{"id":"F2023L00700","name":"PGPA Act Determination (Indian Ocean, Jervis Bay and Norfolk Island Territories Special Account 2023)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-indian-ocean-jervis-bay-and-norfolk-island-territories-special-account-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441907,"registerId":"F2023L00700-fast-fetch-1775957075834","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (Indian Ocean, Jervis Bay and Norfolk Island Territories 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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nPGPA Act Determination (Indian Ocean, Jervis Bay and Norfolk Island Territories 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 4\n\n9  Opening balance of the special account...............................4\n\n10  Revocation of Territories instruments...............................4\n\n11  Additional repeal provisions....................................4\n\nPart 1—Establishment\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (Indian Ocean, Jervis Bay and Norfolk Island Territories 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\nIndian Ocean Territories means the external territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, collectively.\n\nTerritories instruments means the PGPA Act (Indian Ocean Territories Special Account 2014 – Establishment) Determination 02 and the PGPA Act (Jervis Bay Territory Special Account 2014 – Establishment) Determination 03.\n\nTerritories Special Accounts 2014 means the Indian Ocean Territories Special Account 2014 and the Jervis Bay Territory Special Account 2014 established by the Territories instruments.\n\nthe Department means the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.\n\nthe special account means the Indian Ocean, Jervis Bay and Norfolk Island Territories 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 Indian Ocean, Jervis Bay and Norfolk Island Territories 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.\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)     amounts received by the Commonwealth in relation to the provision, within the Indian Ocean Territories and Jervis Bay Territory, of:\n\n(i)                  services including but not limited to, power, water, healthcare, and medical supplies;\n\n(ii)               infrastructure including, but not limited to, ports, airports and rental properties;\n\n(b)     amounts received by the Commonwealth in relation to the following, within the Territory of Norfolk Island:\n\n(i)                  the provision of services including, but not limited to, power, water, healthcare, and medical supplies;\n\n(ii)               the provision of infrastructure including, but not limited to, ports, airports and rental properties;\n\n(iii)             the conduct and management of activities including, but not limited to, tourism and the operation of museums and gift shops;\n\n(iv)              operating, managing and maintaining heritage facilities and sites and meeting the Commonwealth’s heritage obligations;\n\n(c)     amounts of donations, gifts, bequests and sponsorships received by the Commonwealth in relation to the Territory of Norfolk Island;\n\n(d)     amounts 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 make payments in relation to the provision, within the Indian Ocean Territories and Jervis Bay Territory, of:\n\n(i)                  services including, but not limited to, power, water, healthcare, and medical supplies;\n\n(ii)               infrastructure including, but not limited to, ports, airports and rental properties;\n\n(b)     to make payments in relation to the following, within the Territory of Norfolk Island:\n\n(i)                  the provision of services, including, but not limited to, power, water, healthcare, and medical supplies;\n\n(ii)               the provision of infrastructure including, but not limited to, ports, airports and rental properties;\n\n(iii)             the conduct and management of activities including, but not limited to, tourism and the operation of museums and gift shops;\n\n(iv)              operating, managing and maintaining heritage facilities and sites and meeting the Commonwealth’s heritage obligations;\n\n(c)     to repay amounts where a court order, Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received; and \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.\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 total of the amounts standing to the credit of each of the Territories Special Accounts 2014 immediately prior to the commencement of this instrument.\n\n10  Revocation of Territories instruments\n\n  For subsection 78(3) of the Act, the Territories instruments are 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 Territories instruments 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 Territories instruments;\n\n(b)    definition of Territories Special Accounts 2014.\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":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains the same scope as its predecessors. It consolidates three existing special accounts into one without expanding the purposes or adding new substantive powers. The inclusion of Norfolk Island alongside the Indian Ocean Territories and Jervis Bay Territory reflects existing administrative arrangements rather than an expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with only 11 sections across 3 Parts","Only 6 defined terms in section 4, with 2 of those definitions scheduled for automatic repeal","Straightforward structure: establishment, credits/debits, transitional provisions","Minimal cross-referencing—primarily references to section 78 of the PGPA Act","Simple conditional logic: self-executing repeal of Part 3 and two definitions 7 days after revocation of old instruments","No nested exceptions or complex provisos","Purpose and credit provisions use parallel structure with clear 'including but not limited to' drafting"],"plain_english_summary":"This law creates the Indian Ocean, Jervis Bay and Norfolk Island Territories Special Account 2023, consolidating three separate territory accounts into one managed by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts and its Secretary. It centralises revenue and expenditure for services, infrastructure and local activities, with Norfolk Island-specific tourism and donation receipts included.\n\nIt affects residents and businesses using territory services and simplifies Commonwealth financial management by closing the old accounts and transferring their balances."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument consolidates and replaces the two 2014 Territories special accounts and explicitly includes Norfolk Island in the new account (see definitions and establishment at ss 4–6). It transfers the opening balances of the prior accounts into the new account (s 9) and revokes the earlier instruments (s 10), with transitional repeal provisions that preserve the effects of Part 3 (s 11)."},"complexity_factors":["Consolidation across three territories and transfer of existing balances increases administrative co‑ordination (ss 4, 5, 9, 10).","Broadly framed categories of credits (user charges, donations, payments from any person) create measurement and accounting scope (s 7).","Wide range of permitted debit purposes including services, infrastructure, tourism/heritage and non‑payment balance reductions requires policy and compliance judgment (s 8(d)).","Centralisation of authority in the Department Secretary concentrates decision‑making and operational discretion (s 6).","Transitional revocation and time‑limited repeal provisions introduce sequencing and record‑keeping requirements (ss 9, 10, 11).","Instrument operates by reference to the PGPA Act and its subsections, so practical effect depends on interpreting those statutory provisions (ss 3, 5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination creates one Commonwealth special account for the Indian Ocean Territories, Jervis Bay Territory and Norfolk Island to receive and spend money for local services, infrastructure, tourism/heritage activities and donations; earlier territory accounts are revoked and their balances transferred. The Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure is the accountable authority. Credits may include user charges, donations and other receipts; debits may fund service and infrastructure delivery, heritage activities, legally required repayments, or reductions of the account balance."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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