{"id":"F2018L01569","name":"Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Section 75 Transfers) Determination 2018-2019","slug":"public-governance-performance-and-accountability-section-75-transfers-determination-2018-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98232,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01569-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","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 2018‑2019.","sortOrder":0},{"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":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Appropriation Act means:\n\n the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2018‑2019; or\n the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2018‑2019; or\n the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2018‑2019; or\n the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2018‑2019.\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":2},{"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 Schedules to the Acts to the Agriculture and Water Resources Portfolio were references to the Agriculture Portfolio; and\n references in the Schedules to the Acts to the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources were references to the Department of Agriculture; and\n references in the Schedules to the Acts to the Education and Training Portfolio were references to the Education, Skills and Employment Portfolio; and\n references in the Schedules to the Acts to the Department of Education and Training were references to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment; and\n references in the Schedules to the Acts to the Department of Human Services were references to Services Australia; and\n references in the Schedules to the Acts to:\n\n the Jobs and Innovation Portfolio; or\n the Jobs and Small Business Portfolio;\n\n were references to the Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business Portfolio; and\n\n references in the Schedules to the Acts to the Department of Jobs and Small Business were references to the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business; and\n references in the Schedules to the Acts to the Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Portfolio were references to the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications Portfolio; and\n references in the Schedules to the Acts to the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities were references to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications; and\n references in the Schedules to Acts to the Environment and Energy Portfolio were references to the Agriculture, Water and the Environment Portfolio; and\n references in the Schedules to the Acts to the Department of the Environment and Energy were references to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment; and\n references in the Schedules to the Acts to the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science were references to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources; and\n references in the Schedules to the Acts to the Australian Grape and Wine Authority were references to Wine Australia.\n\n Assuming that the substitutions described in subsection (1) have happened, the Appropriation Acts have effect as if:\n\n items and outcomes for the Australian Skills Quality Authority, included for the Education Portfolio, were instead included for the Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business Portfolio; and\n items and outcomes for the Digital Transformation Agency, included for the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, were instead included for the Social Services Portfolio; and\n items and outcomes for Services Australia, included for the Human Services Portfolio, were instead included for the Social Services Portfolio; and\n items and outcomes for the following entities, included for the Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business Portfolio, were instead included for an Industry, Science, Energy and Resources Portfolio:\n\n Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources;\n Australian Institute of Marine Science;\n Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation;\n Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation;\n Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility;\n Geoscience Australia;\n IP Australia; and\n items and outcomes for the following entities, included for the Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business Portfolio, were instead included for the Attorney-General’s Portfolio:\n\n Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency;\n Australian Building and Construction Commission;\n Fair Work Commission;\n Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity;\n Safe Work Australia;\n Comcare; and\n items and outcomes for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, included for the Attorney-General’s Portfolio, were instead included for the Home Affairs Portfolio; and\n items and outcomes for the following entities, included for the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, were instead included for the Attorney-General’s Portfolio:\n\n Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman;\n Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence Services; and\n items and outcomes for the following entities, included for the Agriculture Portfolio, were instead included for the Agriculture, Water and the Environment Portfolio:\n\n Australian Fisheries Management Authority;\n Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority;\n Murray-Darling Basin Authority;\n Regional Investment Corporation;\n Wine Australia","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2018‑2019","content":"#### 6 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2018‑2019\n\n This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2018‑2019.\n\n (1A) For the purposes of this section, assume that the substitutions described in section 5 have happened.\n (2) The Act has effect:\n\n as if a departmental item for the following non-corporate entity were included for the Health Portfolio in Schedule 1 to the Act:\n\n AGED CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY COMMISSION\n\n The Act has effect:\n\n as if the following outcome were included for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission in Schedule 1 to the Act:\n\n Outcome 1 \n Protect and enhance the safety, health, wellbeing and quality of life of aged care consumers, including through effective engagement with them, regulation and education of Commonwealth-funded aged care service providers and resolution of aged care complaints\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 the provision of refugee and humanitarian assistance and settlement and migrant services\n\n as if a departmental item for the following non-corporate entity were included for the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio in Schedule 1 to the Act:\n\n NATIONAL INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS AGENCY\n\n as if an administered item were included for the National Indigenous Australians Agency:\n\n in the part of Schedule 1 to the Act dealing with the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio; and\n opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 1\n Improve results for Indigenous Australians including in relation to school attendance, employment and community safety, through delivering services and programmes, and through measures that recognise the special place that Indigenous people hold in this Nation\n\n as if Outcome 2, Outcome 3 and Outcome 4 for the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment in Schedule 1 to the Act were replaced with the following outcomes:\n\n Outcome 2\n\nAdvance Australia's strategic, scientific, environmental and economic interests in the Antarctic region by protecting, administering and researching the region\n\n Outcome 3\n\nMore sustainable, productive, internationally competitive and profitable Australian agricultural, food and fibre industries through policies and initiatives that promote better resource management practices, innovation, self-reliance and improved access to international markets\n\n Outcome 4\n\nSafeguard Australia's animal and plant health status to maintain overseas markets and protect the economy and environment from the impact of exotic pests and diseases, through risk assessment, inspection and certification, and the implementation of emergency response arrangements for Australian agricultural, food and fibre industries\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 5\n\nImprove 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 a departmental item for the following non-corporate entity were included for the Social Services Portfolio in Schedule 1 to the Act:\n\n SERVICES AUSTRALIA\n\n as if an administered item were included for Services Australia:\n\n in the part of Schedule 1 to the Act dealing with the Social Services Portfolio; and\n opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 1\n\nSupport individuals, families and communities to achieve greater self-sufficiency; through the delivery of advice and high quality accessible social, health and child support services and other payments; and support providers and businesses through convenient and efficient service delivery\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Attorney-General’s Department in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 2\n Facilitate jobs growth through policies and programs that promote fair, productive and safe workplaces\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 5\n\nPromote an innovative and competitive communications sector, through policy development, advice and program delivery, so all Australians can realise the full potential of digital technologies and communications services\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 6\n\nParticipation in, and access to, Australia's arts and culture through developing and supporting cultural expression\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 3\n\nSupport the affordable, reliable, secure and competitive operation of energy markets for the long term benefit of the Australian community through improving Australia's energy supply, efficiency, quality, performance and productivity\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

Attorney-General’s Department

Departmental item

+10,859.796

2

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Departmental item

-46,477.3102

3

Department of Home Affairs

Departmental item

+7,727.17683

4

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

Departmental item

+31,954

5

Australian Aged Care Quality Agency

Departmental item

-20,155

6

Department of Health

Departmental item

-50,954

7

Department of Social Services

Departmental item

+28,596.88271

8

Department of Social Services

Administered item, Outcome 2

-13,279.10787

9

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Administered Item, Outcome 1

+126

10

Department of Education, Skills and Employment

Departmental item

-14,219.2918

11

Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business

Departmental item

+443.4182

12

Department of Education

Administered item, Outcome 2

-32,720.24824

13

Department of Home Affairs

Administered item, Outcome 2

+45,873.35611

14

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Administered item, Outcome 2

-34,546.17425

15

National Indigenous Australians Agency

Administered item, Outcome 1

+34,546.17425

16

National Indigenous Australians Agency

Departmental item

+45,240.3102

17

Department of Agriculture

Administered item, Outcome 1

-2,298.10159

18

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Administered item, Outcome 3

+2,298.10159

19

Department of Agriculture

Administered item, Outcome 2

-1,736.71229

20

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Administered item, Outcome 4

+1,736.71229

21

Department of Agriculture

Administered item, Outcome 3

-209,307.77093

22

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Administered item, Outcome 5

+209,307.77093

23

Department of Agriculture

Corporate entity item, Murray-Darling Basin Authority

-7

24

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Corporate entity item, Murray-Darling Basin Authority

+7

25

Services Australia (Department of State)

Departmental item

-46,301

26

Services Australia (Executive Agency)

Departmental item

+53,285.01806

27

Services Australia (Department of State)

Administered item, Outcome 1

-1,557.69004

28

Services Australia (Executive Agency)

Administered item, Outcome 1

+1,557.69004

29

Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business

Administered item, Outcome 2

-11,655.87097

30

Attorney-General’s Department

Administered item, Outcome 2

+11,655.87097

31

Department of Communications and the Arts

Administered item, Outcome 1

-26,830.64972

32

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

Administered item, Outcome 5

+26,830.64972

33

Department of Communications and the Arts

Administered item, Outcome 2

-614.25289

34

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

Administered item, Outcome 6

+614.25289

35

Department of Communications and the Arts

Departmental item

-138.57792

36

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

Departmental item

+138.57792

37

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Administered item, Outcome 2 (Of the former Department of the Environment and Energy)

-12.55173

38

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

Administered item, Outcome 3

+12.55173

39

Department of Agriculture

Corporate entity item, Wine Australia

-1,775

40

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Corporate entity item, Wine Australia

+1,775

\n```","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2018‑2019","content":"#### 7 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2018‑2019\n\n This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2018‑2019.\n For the purposes of this section, assume that the substitutions described in section 5 have happened.\n The Act has effect as follows:\n\n as if an other departmental item (Equity Injections) for the following non‑corporate entity were included for the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio in Schedule 2 to the Act:\n\n NATIONAL INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS AGENCY\n\n as if an administered assets and liabilities item for the following non‑corporate entity were included for the Agriculture, Water and the Environment Portfolio in Schedule 2 to the Act:\n\n DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT\n\n as if an other departmental item (Equity Injections) for the following non‑corporate entity were included for Social Services Portfolio in Schedule 2 to the Act:\n\n SERVICES 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 the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

-6,924

2

National Indigenous Australians Agency

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

+6,924

3

Department of Agriculture

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

-436.875

4

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

+436.875

5

Department of Agriculture

Administered assets and liabilities item

-657,192.11588

6

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Administered assets and liabilities item

+657,192.11588

7

Services Australia (Department of State)

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

-9,600

8

Services Australia (Executive Agency)

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

+9,600

\n```","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2018‑2019","content":"#### 8 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2018‑2019\n\n This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2018‑2019.\n For the purposes of this section, assume that the substitutions described in section 5 have happened.\n The Act has effect as follows:\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 the provision of refugee and humanitarian assistance and settlement and migrant services\n\n as if Outcome 2, Outcome 3 and Outcome 4 for the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment in Schedule 1 to the Act were replaced with the following outcomes:\n\n Outcome 2\n\nAdvance Australia's strategic, scientific, environmental and economic interests in the Antarctic region by protecting, administering and researching the region\n\n Outcome 3\n\nMore sustainable, productive, internationally competitive and profitable Australian agricultural, food and fibre industries through policies and initiatives that promote better resource management practices, innovation, self-reliance and improved access to international markets\n\n Outcome 4\n\nSafeguard Australia's animal and plant health status to maintain overseas markets and protect the economy and environment from the impact of exotic pests and diseases, through risk assessment, inspection and certification, and the implementation of emergency response arrangements for Australian agricultural, food and fibre industries\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 5\n\nImprove 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 a departmental item for the following non-corporate entity were included for the Social Services Portfolio in Schedule 1 to the Act:\n\n SERVICES AUSTRALIA\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Attorney-General’s Department in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 2\n Facilitate jobs growth through policies and programs that promote fair, productive and safe workplaces\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 5\n\nPromote an innovative and competitive communications sector, through policy development, advice and program delivery, so all Australians can realise the full potential of digital technologies and communications services\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Department of Education, Skills and Employment in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 4\n\nFoster a productive and competitive labour market through policies and programs that assist job seekers into work and meet employer needs\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 2\n\nReduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, contribute to effective global action on climate change, and support technological innovation in clean and renewable energy, through developing and implementing a national response to climate change\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 3\n\nSupport the affordable, reliable, secure and competitive operation of energy markets for the long term benefit of the Australian community through improving Australia's energy supply, efficiency, quality, performance and productivity\n\n as if an administered item were included for the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:\n\n Outcome 4\n\nFacilitating the growth of small and family business\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 Social Services

Administered item, Outcome 2

-10,327.19017

2

Department of Home Affairs

Administered item, Outcome 2

+10,327.19017

3

Department of Agriculture

Administered item, Outcome 1

-513.14681

4

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Administered item, Outcome 3

+513.14681

5

Department of Agriculture

Administered item, Outcome 2

-2,762.27972

6

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Administered item, Outcome 4

+2,762.27972

7

Department of Agriculture

Administered item, Outcome 3

-52,492

8

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Administered item, Outcome 5

+52,492

9

Services Australia (Department of State)

Departmental item

-98,035

10

Services Australia (Executive Agency)

Departmental item

+98,035

11

Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business

Administered item, Outcome 2

-9,315.55876

12

Attorney-General's Department

Administered item, Outcome 2

+53.17978

13

Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business

Departmental item

-14,619.15915

14

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Departmental item

+171.67921

15

Department of Communications and the Arts

Administered item, Outcome 1

-13,115

16

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

Administered item, Outcome 5

+13,115

17

Department of Communications and the Arts

Departmental item

-1,551

18

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

Departmental item

+1,551

19

Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business

Administered item, Outcome 1

-22,114.59988

20

Department of Education, Skills and Employment

Administered item, Outcome 4

+22,114.59988

21

Department of Education, Skills and Employment

Departmental item

+12,095.58364

22

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

Administered item, Outcome 4

+9,262.37898

23

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

Departmental item

+2,351.8963

24

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Administered item, Outcome 2 (Of the former Department of the Environment and Energy)

-326.06044

25

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

Administered item, Outcome 2

+326.06044

26

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Administered item, Outcome 4 (Of the former Department of the Environment and Energy)

-11,811.99961

27

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

Administered item, Outcome 3

+11,811.99961

\n```","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2018‑2019","content":"#### 9 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2018‑2019\n\n This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2018‑2019.\n For the purposes of this section, assume that the substitutions described in section 5 have happened.\n The Act has effect as follows:\n\n as if an administered assets and liabilities item for the following non‑corporate entity were included for the Agriculture, Water and the Environment Portfolio in Schedule 2 to the Act:\n\n DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT\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

Administered assets and liabilities item

-20,000

2

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Administered assets and liabilities item

+20,000

\n```","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: facilitating machinery of government changes by updating appropriations. While it touches many departments and involves substantial dollar amounts, it does not expand beyond the technical task of reassigning existing budget authority to match administrative restructuring."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing between four separate Appropriation Acts and this determination","Layered conditional logic requiring assumptions ('assume that the substitutions described in section 5 have happened') to be applied sequentially across multiple sections","Mixture of textual amendments (name changes, outcome rewrites) and precise numerical adjustments in tabular form","Multiple defined terms with specific statutory meanings drawn from external legislation ('non-corporate entity', 'appropriation item', 'administered item', 'departmental item')","Complex administrative concepts requiring understanding of Australian government financial framework (outcomes, administered vs departmental items, equity injections, corporate entity items)","Numerous moving parts: 40+ specific money transfers in Section 6 alone, with entities appearing in multiple contexts across different portfolios"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation is a **machinery of government determination** that reassigns money between government departments after a major reshuffle of portfolios in 2019.\n\n**What it does:**\nWhen governments change department names or move responsibilities between ministers, the money already budgeted needs to follow the work. This instrument updates four Appropriation Acts (the laws that give government bodies legal authority to spend money) to reflect the new structure. It doesn't create new spending—it just moves existing budget allocations to match the new departmental arrangements.\n\n**Key changes include:**\n- **Renaming departments:** For example, \"Department of Agriculture and Water Resources\" becomes \"Department of Agriculture,\" and \"Department of Human Services\" becomes \"Services Australia\"\n- **Moving money between portfolios:** Functions and their funding shift between departments—for instance, workplace relations bodies move to the Attorney-General's Department, and the National Indigenous Australians Agency is established with funding transferred from the Prime Minister's Department\n- **Creating new outcomes:** New \"outcomes\" (government-speak for the results departments are meant to achieve) are inserted for reshuffled departments\n- **Adjusting specific dollar amounts:** Detailed tables show exactly how much money moves between entities, down to the last dollar\n\n**Who it affects:**\nPrimarily public servants and government accountants who manage departmental budgets. It ensures that after the machinery of government changes, each department can legally spend the money it now needs to do its job.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this instrument, departments would be trying to spend money that legally belongs to a department that no longer exists, or that has different responsibilities. This keeps the government's financial machinery running smoothly during administrative reorganisations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument stays within the normal scope of a section 75 PGPA determination: it implements machinery‑of‑government transfers by changing how the existing Appropriation Acts read (which portfolio/entity an appropriation item or outcome sits under) and moves existing appropriation lines, assets/liabilities and equity injection items between entities. It does not expand the substantive policy scope beyond reallocating legal appropriation ownership or introduce new standalone spending programs; it is a budgetary and accounting housekeeping instrument that records transfers and new labels created by organisational change (see sections 5–9)."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument uses an assumed dependency (section 5 substitutions) that must be applied before subsequent sections (nested assumption increases cognitive load).","Multiple cross‑references to four separate Appropriation Acts (Appropriation Acts No.1–4 2018–2019) and their Schedules (sections 5–9).","Three defined terms only in the interpretation (section 4) but heavy operational reliance on long lists of named portfolios, departments and entities (section 5 and sections 6–9).","Four substantive modification sections (5–9) plus many itemised tables — section 6 table alone contains ~40 line items; sections 7–9 contain additional multi‑row tables.","Frequent ‘as if’ and replacement language (e.g. \"as if references… were references to…\", and \"as if Outcome X were replaced with…\") creating conditional legal effect rather than direct amendments.","Numeric transfers include very large administered assets/liabilities reassignments (e.g. +657,192.11588 / -657,192.11588 in section 7 tables), increasing accounting complexity.","Mix of departmental items, administered items, corporate entity items and equity injections — multiple appropriation types to track across portfolios and schedules.","Some transfers split across multiple entries (e.g. same entity appears both as Departmental and Administered with offsetting entries), requiring reconciliation to confirm net effect. "],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- It updates the Commonwealth budget paperwork (the 2018–19 Appropriation Acts) so that money, program outcomes and line items sit under the new department and portfolio names created by machinery‑of‑government changes. The instrument does that by saying the Appropriation Acts “have effect as if” certain references, items and amounts were different. (See the substitution rules in section 5 and the specific modifications in sections 6–9.)\n- It: renames portfolio and department references (for example, replacing “Agriculture and Water Resources Portfolio” with “Agriculture Portfolio” and “Department of Education and Training” with “Department of Education, Skills and Employment”); moves items and outcomes between portfolios and entities; creates departmental or administered items for new or re‑made entities (for example: Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, National Indigenous Australians Agency, Services Australia); and adjusts numeric appropriation lines (multiple increases and decreases shown in tables in sections 6–9). (See section 5 for the list of name/substitution changes and sections 6–9 for the itemised financial transfers.)\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- Commonwealth departments, agencies and statutory bodies whose appropriation line, outcome or portfolio label is changed by the instrument. Named examples include (but are not limited to): the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment; Department of Home Affairs; Attorney‑General’s Department; Department of Health; Services Australia; National Indigenous Australians Agency; Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission; and a range of corporate and statutory agencies (Murray‑Darling Basin Authority, Wine Australia, CSIRO, IP Australia, etc.). (See section 5 and the tables in sections 6–9.)\n- Appropriations and accounting officers: the instrument changes where specific items are recorded in the Appropriation Acts, which affects internal budget administration, reporting lines and which Secretary/portfolio is legally accountable for particular funds.\n- External program recipients only indirectly: funding is reallocated between portfolios but the instrument mostly revises legal and accounting allocations rather than creating new program entitlements.\n\n**Why it matters (official claim and practical effect)**\n\n- The instrument is presented as a technical implementation of transfers allowed under section 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (the power to make adjustments following machinery‑of‑government changes). (See section 3.)\n- Practically, it determines which portfolio and entity is recorded as responsible for specific outcomes and dollars in the Appropriation Acts. That affects budget reporting, parliamentary appropriation records, which entity can legally spend a line item, and where audit and accountability attach.\n\n**Concrete mechanics and examples**\n\n- Section 5 lists the name and portfolio substitutions that the rest of the instrument assumes have taken place (for example, moving some items from the Jobs portfolios into the Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business Portfolio; transferring a range of science and industry items into Industry, Science, Energy and Resources; moving Wine Australia from Australian Grape and Wine Authority). Those substitutions are the baseline for subsequent financial moves.\n- Sections 6–9 then operate “as if” those substitutions had happened and: add departmental/administered items for newly established entities (e.g. Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, National Indigenous Australians Agency, Services Australia); replace or restate outcomes for some departments (e.g. Department of Home Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment); and set specific numerical increases/decreases to appropriation items (each change is shown in detailed tables). Examples: the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission receives an explicit departmental item (+31,954 in s6 table item 4); a large administered‑asset reallocation is recorded between the old Department of Agriculture and the new Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (+657,192.11588 to the latter, s7 table item 6 / s7 item 5 shows the offset); and funds for the National Indigenous Australians Agency are created and increased in several line items (see s6 items 15–16 and s7 item 2).\n\n**Costs, incentives, trade‑offs and implementation risks**\n\n- Fiscal posture: the instrument generally reallocates existing appropriations between portfolios and entities rather than authorising wholly new spending out of consolidated revenue. Many entries are offsetting (increases in one place matched by decreases elsewhere in the tables), so the immediate net cost to the Budget may be neutral, but the legalholder of particular funds changes. (See the offset rows across the tables in sections 6–9.)\n- Concentrated benefits and concentrated administrative work: particular new or re‑created entities receive sizeable, identifiable items (for example, National Indigenous Australians Agency and Services Australia). The direct financial beneficiaries are therefore concentrated and administrative responsibility is clarified for them (sections 6–7 tables). The cost is borne from the reallocation of existing appropriations (the tables show which item/portfolio reduces as a source).\n- Opportunity cost and priority shifts: because money is reallocated between portfolio line items, program managers and Secretaries may face changed program envelopes and need to re‑prioritise within their new funding baselines. The instrument does not itself change program rules or eligibility; it changes which department manages the money and outcome statements (see the outcome replacements in sections 6 and 8).\n- Implementation and accounting risk: moving large administered assets and liabilities (the very large numbers in section 7’s Schedule 2 table) and shifting departmental items between entities create one‑off bookkeeping, asset‑management and appropriation codification tasks. Those tasks carry risks of timing mismatches, breakages in program continuity if transfers are not synchronised, and extra compliance/reporting work for treasury, finance teams and auditors.\n- Compliance burden and private sector impact: for most external program recipients and private contractors the legal entitlement to funds is unchanged; the main effect is administrative (different contract signatory or different contact points). That implies modest direct compliance cost for external parties but non‑trivial internal transitional work for the agencies concerned.\n- Bureaucratic discretion and control: by reallocating appropriation legal ownership, the instrument changes which Secretary/portfolio can decide how departmental items are used subject to existing PGPA rules. That alters decision‑making lines within government but does not alter the underlying statutory powers of agencies beyond accounting responsibility.\n\n**Effects on markets, competition and private choice**\n\n- The instrument is organisational and accounting in nature. It does not directly change market regulation, competition rules, pricing or product markets. Any indirect effects on private enterprise stem from changes in program administration, which could alter contracting arrangements or program priorities over time if the new portfolio redirects implementation decisions.\n\n**Bottom line**\n\n- This is a technical, legally effective re‑labelling and reallocation instrument that makes the Appropriation Acts read as if machinery‑of‑government changes (portfolio/department name changes and transfers of responsibilities) had already been reflected in the 2018–19 appropriation schedules. It reallocates legal appropriation ownership, transfers outcomes and creates items for new entities; it does not itself create new policy entitlements or change program rules, but it does change which entity administratively holds and reports against particular appropriations (see sections 5–9, and the numeric tables in sections 6–9 for the detailed movements)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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