{"id":"F2017L00650","name":"PGPA Act Determination (Establishment of ICT Coordinated Procurement Special Account 2017)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ict-coordinated-procurement-special-account-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439199,"registerId":"F2017L00650-fast-fetch-1775955306859","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (Establishment of ICT Coordinated Procurement Special Account 2017)","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 (Establishment of ICT Coordinated Procurement Special Account 2017)\n\nI, MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN, Minister for Finance, make the following determination.\n\nDated   06 / 06 / 2017\n\nMATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN\n\nMinister for Finance\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary \n\n1  Name ...................................................\n\n2  Commencement.............................................\n\n3  Authority.................................................\n\n4  Definitions................................................\n\nPart 2—Establishment of the special account \n\n5  Establishment of the special account.................................\n\n6  Amounts that may be credited to the special account........................\n\n7  Purposes of the special account....................................\n\nPart 3—Transitional provisions \n\n8  Amendment of the Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account determination..\n\nPart 4—Accountable authority \n\n9  Accountable authority responsible for the special account.....................\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (Establishment of ICT Coordinated Procurement Special Account 2017).\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 as the day on which a determination made under subsections 78(1) and 78(3) of that Act takes effect. |  |\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 Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\nAustralian Government ICT coordinated procurement contracts means whole of government ICT procurement arrangements.\n\nICT means information and communications technology.\n\nCommonwealth entity means the same as in the Act.\n\nthe special account means the ICT Coordinated Procurement Special Account 2017.\n\n \n\nPart 2—Establishment of the special account\n\n \n\n5  Establishment of the special account\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(a) of the Act, the ICT Coordinated Procurement Special Account 2017 is established as a special account (the special account).\n\n6  Amounts that may be credited to the special account\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(b) of the Act, amounts up to and equal to the following may be credited to the special account:\n\n (a) amounts received in the course of the performance of functions that relate to the purposes of the special account;\n\n (b) amounts received from any person for the purposes of the special account;\n\n (c) amounts debited from the Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account for the purpose of being credited to the special account.\n\n \n\nNote: The Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account means the special account established by Financial Management and Accountability Determination 2008/08 — Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account Establishment 2008.\n\n7  Purposes of the special account\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(c) of the Act, the purposes for which amounts may be debited from the special account are as follows:\n\n1.                      to administer Australian Government ICT coordinated procurement contracts, including by (but not limited to):\n\n\n1.             planning and conducting whole of government ICT supply tenders;\n2.           managing whole of government ICT supply contracts;\n3.           providing ICT coordinated procurement assistance to Commonwealth entities;\n4.           monitoring and reviewing ICT coordinated procurement performance by Commonwealth entities;\n\n\n1.                      to carry out activities that are incidental to a purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) including, but not limited to:\n\n\n (i)  the administration of the special account;\n\n (ii)  dealing with direct and indirect costs;\n\n (c) to reduce the balance of the special account (and, therefore, the available appropriation for the special account) without making a real or notional payment; and\n\n (d) to repay amounts where an Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received.\n\nPart 3—Amendment of the Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account determination\n\n \n\n8   Amendment of the Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account determination\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 78(3) of the Act, the Financial Management and Accountability Determination 2008/08 — Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account Establishment 2008, which established the Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account, is varied as follows:\n\n \n\nInsert in subsection 5(1):\n\n \n\n(g) to credit amounts to the ICT Coordinated Procurement Special Account 2017.\n\n \n\n \n\nPart 4—Accountable authority\n\n \n\n9  Accountable authority responsible for the special account\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(d) of the Act, the accountable authority responsible for the special account is the Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Transformation Agency.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose: establishing a specific special account for ICT coordinated procurement. It does not expand beyond this discrete administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: only 9 sections across 4 Parts","Minimal defined terms: only 4 definitions in section 4 (Act, Australian Government ICT coordinated procurement contracts, ICT, Commonwealth entity, the special account)","Simple structure: follows standard template for special account determinations under the PGPA Act","Single cross-reference: refers back to the 2008 Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account determination for transitional purposes","Clear purpose specification: section 7 uses straightforward enumerated purposes without nested conditions","No exceptions or conditional logic beyond standard appropriation mechanics"],"plain_english_summary":"This law creates the ICT Coordinated Procurement Special Account 2017: a dedicated government bank account, overseen by the CEO of the Digital Transformation Agency, to receive fees, payments and transfers for whole‑of‑government ICT buying. It consolidates ICT procurement functions from an older account and funds coordinated tenders, contract management, agency procurement support and performance monitoring.\n\nIt affects Commonwealth agencies using coordinated ICT arrangements, the DTA that runs them, and ICT suppliers — giving a clear, trackable funding and legal framework for government tech purchasing."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. Mechanically the instrument creates a dedicated ICT special account and routes receipts and appropriations for whole‑of‑government ICT procurement into it (s 5–7). It authorises credits from the existing Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account and varies that 2008 determination to allow transfers (s 6(c), s 8). It also assigns the DTA Chief Executive Officer as the accountable authority for the new account (s 9). These changes redirect funds and administrative responsibility toward a discrete ICT coordinated procurement vehicle and add specific spending purposes (s 7)."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory framing under the PGPA Act (subsections 78(1) and 78(3)) and a commencement linkage to paragraph 79(5)(a) adds formal timing/legal dependency (see ss 2–3).","Broad money‑flow rules: permitted credits include receipts from carrying out functions, payments from any person, and transfers from the prior Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account (s 6).","Wide stated purposes for debiting the account including planning/conducting tenders, contract management, assistance, monitoring, incidental costs, a balance‑reduction mechanism without payment, and statutory repayments (s 7).","Amendment of an existing 2008 determination to permit transfers into the new account creates inter‑instrument dependencies and practical transfer mechanics (s 8).","Designation of accountable authority to the DTA CEO concentrates administrative discretion and operational responsibility (s 9).","Terminology such as ‘amounts received in the course of the performance of functions’ and ‘incidental’ activities is open‑textured and may require administrative interpretation (ss 6(a), 7(b)).","Short instrument length but multiple institutional interactions (PGPA framework, prior FM&A determination, DTA operations) increases implementation coordination needs."],"plain_english_summary":"Creates the _ICT Coordinated Procurement Special Account 2017_ to hold and spend money for whole‑of‑government ICT procurement work. Money credited can come from performing those functions, from third parties, or by transfer from the existing Coordinated Procurement Contracting Special Account. The Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Transformation Agency is the accountable authority. It centralises funding and decision‑making for government ICT buying, so Commonwealth entities that buy ICT and suppliers to whole‑of‑government contracts are directly affected."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ict-coordinated-procurement-special-account-2017","history":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ict-coordinated-procurement-special-account-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ict-coordinated-procurement-special-account-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ict-coordinated-procurement-special-account-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ict-coordinated-procurement-special-account-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ict-coordinated-procurement-special-account-2017/documents"}}