{"id":"F2022L01163","name":"PGPA Act Determination (Department of Veterans’ Affairs SOETM Special Account 2022)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-department-of-veterans-affairs-soetm-special-account-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441512,"registerId":"F2022L01163-fast-fetch-1775956789666","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (Department of Veterans’ Affairs 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 (Department of Veterans’ Affairs SOETM Special Account 2022)\n\nI, KATY GALLAGHER, Minister for Finance, make the following determination.\n\nDated 26 August 2022\n\n \n\n \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 (Department of Veterans’ Affairs 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\nDepartment means the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.\n\nSOETM instrument means the Financial Management and Accountability (Establishment of SOETM Special Account – DVA) Determination 2012/10.\n\nSOETM special account means the Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys Special Account – Department of Veterans’ Affairs established by the SOETM instrument.\n\nthe special account means the Department of Veterans’ Affairs 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 Department of Veterans’ Affairs 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 Secretary of the Department.\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\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\n \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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation maintains the exact same scope as its predecessor. It is a direct replacement of the 2012 SOETM Special Account determination, updated to operate under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. The purposes, credit/debit rules, and overall function remain identical—only the legislative instrument type and some administrative details have changed."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: only 11 sections across 3 Parts","Minimal defined terms: only 4 definitions in section 4","Straightforward structure: establishment, operations, transitional provisions","Limited cross-referencing: only references to the PGPA Act 2013 and the revoked 2012 instrument","Simple conditional logic: only timing provisions for commencement and repeal","No nested exceptions or complex operational rules"],"plain_english_summary":"The bill creates the Department of Veterans' Affairs SOETM Special Account 2022 — a dedicated account for holding and managing money the Department receives on behalf of veterans, their families or third parties (not government revenue). It makes the Secretary responsible, lets the Department use funds only for their intended purposes, replaces the old 2012 account under current PGPA laws, and transfers existing balances with short transitional arrangements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument replaces and revokes the earlier SOETM instrument while preserving the same operational scope: it continues to hold trust and service-related receipts for the Department, specifies the same categories of credits and debits, and transfers the previous account's balance as the opening balance (ss.5, 7–9, 10). It effects an administrative transition rather than a substantive expansion or narrowing of remit."},"complexity_factors":["Direct establishment and structure: explicit creation of a named special account (s.5) and appointment of the Secretary as accountable authority (s.6) — straightforward organisational effect.","Clear credit/debit categories: lists limited, well-defined types of receipts and payments (credits s.7; debits s.8), reducing interpretive ambiguity.","Transition mechanics: transfers opening balance from the prior SOETM special account immediately on commencement (s.9) and revokes the 2012/10 instrument (s.10), requiring administrative reconciliation of balances.","Time-limited repeal of transitional provisions: Part 3 is repealed seven days after revocation but its effects persist (s.11), a minor temporal drafting complexity for administrators.","Statutory basis reference: instrument is made under PGPA Act subsections 78(1) and 78(3) (s.3), so implementation must align with PGPA Act requirements.","Low normative discretion: the instrument specifies categories rather than delegating broad powers, limiting legal uncertainty and policy complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this instrument replaces an earlier SOETM special account by establishing the Department of Veterans’ Affairs SOETM Special Account 2022, names the Secretary as the accountable authority, and transfers the prior account balance as the opening balance. It sets what money can be credited (trust holdings, receipts for services, payments from third parties) and what may be spent (trust disbursements, payments for services or joint activities, repayments required by law, and reducing the account balance). It affects the Department, counterparties who provide or receive these funds, and how those funds are administered."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-department-of-veterans-affairs-soetm-special-account-2022","history":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-department-of-veterans-affairs-soetm-special-account-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-department-of-veterans-affairs-soetm-special-account-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-department-of-veterans-affairs-soetm-special-account-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-department-of-veterans-affairs-soetm-special-account-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-department-of-veterans-affairs-soetm-special-account-2022/documents"}}