{"id":"F2015L01730","name":"Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Section 75 Transfers) Determination 2015-2016","slug":"public-governance-performance-and-accountability-section-75-transfers-determination-2015-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93530,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01730-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This is the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Section 75 Transfers) Determination 2015‑2016.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on 1 November 2015.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under section 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n> Appropriation Act means:\n\n (a) the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2015‑2016; or\n (b) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2015‑2016; or\n (c) the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2015‑2016; or\n (d) the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2015‑2016; or\n (e) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2015‑2016.\n\n> appropriation item means an item within the meaning of an Appropriation Act.\n\n> entity means a non-corporate entity within the meaning of an Appropriation Act.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Acts","content":"#### 5 Modification of Appropriation Acts\n\n The Appropriation Acts have effect as if:\n\n references in the Acts to the Agriculture Portfolio were references to the Agriculture and Water Resources Portfolio; and\n references in the Acts to the Department of Agriculture were references to the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; and\n references in the Acts to the Communications Portfolio were references to the Communications and the Arts Portfolio; and\n references in the Acts to the Department of Communications were references to the Department of Communications and the Arts; and\n references in the Acts to the Industry and Science Portfolio were references to the Industry, Innovation and Science Portfolio; and\n references in the Acts to the Department of Industry and Science were references to the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; and\n references in the Acts to the Environment Portfolio were references to the Environment and Energy Portfolio; and\n references in the Acts to the Department of the Environment were references to the Department of the Environment and Energy; and\n references in the Acts to the Immigration and Border Protection Portfolio were references to the Home Affairs Portfolio; and\n references in the Acts to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection were references to the Department of Home Affairs.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2015‑2016","content":"#### 6 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2015‑2016\n\n This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2015‑2016.\n The Act has effect as follows:\n\n as if Outcome 1 for the Department of Education and Training in Schedule 1 to the Act were replaced with the following outcome:\n\n Improved early learning, schooling, student educational outcomes and transitions to and from school through access to quality child care, support, parent engagement, quality teaching and learning environments\n\n as if the following Outcome were included for the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in Schedule 1 to the Act:\n\n Outcome 3\n Improve the health of rivers and freshwater ecosystems and water use efficiency through implementing water reforms, and ensuring enhanced sustainability, efficiency and productivity in the management and use of water resources\n\n as if the following Outcome were included for the Department of Health in Schedule 1 to the Act:\n\n Outcome 11\n Improved wellbeing for older Australians through targeted support, access to quality care and related information services\n\n as if the following Outcome were included for the Department of Communications and the Arts in Schedule 1 to the Act:\n\n Outcome 2\n Participation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture through developing and supporting cultural expression\n\n as if Outcome 1 for the Department of Home Affairs in Schedule 1 to the Act were replaced with the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 1 \n Protect Australia’s sovereignty, security and safety through its national security, emergency management system, law enforcement, and managing its border, including managing the stay and departure of all non-citizens\n\n as if Outcome 2 for the Department of Home Affairs in Schedule 1 to the Act were replaced with the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 2 \n Support a prosperous and inclusive society, and advance Australia’s economic interests through the effective management of the visa, multicultural and citizenship programs and provision of refugee and humanitarian assistance\n (2A) The Act has effect as if corporate entity items for corporate entities as follows were included for the Communications and the Arts Portfolio in Schedule 1 to the Act:\n Australia Council\n Australian Film, Television and Radio School\n Australian National Maritime Museum\n National Film and Sound Archive of Australia\n National Gallery of Australia\n National Library of Australia\n National Museum of Australia\n National Portrait Gallery of Australia\n Screen Australia\n\n The Act has effect:\n\n as if appropriation items in Schedule 1 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and\n if the table specifies an increase for an appropriation item which is an appropriation item that has effect because of this determination – as if the increase were from a nil amount.\n\n```html\n

Increases and decreases in appropriation items

Item

Entity

Appropriation item

Increase (+)/
decrease (‑)
($’000)

1

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

Administered item, Outcome 3

+315,885

2

Department of the Environment

Administered item, Outcome 4

-315,885

3

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

Departmental item

+16,620

4

Department of the Environment

Departmental item

-11,932

5

Department of Health

Administered item, Outcome 11

+1,507,863.25378

6

Department of Social Services

Administered item, Outcome 3

-1,507,863.25378

7

Department of Education and Training

Administered item, Outcome 1

+303,735

8

Department of Social Services

Administered item, Outcome 2

-303,735

9

Department of Health

Departmental item

+133,001

10

Department of Education and Training

Departmental item

+37,427

11

Department of Social Services

Departmental item

-143,801

12

Department of Human Services

Departmental item

-34,104

13

Department of Communications and the Arts

Administered item, Outcome 2

+122,753.1853

14

Attorney-General’s Department

Administered item, Outcome 2

-122,753.1853

15

Department of Communications and the Arts

Corporate entity item, Australia Council

+49,526

16

Attorney-General’s Department

Corporate entity item, Australia Council

-49,526

17

Department of Communications and the Arts

Corporate entity item, Australian Film, Television and Radio School

+14,033.834

18

Attorney-General’s Department

Corporate entity item, Australian Film, Television and Radio School

-14,033.834

19

Department of Communications and the Arts

Corporate entity item, Australian National Maritime Museum

+7,330

20

Attorney-General’s Department

Corporate entity item, Australian National Maritime Museum

-7,330

21

Department of Communications and the Arts

Corporate entity item, National Film and Sound Archive

+13,895

22

Attorney-General’s Department

Corporate entity item, National Film and Sound Archive

-13,895

23

Department of Communications and the Arts

Corporate entity item, National Library of Australia

+29,300

24

Attorney-General’s Department

Corporate entity item, National Library of Australia

-29,300

25

Department of Communications and the Arts

Corporate entity item, National Museum of Australia

+18,301

26

Attorney-General’s Department

Corporate entity item, National Museum of Australia

-18,301

27

Department of Communications and the Arts

Corporate entity item, National Portrait Gallery of Australia

+5,505

28

Attorney-General’s Department

Corporate entity item, National Portrait Gallery of Australia

-5,505

29

Department of Communications and the Arts

Corporate entity item, Screen Australia

+6,002

30

Attorney-General’s Department

Corporate entity item, Screen Australia

-6,002

31

Department of the Environment

Administered item, Outcome 2

+182,180

32

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

Administered item, Outcome 1

-179,988

33

Department of Communications and the Arts

Administered item, Outcome 1

-2,192

34

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

Departmental item

+578

35

Department of Communications and the Arts

Departmental item

+13,938.323

36

Attorney-General’s Department

Departmental item

-18,997.323

37

Department of the Treasury

Departmental item

-1,000

38

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Departmental item

+2,929

39

Department of Finance

Departmental item

+2,331

40

Digital Transformation Office

Departmental item

+514

41

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Departmental item

-1,813

42

Federal Court of Australia

Departmental item

+10,611.44196

43

Family Court and Federal Circuit Court

Departmental item

-10,611.44196

44

Department of Employment

Departmental item

+4,309

45

Department of Home Affairs

Administered item, Outcome 1

911.45508

46

Attorney-General’s Department

Administered item, Outcome 1

-911.45508

\n```","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2015-2016","content":"#### 7 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2015-2016\n\n This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2015‑2016.\n The Act has effect as follows:\n\n as if the Outcome in Column 2 in Schedule 1 and Outcome 1 in Schedule 2 to the Act for the Department of Education and Training were replaced with the following outcome:\n\n Improved early learning, schooling, student educational outcomes and transitions to and from school through access to quality child care, support, parent engagement, quality teaching and learning environments\n\n as if references in Column 1 in Schedule 1 to the Department of the Environment were references to the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.\n as if references in Column 3 and Column 4 in Schedule 1 to the Minister for the Environment were references to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources.\n as if the following Outcome were included for the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in Schedule 2 to the Act:\n\n Outcome 3\n Improve the health of rivers and freshwater ecosystems and water use efficiency through implementing water reforms, and ensuring enhanced sustainability, efficiency and productivity in the management and use of water resources\n\n as if the following table item were included in the table in Schedule 1 to the Act:\n\n| Department of Home Affairs | Protect Australia’s sovereignty, security and safety through its national security, emergency management system, law enforcement, and managing its border, including managing the stay and departure of all non-citizens | Minister for Home Affairs | Minister for Home Affairs |\n| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------- | ------------------------- |\n\n as if a State, ACT, NT and local government item for the Department of Home Affairs were included in Schedule 2 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 1 \n Protect Australia’s sovereignty, security and safety through its national security, emergency management system, law enforcement, and managing its border, including managing the stay and departure of all non-citizens\n (2A) The Act has effect as if corporate entity items for corporate entities as follows were included for the Communications and the Arts Portfolio in Schedule 2 to the Act:\n Australian National Maritime Museum\n National Film and Sound Archive of Australia\n National Gallery of Australia\n National Library of Australia\n National Museum of Australia\n National Portrait Gallery of Australia\n\n The Act has effect:\n\n as if appropriation items in Schedule 2 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and\n if the table specifies an increase for an appropriation item which is an appropriation item that has effect because of this determination – as if the increase were from a nil amount.\n\n```html\n

Increases and decreases in appropriation items

Item

Entity

Appropriation item

Increase (+)/
decrease (‑)
($’000)

1

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

State, ACT, NT and local government item, Outcome 3

+2,100

2

Department of the Environment

State, ACT, NT and local government item, Outcome 4

-2,100

3

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

Administered assets and liabilities item

+61,745.68375

4

Department of the Environment

Administered assets and liabilities item

-61,745.68375

5

Department of Communications and the Arts

Corporate entity item, Australian National Maritime Museum

+396.915

6

Attorney-General’s Department

Corporate entity item, Australian National Maritime Museum

-396.915

7

Department of Communications and the Arts

Corporate entity item, National Library of Australia

+5,649

8

Attorney-General’s Department

Corporate entity item, National Library of Australia

-5,649

9

Department of Education and Training

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

+3,248

10

Department of Health

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

+12,256

11

Department of Social Services

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

-15,504

12

Department of the Environment and Energy

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

+8,150

13

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

-8,150

14

Department of Home Affairs

State, ACT, NT and local government item, Outcome 1

409.817

15

Attorney-General’s Department

State, ACT, NT and local government item, Outcome 1

-409.817

\n```","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2015‑2016","content":"#### 8 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2015‑2016\n\n This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2015‑2016.\n\n (1A) The Act has effect as follows:\n\n as if Outcome 1 for the Department of Home Affairs in Schedule 1 to the Act were replaced with the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 1 \n Protect Australia’s sovereignty, security and safety through its national security, emergency management system, law enforcement, and managing its border, including managing the stay and departure of all non-citizens\n\n as if Outcome 2 for the Department of Home Affairs in Schedule 1 to the Act were replaced with the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 2 \n Support a prosperous and inclusive society, and advance Australia’s economic interests through the effective management of the visa, multicultural and citizenship programs and provision of refugee and humanitarian assistance\n\n The Act has effect:\n\n as if appropriation items in Schedule 1 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and\n if the table specifies an increase for an appropriation item which is an appropriation item that has effect because of this determination – as if the increase were from a nil amount.\n\n```html\n

Increases and decreases in appropriation items

Item

Entity

Appropriation item

Increase (+)/
decrease (‑)
($’000)

1

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Departmental item

+1,498

2

Department of the Environment

Departmental item

-1,498

3

Federal Court of Australia

Departmental item

+1,118

4

Family Court and Federal Circuit Court

Departmental item

-1,118

5

Department of Home Affairs

Administered item, Outcome 1

+215.4372

6

Attorney-General’s Department

Administered item, Outcome 1

-215.4372

\n```","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2015‑2016","content":"#### 9 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2015‑2016\n\n This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2015‑2016.\n The Act has effect:\n\n as if appropriation items in Schedule 2 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and\n if the table specifies an increase for an appropriation item which is an appropriation item that has effect because of this determination – as if the increase were from a nil amount.\n\n```html\n

Increases and decreases in appropriation items

Item

Entity

Appropriation item

Increase (+)/
decrease (‑)
($’000)

1

Department of Home Affairs

Administered assets and liabilities item

+985

2

Attorney-General’s Department

Administered assets and liabilities item

-985

\n```","sortOrder":8}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":3103},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains focused on its original purpose of transferring appropriations and updating entity names following machinery of government changes. No unrelated policy matters have been added."},"complexity_factors":["Simultaneous modification of 5 separate Appropriation Acts","Technical financial terminology (administered items, departmental items, corporate entity items, outcomes)","Extensive tabular data with precise financial allocations to 5 decimal places","Machinery-of-government context required to understand portfolio restructures","Cross-referencing between multiple schedules and sections of underlying Acts"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates budget laws to match a post‑reform Australian Government structure: it renames agencies, reallocates billions in funding between departments, and reassigns major cultural bodies to different portfolios. \n\nIt affects departments, program funding and accountability lines so that legal budget documents reflect where money, services and responsibilities now sit—ensuring continuity of program delivery after the machinery‑of‑government changes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The determination changes the scope of the Appropriation Acts by reallocating responsibilities and funding between departments and portfolios, inserting new outcomes and corporate entity items, and reclassifying appropriation types (see sections 5 and 6–9). These amendments alter which entity is accountable for specific programs and which appropriation lines carry the expense or asset/liability entries."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple technical amendments across four separate Appropriation Acts (see sections 5–9)","Large number of discrete line‑item transfers between departmental and administered items (schedules and tables in sections 6–9)","Portfolio and department renaming and outcome replacements that change recorded responsibilities (section 5; sections 6–8)","Addition of corporate entity and State/territory/local government items which create new appropriation lines (sections 6(2A), 7(2A))","Use of different appropriation types (departmental, administered, assets/liabilities, equity injections) requiring accounting reclassification (sections 6–9 tables)","Presence of fractional and small amounts (cent‑level/fractional thousands) increasing bookkeeping detail","Mechanically straightforward but administratively consequential for departmental budgets and reporting — low policy discretion, higher compliance/administration risk"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination changes the 2015–16 Appropriation Acts by renaming several portfolios and departments, adding or replacing departmental outcomes and corporate‑entity items, and reallocating many appropriation lines (departmental, administered, assets/liabilities and equity injections). It takes effect from 1 November 2015 (see sections 2 and 5–9).\n\nIt affects Commonwealth departments, portfolio agencies, listed statutory corporations and some state/local items by shifting which entity is recorded as responsible and by moving budgeted funds between appropriation items — i.e. who receives and accounts for money is changed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-governance-performance-and-accountability-section-75-transfers-determination-2015-2016","history":"/api/acts/public-governance-performance-and-accountability-section-75-transfers-determination-2015-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-governance-performance-and-accountability-section-75-transfers-determination-2015-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-governance-performance-and-accountability-section-75-transfers-determination-2015-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-governance-performance-and-accountability-section-75-transfers-determination-2015-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-governance-performance-and-accountability-section-75-transfers-determination-2015-2016/documents"}}