{"id":"F2019L01057","name":"PGPA Act Determination (DFAT SOETM Special Account 2019)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-dfat-soetm-special-account-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440193,"registerId":"F2019L01057-fast-fetch-1775955915322","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (DFAT SOETM Special Account 2019)","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 (DFAT SOETM Special Account 2019)\n\nI, MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN, Minister for Finance, make the following determination.\n\nDated   7   /   8   /  2019\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.................................\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 and repeal provisions \n\n9  Opening balance of the special account................................\n\n10  Repeal 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 (DFAT SOETM Special Account 2019).\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\ndate of repeal means the date on which subsection 11(1) takes effect.\n\nDFAT means the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.\n\nopening balance means the amount that is required to be credited to the special account under section 9.\n\nSOETM means Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys.\n\nSOETM special account means the Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys – Foreign Affairs and Trade Special Account established by the SOETM instrument.\n\nSOETM instrument means the Financial Management and Accountability Determination 2009/25 – Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys – Foreign Affairs and Trade Special Account Establishment 2009.\n\nthe special account means the DFAT SOETM Special Account 2019 established by this instrument.\n\n5  Establishment of the special account\n\n  For subsection 78(1)(a) of the Act, the DFAT SOETM Special Account 2019 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 Secretary of DFAT.\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 subsection 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 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 or on behalf of other governments and bodies, including Commonwealth entities;\n3.                      to disburse an amount in connection with joint activities performed for, on behalf of, or together with, another Commonwealth entity, Commonwealth company, another government, organisation 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 and repeal provisions\n\n \n\n9  Opening balance of the special account\n\n1.               For subsection 78(1)(b) of the Act, the amount in subsection 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 special account immediately prior to the commencement date in section 2 of this instrument.\n\n\n10  Repeal of 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 under section 10 (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 instrument;\n4.                      definition of SOETM special account.\n\n\n \n\n1.               Despite subclause 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":"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":false,"description":"This instrument re‑establishes the SOETM special account under the PGPA Act, transfers the existing opening balance into the new account and repeals the 2009 SOETM instrument (see sections 5, 9 and 10). The text sets out the same categories of credits and narrowly defined purposes for debits (sections 7–8) and does not introduce new purposes or broader powers beyond those mechanics."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward statutory authority: made under PGPA Act subsections 78(1) and 78(3) (see section 3), limiting novel legal bases.","Clear assignment of decision‑maker: Secretary of DFAT named as accountable authority (section 6) — centralises administrative discretion over account operation.","Narrow set of credit/debit rules: credits limited to trust/third‑party amounts, receipts for related services, and payments from any person (section 7); debits confined to specific disbursement purposes and a mechanism to reduce the account balance without payment (section 8(6)).","Transitional mechanics: opening balance transferred from pre‑existing SOETM special account (section 9) and prior instrument repealed (section 10), creating implementation tasks for accounting and recordkeeping.","Limited ongoing compliance burden: instrument defines a small menu of permitted transactions and retains effects of Part 3 post‑repeal (subclause 11(3)), reducing interpretive ambiguity but requiring procedural steps to enact the transfer."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination establishes the DFAT SOETM Special Account 2019, names the Secretary of DFAT as the accountable authority, sets what receipts can be credited and for what purposes money may be spent, transfers the balance from the previous SOETM account into the new account, and repeals the prior 2009 instrument. It affects DFAT, other governments, entities and persons whose funds or service payments are held or handled by DFAT because it determines who decides credits/debits, the available appropriation, and transitional compliance obligations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a direct replacement of the 2009 SOETM instrument with equivalent provisions under the PGPA Act. The scope remains limited to establishing and operating a single special account for DFAT to manage trust monies and service fees. No expansion of purpose or function is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: only 11 sections across 3 Parts","Minimal defined terms: 7 definitions in clause 4, most are simple labels (e.g., 'DFAT', 'Act')","Straightforward structure: establishment, credits/debits, transitional provisions","Limited conditional logic: only one nested provision (section 11 with subsections and paragraphs)","Single cross-reference: relies on the PGPA Act 2013 for underlying legal framework","Self-executing repeal mechanism in Part 3 (automatic cleanup after 7 days)","No exceptions to exceptions or complex temporal provisions beyond the commencement table"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument creates a dedicated DFAT special account under the PGPA Act to hold and manage funds that do not belong to the Commonwealth (eg. deposits from foreign governments, international organisations, or funds held in trust). The Secretary becomes responsible for that account; funds remain segregated and may only be used for their specified purposes. It replaces the 2009 special account, with existing balances transferred across."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-dfat-soetm-special-account-2019","history":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-dfat-soetm-special-account-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-dfat-soetm-special-account-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-dfat-soetm-special-account-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-dfat-soetm-special-account-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-dfat-soetm-special-account-2019/documents"}}