{"id":"F2023L00668","name":"PGPA Act Determination (Energy and Climate Change Special Account 2023)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-energy-and-climate-change-special-account-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441878,"registerId":"F2023L00668-fast-fetch-1775957056182","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (Energy and Climate Change Special Account 2023)","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\nmeta-keywords: \"[SEC=OFFICIAL]\"\n---\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nPGPA Act Determination (Energy and Climate Change Special Account 2023)\n\nI, KATY GALLAGHER, Minister for Finance, make the following determination.\n\nDated         25   /   05    / 2023\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 3\n\n9  Opening balance of the special account...............................3\n\n10  Revocation of ESA instrument...................................3\n\n11  Additional repeal provisions....................................3\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPart 1—Establishment\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (Energy and Climate Change Special Account 2023).\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 and 1 July 2023. |  |\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\nESA instrument means the PGPA Act (Energy Special Account 2015—Establishment) Determination 2015/07.\n\nEnergy Special Account 2015 means the Energy Special Account 2015 established by the ESA instrument.\n\nthe special account means the Energy and Climate Change Special Account 2023 established by this instrument.\n\n5  Establishment of the special account\n\n  For paragraph 78(1)(a) of the Act, the Energy and Climate Change Special Account 2023 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 of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.\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 appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the special account;\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\n \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 conduct activities that contribute to policy development in the energy sector and policy development in relation to climate change in respect of matters including, but not limited to:\n\n(i)                  delivering an affordable, clean, reliable and secure energy supply;\n\n(ii)               achieving improvements in energy productivity;\n\n(iii)             helping Australia to adapt to climate change; and\n\n(iv)              driving the economy to net zero emissions.\n\n(b)   to conduct activities that are incidental to the purpose in paragraph (a), including dealing with direct and indirect costs;\n\n(c)    to disburse an amount in connection with an agreement between the Commonwealth and another government relating to energy or climate change;\n\n(d)   to repay amounts where a court order, Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received; and \n\n(e)    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 Energy Special Account 2015 immediately prior to the commencement of this instrument.\n\n10  Revocation of ESA instrument\n\n  For subsection 78(3) of the Act, the ESA 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 ESA 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 ESA instrument;\n\n(b)    definition of Energy Special Account 2015.\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":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument replaces the Energy Special Account 2015 with a renamed and broader Energy and Climate Change Special Account 2023 (s5, s10). It explicitly adds climate-change policy to the account’s stated purposes (s8) while maintaining continuity by transferring the prior account’s balance as the opening balance (s9). Definitions tied to the old instrument are scheduled for repeal after transition (s11)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (ss3, authority) requiring external statutory context","Transitional mechanics: opening-balance transfer from the revoked Energy Special Account 2015 (s9) and timed repeal of Part 3 (s11)","Broad, multi-purpose drafting of allowable debits (s8) that requires administrative interpretation for eligibility and allocation","Multiple revenue sources (parliamentary appropriation, operational receipts, third‑party payments) with different budgetary treatment (s7)","Discretionary provision to reduce the account balance without a payment (s8(e)) which alters appropriation availability and bookkeeping treatment"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination establishes the Energy and Climate Change Special Account 2023, names the Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water as the accountable authority (ss5–6), revokes the prior Energy Special Account 2015 and transfers its balance into the new account (ss9–10). The account may receive parliamentary appropriations, receipts from operations and payments from third parties (s7) and may fund energy and climate-change policy work, incidental costs, intergovernmental disbursements, required repayments, and balance reductions without payment (s8)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original Energy Special Account 2015 (now revoked) appears to have had a narrower scope focused on energy. This new instrument explicitly expands the scope to include climate change policy development, adaptation, and net zero emissions — reflecting a deliberate broadening from purely energy matters to integrated energy-climate policy. The name change from 'Energy Special Account' to 'Energy and Climate Change Special Account' confirms this expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: only 11 sections across 3 Parts","Minimal defined terms: only 4 definitions in section 4, with 2 of those scheduled for automatic repeal","Simple structure: establishment, credits/debits, and transitional provisions","Limited cross-referencing: primarily references to the PGPA Act 2013 (the parent legislation)","Straightforward conditional logic: only one transitional timing provision (section 11) with automatic repeal mechanics","No nested exceptions or complex provisos"],"plain_english_summary":"This law creates the Energy and Climate Change Special Account 2023, replacing the Energy Special Account 2015 and consolidating dedicated, Parliament‑appropriated funding for Australia’s energy and climate policies. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water manages the account to finance affordable, clean and reliable energy, energy productivity, climate adaptation, net‑zero transition efforts, intergovernmental agreements, and related legal obligations.\n\nBy ring‑fencing stable funding, the account supports coordinated federal action and payments affecting other governments and the public."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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