2. DEFINITIONS2. DEFINITIONS

INTRODUCTION

This net appropriation agreement is made under section 31 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (the FMA Act). Under this agreement, if the agency receives any amounts covered by the agreement, the appropriation to the agency in the annual appropriation Act will be increased.

Note 1 Section 31 of the FMA Act, together with the annual Appropriation Acts, allows a departmental item (or in some instances, an administered item) to be increased by an amount up to the amount of relevant receipts where the Finance Minister (or his or her delegate) and the responsible Minister have entered into a net appropriation agreement.

Note 2 This agreement is given effect by specific provisions within the annual appropriation Acts. Therefore, the agreement only has effect while the relevant specific provisions exist in the annual appropriation Acts.

1.3. This agreement will commence upon signature of the second party.

1.4. This agreement will cover relevant receipts received by the agency on or after 3 December 2007.

2. DEFINITIONS

2.1. In this agreement:

2.1.1. ‘the agency’ means the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.