{"id":"F2016L01341","name":"PGPA Act Determination (Innovation, Science and Technology – Donations, Bequests and Sponsorship Special Account 2016) — Establishment","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-innovation-science-and-technology-donations-bequests-and-sponsorship-special-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":94897,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L01341-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (Innovation, Science and Technology – Donations, Bequests and Sponsorship Special Account 2016) — Establishment","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nPGPA Act Determination (Innovation, Science and Technology – Donations, Bequests and Sponsorship Special Account 2016) — Establishment\n\nI, MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN, Minister for Finance, make this determination.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nMATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN\n\nMinister for Finance\n\nDated: 23 / 08 / 2016\n\nPart 1 – Establishment\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (Innovation, Science and Technology – Donations, Bequests and Sponsorship Special Account 2016) — Establishment.\n\nNote: All special account determinations and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative (FRL) kept under the Legislation Act 2003. See http://www.legislation.gov.au.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day provided for by paragraph 79(5)(a) of the PGPA Act.\n\nNote 1: Subsection 79(5) of the PGPA Act provides that a special account determination comes into effect on the day immediately after the last day on which it could have been disallowed by the Parliament, or on a later day if specified in the determination.\n\nNote 2: Subsection 50(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 provides that a legislative instrument is repealed automatically on the first of 1 April or 1 October ten years after being registered on the FRL. Consistent with the Legislation Act 2003, this instrument ceases to have effect on 1 October 2026.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subsection 78(1) of the PGPA Act.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument, PGPA Act means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\n5 Establishment\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(a) of the PGPA Act, a special account is established with the name Innovation, Science and Technology – Donations, Bequests and Sponsorship Special Account 2016 (the special account).\n\n6 Credits to the special account\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(b) of the PGPA Act, amounts equal to the following are allowed to 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 this special account;\n    (b) an amount received from any person for the purposes of this special account;\n    (c) amounts debited from the Science and Technology Donations/Sponsorship Special Account, established by the Financial Management and Accountability Determination 2006/40 – Science and Technology Donations/Sponsorship Special Account Establishment 2006.\n\nNote 1: The Appropriation Acts may provide that if any of the purposes of a special account are covered by an item in an Appropriation Act (whether or not the item refers to the special account), then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that item and credited to the special account.\n\nNote 2: Where an amount equal to an amount debited from a special account is repaid, the amount may be credited to the special account, refer to paragraph 74(1)(b) of the PGPA Act and subsection 27(5) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014.\n\n7 Purposes of the special account\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(c) of the PGPA Act, amounts standing to the credit of the special account are allowed to be debited for the following purposes:\n\n(a) consistent with the terms of donations, bequests, sponsorships and any other contributions:\n\n    (i) to conduct activities to promote greater understanding and awareness of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and innovation within the community; and\n    (ii) to conduct activities to support science education and research, which promotes science, technology, engineering, mathematics and innovation capacity in students, teachers and the community.\n\n(b) to disburse or repay amounts in relation to incidental activities;\n\n(c) to reduce the balance of the special account (and, therefore, the available appropriation) without making a real or notional payment;\n\n(d) to repay, as required by law, amounts that have been credited to the special account.\n\nNote 1: Subsection 78(4) of the PGPA Act appropriates the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure for the purposes of the special account up to the balance of the special account at the time of payment.\n\nNote 2: An amount may be debited from the special account:\n\n> Note: (a) for the purpose of paragraph 7(b), for the administration of the special account and for dealing with direct and indirect costs in relation to administering the special account; or\n\n> Note: (b) for the purpose of paragraph 7(c), to allow for the balance of the special account to be reduced, with no payment or credit available to another party, account or appropriation; or\n\n> Note: (c) where that amount has been incorrectly credited by virtue of a clerical mistake or exercise of a discretion based on a fundamental mistake of fact or law (legal advice on the mistaken fact or law should be obtained before an amount is debited on this basis).\n\n8 Accountable authority\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(d) of the PGPA Act, the accountable authority responsible for the special account is the Secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.\n\nPart 2 – Transitional Variation\n\nSubsection 5(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Determination 2006/40 — Science and Technology Donations/Sponsorship Special Account Establishment 2006 is varied by adding at the end:\n\n; and (e) to credit amounts to the Innovation, Science and Technology – Donations, Bequests and Sponsorship Special Account 2016.","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 its original narrow scope. It establishes a specific-purpose special account for managing donations, bequests and sponsorships for science and technology promotion. The transitional provision updating the 2006 determination is a technical continuity measure, not an expansion of purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument (8 sections plus transitional provision)","Only 1 defined term ('PGPA Act')","Straightforward structure: establishment, credits, purposes, accountable authority","Some cross-referencing to parent legislation (PGPA Act sections 74, 78, 79) but these are standard references for special accounts","Transitional provision varies an older 2006 determination, requiring some historical context to fully understand","Notes provide helpful explanatory context rather than adding complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The legislation creates a dedicated special account for the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science to receive and manage donations, bequests and sponsorships for science, technology, engineering, maths and innovation promotion and education. It lets the department hold, spend and refund these private funds transparently under modern financial rules, affecting donors, schools, researchers and community programs by ensuring donated money is used and audited for its intended public science‑education purposes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Replaces/renames the earlier Science and Technology donations/sponsorship account by establishing a new special account and explicitly permits amounts to be credited from the prior Science and Technology Donations/Sponsorship Special Account (see s5, s6 and Part 2). Mechanically, the instrument moves the receiving, holding and authorised spending of donations/bequests/sponsorships into the new account and specifies the accountable authority and permitted uses."},"complexity_factors":["Legal cross‑references to PGPA Act (subsections 78(1) and 79(5)) and the Legislation Act 2003 (automatic repeal timing)","Multiple categories of permitted credits (s6) including transfers from an earlier special account","Multiple, donor‑conditioned purposes with subclauses for promotion, education, incidental activities, repayments and balance reduction (s7)","Administrative discretion to debit amounts for clerical or fundamental mistakes (note to s7) requiring legal advice","Named accountable authority (s8) specifying departmental administration","Transitional variation to an earlier FM&A Determination to permit crediting to the new account (Part 2)","Appropriation interaction note: availability of Consolidated Revenue Fund expenditure up to the account balance (note to s7)"],"plain_english_summary":"Creates the \"Innovation, Science and Technology – Donations, Bequests and Sponsorship Special Account 2016\" to hold donations, bequests, sponsorships and related receipts and to fund activities that promote STEM and support science education and research. The instrument is made under the PGPA Act and names the Secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science as the accountable authority. Credits can come from donors, receipts from related functions, and transfers from the prior Science and Technology Donations/Sponsorship account; debits may be made for donor‑consistent spending, administration, repayments or to reduce the account balance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-innovation-science-and-technology-donations-bequests-and-sponsorship-special-","history":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-innovation-science-and-technology-donations-bequests-and-sponsorship-special-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-innovation-science-and-technology-donations-bequests-and-sponsorship-special-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-innovation-science-and-technology-donations-bequests-and-sponsorship-special-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-innovation-science-and-technology-donations-bequests-and-sponsorship-special-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pgpa-act-determination-innovation-science-and-technology-donations-bequests-and-sponsorship-special-/documents"}}