balance of the special account...............................3\n\n10  Repeal of the SOETM instrument.................................3\n\n11  Additional repeal provisions....................................3\n\n \n\nPart 1—Establishment\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (Bureau of Meteorology SOETM 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\ncorporate Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in paragraph 11(a) of the Act.\n\nCommonwealth company has the same meaning as in subsection 89(1) of the Act.\n\ndate of repeal means the date on which subclause 11(1) takes effect.\n\nopening balance means the amount that is required to be credited to the special account under clause 9.\n\nSOETM means Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys.\n\nSOETM account means the Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys – Bureau of Meteorology Special Account, which was established by the SOETM instrument.\n\nSOETM instrument means the Financial Management and Accountability Determination 2008/06 – Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys – Bureau of Meteorology Special Account Establishment 2008.\n\nthe special account means the Bureau of Meteorology SOETM Special Account 2018.\n\n5  Establishment of the special account\n\n  For subsection 78(1)(a) of the Act, the Bureau of Meteorology SOETM 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 of the Bureau of Meteorology.\n\nPart 2—Special account credits and debits\n\n \n\n7  Amounts that may be credited to the special account\n\n  For subsection 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 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 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 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 a corporate Commonwealth entity, Commonwealth company or another government;\n3.                      to disburse an amount in connection with an agreement between the Commonwealth and another government;\n4.                      to repay an amount where a court order, Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received;\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\nPart 3—Transitional 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 subclause 9(2) (opening balance) is required to be credited to the special account on the date of its establishment.\n2.               The opening balance is equal to the amount standing to the credit of the SOETM account immediately prior to the repeal of the SOETM instrument.\n\n\n10  Repeal of the SOETM instrument\n\n  For subsection 78(3) of the Act, the SOETM instrument is repealed.\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 repeal of the SOETM instrument (date of repeal).\n2.               For subsection 78(3) of the Act, the following definitions in clause 4 are repealed on the date of repeal:\n\n\n1.                      definition of date of repeal;\n2.                      definition of opening balance;\n3.                      definition of SOETM account;\n4.                      definition of SOETM instrument.\n\n\n (3) Despite subclause 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":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the exact same scope as its predecessor (the 2008 SOETM instrument). It is a straightforward re-establishment of an existing special account under the newer PGPA Act framework, with identical functional purposes. The only 'change' is modernising the legislative vehicle (from FMA Act to PGPA Act) and adding a temporary transitional mechanism to transfer the opening balance."},"complexity_factors":["Short length (11 clauses across 3 Parts, approximately 3 pages)","Minimal defined terms (8 definitions, all straightforward)","Simple structure: establishment → operation → transitional cleanup","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond basic 'if X then Y' transitional provisions","Single cross-reference (to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013)","Self-executing repeal mechanism (Part 3 deletes itself after 7 days)","Clear purpose statements with enumerated lists (no ambiguous drafting)"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument creates the \"Bureau of Meteorology SOETM Special Account 2018,\" a dedicated account letting the Bureau hold and manage money that isn’t Commonwealth funds (e.g. service fees, trust monies, court-ordered repayments). It names the Director of the Bureau as responsible, affects the Bureau plus other governments, companies, individuals and Commonwealth entities that deal with it, and replaces a 2008 account with short transitional rules that lapse after seven days."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument continues and re-establishes the prior SOETM arrangement under the PGPA Act rather than changing its substantive scope. It preserves the existing account balance by crediting the opening balance equal to the SOETM account (clause 9), retains the same categories of credits (clause 7) and purposes/debits (clause 8), assigns the Director as accountable authority (clause 6), and formally repeals the 2008 SOETM instrument (clause 10). Transitional repeal provisions remove temporary definitions but keep Part 3 effects in force (clause 11)."},"complexity_factors":["Direct cross-reference to the PGPA Act (instrument made under subsections 78(1) and 78(3)) creating statutory dependencies (clause 3).","Clear, narrow financial mechanics: establishment of a special account and defined categories of credits and debits (clauses 5, 7, 8).","Transitional treatment of existing funds—opening balance transferred from the repealed SOETM account (clause 9) and repeal of the prior instrument (clause 10).","Temporary and cleanup repeal provisions that remove transitional definitions while preserving effect (clause 11), requiring attention to timing of repeal.","Single accountable authority designation reduces administrative ambiguity but concentrates spending decision-making (clause 6).","Limited definitional scope: a few defined terms control interpretation (clause 4) which simplifies but tightly constrains operation."],"plain_english_summary":"Establishes the Bureau of Meteorology SOETM Special Account under the PGPA Act, sets what funds may be credited (trust moneys, service receipts and payments) and what may be debited (disbursements to beneficiaries, services for other entities/governments, repayments, and balance reductions), assigns the Director of the Bureau as the accountable authority, and moves the balance of the previous SOETM account into the new account. It affects the Bureau, customers and governments that pay for or hold meteorological trust funds and governs who can use those monies."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-bureau-of-meteorology-soetm-special-account-2018","history":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-bureau-of-meteorology-soetm-special-account-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-bureau-of-meteorology-soetm-special-account-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-bureau-of-meteorology-soetm-special-account-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-bureau-of-meteorology-soetm-special-account-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-bureau-of-meteorology-soetm-special-account-2018/documents"}}