{"id":"F2022L01160","name":"PGPA Act Determination (Federal Court of Australia SOETM Special Account 2022)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-federal-court-of-australia-soetm-special-account-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441514,"registerId":"F2022L01160-fast-fetch-1775956789694","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (Federal Court of Australia 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 (Federal Court of Australia SOETM Special Account 2022)\n\nI, KATY GALLAGHER, Minister for Finance, make the following determination.\n\nDated 26 August 2022\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 (Federal Court of Australia 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\nSOETM means Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys.\n\nSOETM instrument means the Financial Management and Accountability (Establishment of SOETM Special Account – FCA) Determination 2012/11.\n\nSOETM special account means the Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys Special Account – Federal Court of Australia established by the SOETM instrument.\n\nthe special account means the Federal Court of Australia 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 Federal Court of Australia 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 Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Court of Australia established by the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976.\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":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains the same scope as its predecessor instrument from 2012. It is a direct replacement that modernises the legal framework (moving from the old Financial Management and Accountability Act to the current PGPA Act) without expanding the types of funds managed or the purposes for which they can be used. The transitional provisions ensure continuity but do not broaden the account's function."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: only 11 sections across 3 Parts","Minimal defined terms: only 4 definitions in section 4, 2 of which are temporary and self-deleting","Simple conditional logic: only one commencement trigger (later of two dates) and one self-repealing mechanism","Single cross-reference: relies on the PGPA Act 2013 for underlying authority, but doesn't create complex nested references","Straightforward purpose structure: 6 clear purposes in section 8 with no exceptions or sub-exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"The law creates the \"Federal Court of Australia SOETM Special Account 2022\" so the Court can receive, hold and pay out money that isn’t government revenue (trust funds, third‑party monies, fees for services). The Court CEO is made legally responsible. It replaces the 2012 account and migrates its balance automatically under modern PGPA Act rules, ensuring continuity and lawful management of those funds."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument replaces the prior SOETM instrument and re‑establishes an account with comparable credit and debit purposes and an inherited opening balance. Functionally it preserves the same scope of receipts and authorized disbursements while updating the legal vehicle and accountable authority arrangements; changes are administrative and transitional rather than substantive."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, technical subject: establishment and administration of a single special account rather than substantive policy change","Legal cross‑references to the PGPA Act and earlier SOETM instrument requiring correct sequencing and commencement timing","Transitional mechanics: transfer of opening balance and temporary repeal/revocation provisions create time‑sensitive effects","Defined categories of credits and debits that require accounting judgments (trust vs Commonwealth funds, service receipts)","Clear assignment of accountable authority concentrates decision discretion in the Federal Court CEO, but with standard financial controls"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination creates the “Federal Court of Australia SOETM Special Account 2022”, appoints the Federal Court CEO as the accountable authority, revokes the earlier SOETM instrument, and moves the prior account balance into the new account. It sets what money can be credited (trust funds, payments for services, third‑party receipts) and what can be debited (payments to beneficiaries, payments for services or joint activities, repayments required by law, and balance reduction). The Court’s CEO decides disbursements; main effects are an administrative transfer and ongoing accounting/compliance obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-federal-court-of-australia-soetm-special-account-2022","history":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-federal-court-of-australia-soetm-special-account-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-federal-court-of-australia-soetm-special-account-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-federal-court-of-australia-soetm-special-account-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-federal-court-of-australia-soetm-special-account-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-federal-court-of-australia-soetm-special-account-2022/documents"}}