{"id":"F2020L00128","name":"PGPA Act Determination (NIAA SOETM Special Account 2020)","slug":"pgpa-act-determination-niaa-soetm-special-account-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440377,"registerId":"F2020L00128-fast-fetch-1775956026787","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PGPA Act Determination (NIAA SOETM Special Account 2020)","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 (NIAA SOETM Special Account 2020)\n\nI, MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN, Minister for Finance, make the following determination.\n\nDated 11 / 02 / 2020\n\nMATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN\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................................2\n\n  6  Accountable authority responsible for the special account…………………………………..2\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\n \n\nPart 1—Establishment\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (NIAA SOETM Special Account 2020).\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. |  |\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 subsection 78(1) of the Act.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\naccountable authority has the same meaning as in the Act.\n\nAct means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\nCommonwealth company has the same meaning as in the Act.\n\nCommonwealth entity has the same meaning as in the Act.\n\nDPM&C SOETM means the DPM&C SOETM Special Account 2018 established by the DPM&C SOETM instrument.\n\nDPM&C SOETM instrument means the PGPA Act Determination (DPM&C SOETM Special Account 2018).\n\nNIAA means the National Indigenous Australians Agency.\n\nSOETM means Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys.\n\nthe special account means the NIAA SOETM Special Account 2020 established by this instrument.\n\n \n\n5  Establishment of the special account\n\n  For paragraph 78(1)(a) of the Act, the NIAA SOETM Special Account 2020 is established as a special account (the 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 accountable authority of NIAA.\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\n1.                      an amount received by the NIAA that was debited from the balance of the DPM&C SOETM;\n2.                      an amount held on trust, on behalf of or otherwise for the benefit of a person other than the Commonwealth;\n\n\n (c) an amount received in the course of the performance of functions that relate to a purpose of the special account; and\n\n (d) 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\n1.                      to disburse an amount held on trust or otherwise for the benefit of a person other than the Commonwealth;\n2.                      to disburse an amount in connection with services performed on behalf of another Commonwealth entity;\n3.                      to disburse an amount in connection with joint activities performed for, on behalf of, or together with, another Commonwealth entity, Commonwealth company, government, organisation or person;\n4.                      to disburse an amount in connection with an agreement between the Commonwealth and another government;\n5.                      to repay an amount where a court order, Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received; and \n6.    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","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope. It establishes a single special account for the NIAA to manage trust moneys and services for other entities, which is precisely what the title and structure indicate. There is no scope creep — it does exactly what it says on the tin."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: only 8 sections across 2 Parts","Minimal defined terms: 8 definitions in section 4, mostly referencing definitions from the parent Act","Simple structure: establishment (Part 1) and operational rules (Part 2) only","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond basic 'may be credited' and 'purposes are' lists","Straightforward cross-references: only refers to the PGPA Act 2013 and one related determination (DPM&C SOETM 2018)","Clear purpose: single-function instrument establishing one special account with explicit credit/debit rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument creates the NIAA SOETM Special Account 2020 — a dedicated bank account for funds the National Indigenous Australians Agency holds or manages on behalf of others (trusts, service fees and related receipts). It affects the NIAA, other Commonwealth bodies and third parties with money held or services provided by the NIAA.\n\nBy keeping these funds separate and defining permitted inflows and outflows, it improves tracking, accountability and the lawful movement of trust and service monies."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument establishes a standard SOETM special account for NIAA and specifies permitted credits and debits (ss.5–8). It allows the transfer of a balance from the DPM&C SOETM but contains no provisions that expand or narrow the account’s purposes beyond the listed SOETM functions, so there is no identifiable change in scope from the typical SOETM intent within the text (see ss.5–8)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to the PGPA Act (authority and commencement rely on specific Act paragraphs).","Inter-instrument linkage: accepts a transferred balance from DPM&C SOETM (creates dependency on prior instrument).","Multiple, discrete credit and debit categories (lists of permitted transactions in ss.7–8).","Administrative discretion concentrated in the NIAA accountable authority (s.6).","Commencement tied to a procedural Act provision (paragraph 79(5)(a)), not a calendar date.","Definitions section frames key terms but refers back to meanings in the Act, requiring parallel reading."],"plain_english_summary":"Establishes the NIAA SOETM Special Account to hold and manage funds received for services for other entities and trust moneys, under the accountable authority of the National Indigenous Australians Agency (ss.5–6). It allows credits such as a transferred balance from the DPM&C SOETM, trust moneys and receipts for services, and permits debits for disbursing trust funds, payments for services or joint activities, repayments required by law, or reducing the account balance without a payment (ss.7–8)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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