{"id":"F2017L00254","name":"PGPA Act Determination (Establishment of Ranger Rehabilitation Special Account 2017)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ranger-rehabilitation-special-account-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439143,"registerId":"F2017L00254-fast-fetch-1775955265083","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (Establishment of Ranger Rehabilitation 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 Ranger Rehabilitation Special Account 2017)\n\nI, MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN, Minister for Finance, make the following determination.\n\nDated    15/3/2017\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 former determination...............................\n\n9  Amounts that may be credited from the former special account.................\n\nPart 4—Accountable authority \n\n10  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 Ranger Rehabilitation 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\nformer determination means the Financial Management and Accountability Determination 2006/70 — Ranger Rehabilitation Special Account Establishment 2006, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section.\n\nformer special account means the Ranger Rehabilitation Special Account established by section 3 of the former determination.\n\nOfficial Public Account means the Commonwealth’s central bank account.\n\nthe special account means the Ranger Rehabilitation Special Account 2017.\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 Ranger Rehabilitation 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\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 rehabilitate the Ranger Project Area in accordance with the Ranger Uranium Project Government Agreement (as amended);\n2.                       to repay to an original payer amounts credited to the special account or to the former special account, after any necessary payments made for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (a);\n\n\n (c) to carry out activities that are incidental to a purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) including, but not limited to:\n\n (i) the administration of the special account; and\n\n (ii) dealing with direct and indirect costs;\n\n (d) to reduce the balance of the special account (and, therefore, the available appropriation for the special account) without making a real or notional payment, including to give effect to the remittance of amounts to the Official Public Account as agreed between the Finance Minister and the responsible minister;\n\n (e) to repay amounts where an Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received.\n\nPart 3—Transitional provisions\n\n \n\n8  Amendment of the former determination\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 78(3) of the Act, the former determination is varied as follows:\n\n \n\nInsert in subsection 5(1):\n\n \n\n(f) credit amounts to the Ranger Rehabilitation Special Account 2017.\n\n \n\n9  Amounts that may be credited from the former special account\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(b) of the Act, if, immediately before the commencement of this section, there is an amount standing to the credit of the former special account, then an amount up to or equal to that amount may be debited from the former special account and credited to the special account.\n\n \n\nPart 4—Accountable authority\n\n \n\n10  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 Secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.\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":"The instrument restates and re-establishes the Ranger Rehabilitation Special Account under the PGPA Act, preserves the former account's purposes (rehabilitation, incidental costs, repayments) and enables transfer of any existing balance from the former special account (see definitions; ss.5–7,9). The change is primarily administrative and governance-focused rather than a material expansion or narrowing of substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Legal cross-reference to the PGPA Act and reliance on subsections 78(1) and 78(3) (s.3) increases formal compliance requirements.","Transitional linkage to a former Financial Management and Accountability determination and migration of balances (definitions; s.8–9).","Defined but specific permitted credits and debits (s.6–7) — simple categories but require administrative tracking of receipts and purpose-based spending.","Designated accountable authority (Secretary, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science) centralises responsibility (s.10).","Discretion point for remittance to the Official Public Account requiring agreement between Finance Minister and responsible minister (s.7(d)) introduces bilateral negotiation risk.","Allowance for repayments where law requires or permits repayment (s.7(e)) creates contingent outflow obligations.","Administrative provisions for incidental costs and account administration expand bookkeeping and reporting tasks (s.7(c))."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination creates the Ranger Rehabilitation Special Account 2017 under the PGPA Act to receive and hold money for rehabilitating the Ranger Project Area under the Ranger Uranium Project Government Agreement. It permits credits from functions and payments by any person, and allows debits for rehabilitation work, incidental administration and costs, repayments and remittance to the Official Public Account (see ss.5–7).\n\nThe Secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science is the accountable authority and any balance from the former special account may be moved across (see ss.9–10)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose. It is a direct replacement of the 2006 Ranger Rehabilitation Special Account under updated financial management legislation (PGPA Act 2013 replacing the old FMA Act). The scope remains tightly focused on funding rehabilitation of the Ranger uranium mine site and related administrative matters. The transitional provisions simply ensure continuity of funds from the old account to the new one without expanding the purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: only 10 sections across 4 Parts","Minimal defined terms: only 5 definitions in section 4 (Act, former determination, former special account, Official Public Account, the special account)","Simple structure: follows the standard template for PGPA Act special account determinations","Limited cross-referencing: primarily references the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and one former determination","Straightforward conditional logic: only one transitional provision (section 9) with a simple 'if-then' structure","No nested exceptions or complex provisos"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation creates a dedicated bank account called the **Ranger Rehabilitation Special Account 2017** to manage money specifically for cleaning up the Ranger uranium mine site in the Northern Territory.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Establishes a 'special account'** — a separate pot of money within the government's finances, legally ring-fenced for specific purposes\n- **Sets up the money flows:** Money can come into the account from mine-related activities or donations from anyone who wants to contribute to rehabilitation\n- **Dictates what the money can be spent on:**\n  - Cleaning up and rehabilitating the Ranger Project Area (as required under an agreement between the government and the mine operator)\n  - Paying back donors if they want their money back\n  - Admin costs and incidental expenses\n  - Moving money back to general government accounts if needed\n  - Repaying money when legally required\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The **Department of Industry, Innovation and Science** (now part of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources), which manages the account\n- **Energy Resources of Australia Ltd** (ERA), the company responsible for the Ranger mine, as the rehabilitation work must follow the government agreement with them\n- **Traditional owners** (the Mirarr people) and the surrounding Kakadu National Park environment, as this funds the cleanup of a major uranium mine on their land\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe Ranger uranium mine is one of Australia's most significant environmental rehabilitation challenges. This account ensures there's a transparent, legally controlled pool of money specifically for cleanup work, separate from general government spending. It replaces an older 2006 account with updated rules under newer financial management laws, and allows any leftover money from the old account to transfer across."},"summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument establishes a special account for specific Commonwealth financial management purposes and does not change the scope of existing legislative obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Routine financial management determination","Simple transitional and crediting rules","No new regulatory obligations for the public"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument creates the Ranger Rehabilitation Special Account 2017 under the PGPA Act to hold and manage money for rehabilitating the Ranger uranium mine site in the NT. It replaces the 2006 account and allows receipt, expenditure for agreed remediation, repayment of surplus to payers, and transfer of unused funds back to the Official Public Account.\n\nThe Secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science is the accountable authority. It is administrative only and does not change operators’ rehabilitation obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ranger-rehabilitation-special-account-2017","history":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ranger-rehabilitation-special-account-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ranger-rehabilitation-special-account-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ranger-rehabilitation-special-account-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ranger-rehabilitation-special-account-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-establishment-of-ranger-rehabilitation-special-account-2017/documents"}}