{"id":"F2021L01207","name":"Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Section 75 Transfers) Determination 2021-2022","slug":"public-governance-performance-and-accountability-section-75-transfers-determination-2021-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102056,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L01207-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Section 75 Transfers) Determination 2021-2022.","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 (a) the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2021‑2022; or\n (b) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2021‑2022; or\n (c) the Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Act (No. 1) 2021‑2022; or\n (d) the Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Act (No. 2) 2021‑2022; or\n (e) the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2021‑2022; or\n (f) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2021‑2022.\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":"4A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Acts","content":"#### 4A Modification of Appropriation Acts\n\n (1) The Appropriation Acts have effect as if:\n (a) references in the Acts to the Agriculture, Water and the Environment portfolio were references to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio; and\n (b) references in the Acts to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment were references to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; and\n (c) references in the Acts to the Education, Skills and Employment portfolio were references to the Education portfolio; and\n (d) references in the Acts to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment were references to the Department of Education; and\n (e) references in the Acts to the Health portfolio were references to the Health and Aged Care portfolio; and\n (f) references in the Acts to the Department of Health were references to the Department of Health and Aged Care; and\n (g) references in the Acts to the Industry, Science, Energy and Resources portfolio were references to the Industry, Science and Resources portfolio; and\n (h) references in the Acts to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources were references to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources; and\n (i) references in the Acts to the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications portfolio were references to the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio; and\n (j) references in the Acts to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications were references to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.\n (2) The Appropriation Acts have effect as if:\n (a) items and outcomes for the following entities, included for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio, were instead included for the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio:\n (i) Bureau of Meteorology;\n (ii) Director of National Parks;\n (iii) Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority;\n (iv) Murray‑Darling Basin Authority;\n (v) Sydney Harbour Federation Trust; and\n (b) items and outcomes for the following entities, included for the Attorney‑General’s portfolio, were instead included for the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio:\n (i) Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency;\n (ii) Australian Building and Construction Commission;\n (iii) Fair Work Commission;\n (iv) Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity;\n (v) Safe Work Australia;\n (vi) Comcare; and\n (c) items and outcomes for the National Archives of Australia, included for the Attorney‑General’s portfolio, were instead included for the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio; and\n (d) items and outcomes for the Australian Skills Quality Authority, included for the Education portfolio, were instead included for the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio; and\n (e) items and outcomes for the following entities, included for the Home Affairs portfolio, were instead included for the Attorney‑General’s portfolio:\n (i) Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission;\n (ii) Australian Federal Police;\n (iii) Australian Institute of Criminology;\n (iv) Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre;\n (v) Office of the Special Investigator; and\n (f) items and outcomes for the following entities, included for the Industry, Science and Resources portfolio, were instead included for the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio:\n (i) Clean Energy Regulator;\n (ii) Climate Change Authority;\n (iii) Australian Institute of Marine Science;\n (iv) Australian Renewable Energy Agency;\n (v) Clean Energy Finance Corporation; and\n (g) items and outcomes for the North Queensland Water Infrastructure Authority, included for the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications portfolio, were instead included for the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio; and\n (h) items and outcomes for the Digital Transformation Agency, included for the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, were instead included for the Finance portfolio; and\n (i) items and outcomes for the National Recovery and Resilience Agency, included for the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, were instead included for the Home Affairs portfolio; and\n (j) items and outcomes for Old Parliament House, included for the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, were instead included for the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2021‑2022","content":"#### 5 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2021‑2022\n\n (1)This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2021‑2022.\n (1A) The Act has effect as if items and outcomes for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility included for the Industry, Science, Energy and Resources Portfolio, were instead included for the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications Portfolio.\n (1B) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) a departmental item for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; and\n (b) the following outcomes for that Department:\n\nOutcome 1\n\nProvide international and national leadership and coordination to: support the transition of Australia’s economy to net‑zero emissions by 2050; transition energy to net zero while maintaining security, reliability and affordability; support actions to promote adaptation and strengthen resilience of Australia’s economy, society and environment; and re‑establish Australia as a global leader in responding to climate change\n\nOutcome 2\n\nConserve, protect and sustainably manage Australia’s biodiversity, ecosystems, environment and heritage through research, information management, supporting natural resource management, establishing and managing Commonwealth protected areas, and reducing and regulating the use of pollutants and hazardous substances\n\nOutcome 3\n\nAdvance Australia’s strategic, scientific, environmental and economic interests in the Antarctic region by protecting, administering and researching the region\n\nOutcome 4\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 (1C) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) a departmental item for the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations; and\n (b) the following outcomes for that Department:\n\nOutcome 1\n\nFoster a productive and competitive labour market through policies and programs that assist job seekers into work, including secure work, and meet employer and industry needs\n\nOutcome 2\n\nPromote growth in economic productivity and social wellbeing through access to quality skills and training\n\nOutcome 3\n\nFacilitate jobs growth, including secure work, through policies and programs that promote fair, productive and safe workplaces\n\n (1D) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) a departmental item for the National Emergency Management Agency; and\n (b) the following outcome for that Agency:\n\nOutcome 1\n\nTo develop, lead and coordinate the Commonwealth’s approach to emergency management, including the support of activities relating to preparedness, response, relief, recovery, reconstruction, risk reduction and resilience for all-hazard emergencies and disasters\n\n (1E) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) the following outcome for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry:\n\nOutcome 1\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\nOutcome 2\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 (1F) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) the following outcome for the Attorney-General’s Department:\n\nOutcome 1\n\nA just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks\n\n (1G) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) the following outcomes for the Department of Education:\n\nOutcome 1\n\nImproved 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\nOutcome 2\n\nPromote growth in economic productivity and social wellbeing through access to quality higher education, international education, and international quality research\n\n (1H) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) the following outcomes for the Department of Industry, Science and Resources:\n\n \n\nOutcome 1\n\nSupport economic growth, productivity and job creation for all Australians by investing in science, technology and commercialisation, growing innovative and competitive businesses, industries and regions, and supporting resources\n\n (1I) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) the following outcomes for the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts:\n\nOutcome 1\n\nImproved infrastructure across Australia through investment in and coordination of transport and other infrastructure\n\nOutcome 2\n\nAn efficient, sustainable, competitive, safe and secure transport system for all transport users through regulation, financial assistance and safety investigations\n\nOutcome 3\n\nStrengthening the sustainability, capacity and diversity of Australia’s cities and regions including northern Australia, including through facilitating local partnerships between all levels of government and local communities; through investment in infrastructure and measures that stimulate economic growth; and providing grants and financial assistance\n\nOutcome 4\n\nGood governance and service delivery in the Australian territories including through the maintenance and improvement of the laws and services for non-self-governing territories, and the overarching legislative framework for self-governing territories\n\nOutcome 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\nOutcome 6\n\nParticipation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture through developing and supporting cultural expression\n\n (1J) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) the following outcomes for the Department of Home Affairs:\n\n \n\nOutcome 1\n\nProtect Australia from national security and criminal threats, and support national resilience, through effective national coordination, policy and strategy development, and regional cooperation\n\nOutcome 2\n\nSupport a prosperous and united Australia through effective coordination and delivery of immigration and social cohesion policies and programs\n\nOutcome 3\n\nAdvance a prosperous and secure Australia through trade and travel facilitation and modernisation, and effective customs, immigration, maritime and enforcement activities across the border continuum\n\n (1K) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) a departmental item for the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman; and\n (b) the following outcome for that entity:\n\nOutcome 1\n\nCompliance with workplace relations legislation through advice, education and where necessary enforcement\n\n (1L) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) a departmental item for the National Anti‑Corruption Commission; and\n (b) the following outcome for that Commission:\n\nOutcome 1\n\nIndependent assurance to the Australian community that corrupt conduct involving Commonwealth public officials is prevented, detected, investigated and responded to appropriately\n\n (2) The Act has effect:\n (a) as if appropriation items in Schedule 1 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and\n (b) 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 (‑)
($)

1

Digital Transformation Agency

Departmental item

-7,565,260.74

2

Australian Taxation Office

Departmental item

+960,000.00

3

Geoscience Australia

Departmental item

+24,000.00

4

Services Australia

Departmental item

+960,000.00

5

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Departmental item

+100,000.00

6

Department of Finance

Departmental item

+3,172,260.74

7

Australian Public Service Commission

Departmental item

+3,944,000.00

8

Department of Health and Aged Care

Departmental item

+913,000.00

9

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Administered item, Outcome 1

-30,777,000.00

10

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Administered item, Outcome 3

+30,777,000.00

11

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Departmental item

-33,661,918.64

12

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Departmental item

+7,257,726.53

13

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Corporate entity item, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

-14,227,000.00

14

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Corporate entity item, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

+14,227,000.00

15

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Administered item, Outcome 5

-40,000,000.00

16

National Indigenous Australians Agency

Administered item, Outcome 1

+40,000,000.00

17

Department of Education

Departmental item

-201,531,449.77

18

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Departmental item

+3,906,198.00

19

Department of Health and Aged Care

Administered item, Outcome 3

-350,000.00

20

Department of Social Services

Administered item, Outcome 3

+350,000.00

21

Department of Social Services

Departmental item

+87,000.00

22

Attorney-General’s Department

Departmental item

+638,176.34

23

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Departmental item

+83,269,580.38

24

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Departmental item

-2,595,000.00

25

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Departmental item

+205,307,251.77

26

Department of Education

Administered item, Outcome 3

-427,714,929.13

27

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Administered item, Outcome 2

+427,714,929.13

28

Department of Education

Administered item, Outcome 4

-614,080,230.11

29

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Administered item, Outcome 1

+614,080,230.11

30

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Administered item, Outcome 2

-87,092,024.60

31

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Administered item, Outcome 3

-297,197,647.76

32

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Administered item, Outcome 1

+384,289,672.36

33

Attorney-General’s Department

Administered item, Outcome 2

-2,511,681.62

34

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Administered item, Outcome 3

+2,511,681.62

35

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Administered item, Outcome 1

-74,625,700.34

36

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Administered item, Outcome 2

+74,625,700.34

37

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Administered item, Outcome 5

-483,299,555.48

38

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Administered item, Outcome 4

+483,299,555.48

39

National Recovery and Resilience Agency

Departmental item

-17,976,184.00

40

National Emergency Management Agency

Departmental item

+17,976,184.00

41

Department of Home Affairs

Departmental item

-7,960,101.00

42

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Departmental item

-57,225,463.61

43

Australian Building and Construction Commission

Departmental item

-31,640,946.94

44

Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity

Departmental item

-4,664,000.00

45

Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman

Departmental item

+36,304,946.94

46

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

Departmental item

-18,458,000.00

47

National Anti‑Corruption Commission

Departmental item

+18,458,000.00

\n```","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2021-2022","content":"#### 5A Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2021-2022\n\n (1) This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2021-2022.\n (2) The Act has effect as if:\n (a) references in the Act to the Minister for Education and Youth were references to the Minister for Education; and\n (b) references in the Act to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development were references to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.\n (3) The Act has effect as if Schedule 2 to the Act included, for the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, an other departmental item.\n (3A) The Act has effect as if Schedule 2 to the Act included, for the National Emergency Management Agency, an administered item.\n (3B) The Act has effect as if Schedule 2 to the Act included, for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, an other departmental item.\n (3C) The Act has effect as if Schedule 2 to the Act included, for the National Anti‑Corruption Commission, an other departmental item.\n (4) The Act has effect:\n (a) as if appropriation items in Schedule 2 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and\n (b) 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 (‑)
($)

1

Department of Education

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

‑7,319,000.00

2

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

+7,319,000.00

3

National Recovery and Resilience Agency

Administered item, Outcome 1

-4,550,320.08

4

National Emergency Management Agency

Administered item, Outcome 1

+4,550,320.08

5

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

-1,010,000.00

6

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

+17,587,000.00

7

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

-16,577,000.00

8

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

-521,425.43

9

National Anti‑Corruption Commission

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

+521,425.43

\n```","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Act (No. 1) 2021‑2022","content":"#### 6 Modification of Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Act (No. 1) 2021‑2022\n\n (1) This section applies to the Appropriation (Coronavirus Response Act (No. 1) 2021‑2022.\n (3) The Act has effect:\n (a) as if appropriation items in Schedule 1 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and\n (b) 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 (‑)
($)

1

National Recovery and Resilience Agency

Administered item, Outcome 1

-859,084,994.67

2

National Emergency Management Agency

Administered item, Outcome 1

+859,084,994.67

\n```","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2021-2022","content":"#### 7 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2021-2022\n\n (1) This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2021-2022.\n (2) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:\n (a) as if appropriation items in Schedule 1 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and\n (b) 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 (‑)
($)

1

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Departmental item

-6,118,632.04

2

Department of Finance

Departmental item

+3,098,472.97

3

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Departmental item

+1,668,328.41

4

Department of Education

Departmental item

-2,614,000.00

5

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Departmental item

+6,687,000.00

6

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Administered item, Outcome 2

-72,444,000.00

7

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Administered item, Outcome 1

+72,444,000.00

8

Attorney-General's Department

Departmental item

-2,721,169.34

9

Attorney-General's Department

Administered item, Outcome 2

-14,306,000.00

10

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Administered item, Outcome 3

+14,306,000.00

11

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Administered item, Outcome 1

-518,000.00

12

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Administered item, Outcome 2

+518,000.00

13

National Recovery and Resilience Agency

Departmental item

-5,836,000.00

14

National Emergency Management Agency

Departmental item

+11,531,713.00

15

Department of Home Affairs

Administered item, Outcome 1

-1,655,004.73

16

Attorney-General’s Department

Administered item, Outcome 1

+1,655,004.73

17

Department of Home Affairs

Departmental item

-5,695,713.00

\n```","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2021-2022","content":"#### 8 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2021-2022\n\n (1) This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2021-2022.\n (2) The Act has effect as if Schedule 2 to the Act included, for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, an administered assets and liabilities item.\n (2A) The Act has effect as if Schedule 2 to the Act included, for the Attorney‑General’s Department, an other departmental item.\n (3) The Act has effect:\n (a) as if appropriation items in Schedule 2 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and\n (b) 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 (‑)
($)

1

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Administered Assets and Liabilities item

‑298,366,505.98

2

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Administered Assets and Liabilities item

+298,366,505.98

3

Department of Home Affairs

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

-41,070,579.00

4

Attorney-General’s Department

Other departmental item (Equity Injections)

+41,070,579.00

\n```","sortOrder":8}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"provider":"moonshot","completionTokens":2358},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination operates squarely within the original intent of section 75 of the PGPA Act, which specifically authorizes the Finance Minister to transfer appropriations between entities and make consequential amendments to Appropriation Acts. While this particular instrument is extensive—covering major machinery of government changes following the 2022 election—it has not expanded the scope beyond the statutory power to manage the administrative movement of public money."},"complexity_factors":["Modifications to 6 separate Appropriation Acts (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and two Coronavirus Response Acts)","47 distinct line-item money transfers with specific dollar amounts (ranging from $24,000 to over $859 million)","10 portfolio and department name changes requiring textual substitution across all Acts","22 entities reassigned between different ministerial portfolios","Creation of 5 new departmental appropriation items and associated \"outcomes\" (government speak for policy goals) for newly established bodies","Extensive cross-referencing to the PGPA Act and the specific schedules of each Appropriation Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This legal instrument is the bureaucratic equivalent of moving house with a fleet of trucks—it legally shifts billions of dollars in government funding between departments following a major reshuffle of the Australian Public Service (what Canberra calls \"machinery of government\" changes).\n\n**What it actually does**\n\nUnder the *Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013* (the rulebook for how the Commonwealth spends money), this Determination rewrites six different Budget Acts for the 2021‑2022 financial year to reflect new department names and structures. It ensures that when a department changes its name or an agency moves from one minister to another, the money follows the work.\n\n**The main changes**\n\n* **Renaming departments**: Updates old names to new ones across the budget papers. For example, the \"Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment\" becomes the \"Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,\" and the \"Department of Health\" becomes the \"Department of Health and Aged Care.\"\n* **Moving agencies**: Shuffles 22 government bodies between portfolios. The Bureau of Meteorology, for instance, moves from the Agriculture portfolio to the new Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio. The Australian Federal Police moves from Home Affairs to the Attorney‑General's portfolio.\n* **Transferring cash**: Moves specific dollar amounts between entities—over $2.8 billion in total. This includes:\n * $859 million from the National Recovery and Resilience Agency to the new National Emergency Management Agency;\n * $614 million from Education to Employment and Workplace Relations for skills and training programs;\n * $483 million from Agriculture to the Climate Change department for water and environment programs.\n* **Creating new budget lines**: Establishes brand new appropriation items (legal buckets of money) for newly created departments like the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, and the National Anti‑Corruption Commission.\n\n**Who cares?**\n\nIf you work for (or do business with) any of the 30‑plus entities mentioned—from the Fair Work Ombudsman to the Clean Energy Regulator—this determines which department signs your funding agreements and which minister answers for your budget. For everyone else, it’s the legal paperwork that makes the government's reorganization actually work financially."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument stays within the authorised power under section 75 of the PGPA Act to make determinations about the operation of Appropriation Acts. Its content is consistent with that purpose: it reallocates and reclassifies existing appropriations, creates schedule items/outcomes for administration, and updates references for portfolio/department names. Although the dollar values and number of transfers are large and numerous, the instrument does not expand the legal powers of the executive or create new appropriation authority beyond what Parliament already appropriated for 2021–22; it rearranges who administers and records those appropriations. Therefore it does not represent a scope expansion beyond the original intent of exercising s.75 transfer/operation powers."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to six separate Appropriation Acts (Appropriation Acts No.1–4 and two Coronavirus response Acts) increasing cross‑linking (s.4 definition + ss.5–8).","Large number of line‑item adjustments: section 5 table alone contains at least 47 separate appropriation adjustments (departmental, administered and corporate items).","Multiple types of appropriation changes: departmental items, administered items, administered assets and liabilities items, corporate entity items and equity injections (appearing across ss.5, 5A, 6, 7, 8).","Textual substitutions and portfolio/department renames across the Appropriation Acts (s.4A(1) — many string substitutions).","Insertion of new departmental items and outcomes (s.5(1B)–(1L)), requiring readers to follow both legislative text and the new outcome descriptions to understand purpose and limits on spending. ","Conditional drafting: several provisions say amounts increase “as if the increase were from a nil amount” when the item is created by this instrument — creates an accounting nuance for newly created line items (see ss.5(2)(b), 5A(4)(b), etc.).","Tables with many numeric entries and negative/positive adjustments require careful reconciliation against original Appropriation Act schedules; numeric precision increases cognitive load (several items are large, eight‑ or nine‑figure sums).","Mix of machinery‑of‑government style renaming and substantive transfers of funds/assets — readers must separate semantic edits from financial transfers (s.4A vs s.8)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanics)**\n\n- It changes how the 2021–22 Commonwealth appropriation Acts operate by redirecting budget line items, renaming/reassigning portfolio and department references, and adding new appropriation items and outcomes. (Made under s.75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.)\n\n- It accomplishes this by treating the Appropriation Acts as if certain words, items and schedules were different. Concretely that means: (a) references to some portfolios and departments are treated as references to different portfolios/departments (a name/portfolio swap); (b) particular appropriation items (departmental, administered, corporate, assets/liabilities, equity injections) are moved from one portfolio/entity to another; and (c) specified dollar increases and decreases are applied to numerous appropriation items in the various Appropriation Acts for 2021–22. (See sections 4A, 5, 5A, 6, 7 and 8.)\n\n- Many new departmental items and outcomes are created in the schedules to the Appropriation Acts (for example, for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Department of Employment and Workplace Relations; National Emergency Management Agency; National Anti‑Corruption Commission). Those outcomes describe the purposes for which the appropriations may be used (see section 5(1B)–(1L)).\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Departments, portfolios and statutory entities: the instrument reallocates which portfolio or department is recorded as responsible for particular appropriation items. Examples include moving Bureau of Meteorology and Director of National Parks items to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio (s.4A(2)(a)); moving workplace‑related agencies to Employment and Workplace Relations (s.4A(2)(b)); and moving several Home Affairs entities to Attorney‑General’s portfolio (s.4A(2)(e)).\n\n- Entity budgets and internal accounting teams: departmental and entity finance teams must record, manage and report different appropriation totals and new schedule items.\n\n- Program delivery and third‑party recipients of Commonwealth funding: where administered appropriation items move between departments or outcomes change, the administrative control of those payments shifts to a different department, which may change contract management, payment timing, and points of contact.\n\n- Parliament and auditors: appropriation lines on the face of the Appropriation Acts (and therefore the basis for appropriation reporting) are altered, which affects public accounts and audit trail for 2021–22 spending.\n\n**Why it matters (practical effects and immediate consequences)**\n\n- It reallocates budgetary responsibility. Large sums shift between departments and portfolios (see s.5 tables and other sections). For example:\n - Department of Employment and Workplace Relations receives sizeable increases (+205,307,251.77 departmental item and major administered inflows of +614,080,230.11 to Outcome 1 and +427,714,929.13 to Outcome 2 via transfers from Education — s.5 and associated tables).\n - Department of Education shows large decreases (for example a departmental decrease of -201,531,449.77 and major administered decreases in Outcomes 3 and 4 totaling hundreds of millions — s.5 tables).\n - A near‑one‑billion dollar administered item shift moves money from the National Recovery and Resilience Agency to the National Emergency Management Agency (+859,084,994.67 to NEMA and -859,084,994.67 from NRRA — s.6 table).\n - Assets and liabilities of roughly $298.37m are shifted from the Department of Industry, Science and Resources to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (s.8 table).\n\n- Administrative control and accountability change: when an appropriation item is moved to another department or portfolio, that recipient department gains the administrative responsibility to manage the program or asset, while the former department loses that control (s.4A and s.5–s.8). This affects procurement, compliance, program oversight and reporting lines.\n\n- Implementation tasks and transaction costs: departments must update financial records, transfer staff and systems where relevant, and align program delivery to the new administrative homes. This creates short‑term accounting and administrative work and potential transitional risk.\n\n**Stated purpose versus practical trade‑offs**\n\n- The instrument operates under the Minister’s power to reallocate appropriations (PGPA Act s.75) and, on its face, implements machinery‑of‑government adjustments and portfolio responsibility changes (see s.4A and the additions of departmental items/outcomes in s.5 and s.5A).\n\n- Costs and trade‑offs to note: moving appropriations reassigns both benefits (who controls funds and program delivery) and costs (administrative burden, possible reconfiguration of staff/processes). Large, concentrated transfers (hundreds of millions) create concentrated benefits for receiving portfolios and concentrated opportunity costs for those losing items. The instrument does not itself create new spending power beyond the existing appropriation framework; it reallocates existing lines and responsibilities.\n\n- Implementation risks: accounting and reporting complexity, potential delays for payments or program decisions during the transition, the need to reconcile transferred administered items and assets in financial statements, and the possibility of temporary duplication or gaps in governance while roles are reassigned (see the many line‑item changes in s.5 and s.7 tables).\n\n**Market and organisational effects (brief, mechanical)**\n\n- On private providers and suppliers: the instrument does not directly create new regulation or taxes. The likely effects are administrative — contracts and grant agreements may be managed by different departments, with new points of contact and possible changes to procurement timetables and delegation practices.\n\n- On competition and prices: there are no direct price controls or competition rules altered by this determination; any indirect effect would come from changed program administration (for example timing of payments to suppliers).\n\n**Key sections to consult for details**\n\n- Section 4A — modifications of Appropriation Acts to reflect portfolio and departmental name/reassignment changes and some entity transfers.\n- Section 5 (and its large table) — detailed reallocation and creation of departmental items/outcomes; contains the largest table of increases and decreases for Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2021–2022.\n- Sections 5A, 6, 7 and 8 — further schedule modifications and tables of increases/decreases applying to Appropriation Act (No. 2), Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Act (No. 1), Appropriation Act (No. 3) and Appropriation Act (No. 4) respectively.\n\n**Bottom line (mechanical summary)**\n\nThis statutory instrument rearranges where and how appropriations for 2021–22 are recorded and administered: it renames some portfolio/department references, moves many appropriation items (and some assets/liabilities) between portfolios and entities, adds new schedule items and outcomes, and applies specified dollar increases and decreases to a long list of appropriation items. The practical effects are administrative and budgetary: who manages money and programs changes, and departments must update accounting, reporting and program administration to reflect that reallocation. (See s.4A; s.5; s.5A; s.6; s.7; s.8.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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