I, TIM YOUNGBERRY, First Assistant Secretary, Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division, Department of Finance and Deregulation, make this Determination under subsection 32(2) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (the FMA Act).

This Determination is made due to a decision of the Australian Government to transfer the regional development and local government functions from the former Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government to the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.

Dated          1 October 2010

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/17 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DITRDLG to DORA).

Note 1: This Determination has been made by a delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Deregulation. The Secretary is a delegate of the Minister for Finance and Deregulation in accordance with section 62 of the FMA Act. The Secretary has delegated his power in accordance with section 53 of the FMA Act.

Note 2: Acronyms used in this Determination are as follows:

(a)       “DITRDLG” – refers to the former Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

(b)       “DORA” – refers to the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.

Note 3: On 14 September 2010, ministerial portfolios were restructured and departments were renamed. The former Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government was renamed the Department of Infrastructure and Transport and some of its former functions transferred to the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, a department within the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio created on 14 September 2010.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day on which it is made.

Note: Under subsection 32(8) of the FMA Act, a Determination may be expressed to take effect before its making and registration under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

3 Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010-2011

 Schedule 1 amends Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010-2011 to transfer:

(a)          an amount of $21,000,000.00 of the total of the Departmental item for DITRDLG to the total for the Departmental item for DORA; and

(b)          an amount of $144,215,595.79 of Outcome 3, under “Administered” for DITRDLG to Outcome 1 under “Administered” for DORA.

Note: The amount transferred relates to the transfer of some functions of DITRDLG to DORA.

4 Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2010-2011

Schedule 2 amends Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2010-2011 to transfer an amount of $209,816,682.30 from Outcome 3 under the heading of “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government” of DITRDLG to Outcome 1 under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government” for DORA.

Note: The amount transferred relates to the transfer of some functions of DITRDLG to DORA.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010-2011

(Clause 3)

[1] Schedule 1, Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government table, total for Departmental

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212,051

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191,051

[2] Schedule 1, Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government table, amount for Outcome 3, Administered column

omit

164,383

insert

20,167.40421

[3] Schedule 1, Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio, after the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government table

insert

Note 1: The table has been amended by a determination under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. That determination has amended only the actual appropriation items:

(a) for departmental items, the actual appropriation item is the “Total” amount in relation to an entity under the heading “Departmental”; and

(b) for administered items, the actual appropriation item is the amount set out opposite an Outcome of an entity under the heading “Administered”.

No other amounts in the table have been amended.

Note 2:Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/17 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DITRDLG to DORA) amended two amounts in this table:

(a)         the amount alongside “Total”, under the heading “Departmental”, to transfer an amount to the Departmental item for the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government; and

(b)         the amount alongside “Outcome 3”, under the heading “Administered”, to transfer an amount to “Outcome 1” under the heading “Administered” for the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.

The determination transferred the unspent appropriation of the former Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, which was renamed and restructured on 14 September 2010.

[4] Schedule 1, immediately before the Resources, Energy and Tourism Portfolio, Summary table

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Note: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/17 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DITRDLG to DORA) added this table and two specific amounts:

(a)         the amount alongside “Total”, under the heading “Departmental”, to transfer an amount to the Departmental item from the former Department of Infastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government; and

(b)        the amount alongside “Outcome 1”, under the heading “Administered”, to transfer an amount to Outcome 1 of the Administered item from the former Department of Infastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, was renamed and restructured on 14 September 2010. The Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government was created on the same date.

Schedule 2 Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2010-2011

(Clause 4)

[1] Schedule 2, Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government table, amount for Outcome 3, Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government column

omit

262,770

insert

52,953.31770

[2] Schedule 2, Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio, after the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government table

insert

Note 1: The table has been amended by a determination under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. That determination has amended only the actual appropriation items:

(a)  for other departmental items, the actual appropriation item is the amount in relation to an entity opposite the heading “Equity Injections”, or, opposite the heading “Loans”, or, opposite the heading “Previous Years’ Outputs”; and

(b)  for administered items, the actual appropriation item is the amount set out opposite an Outcome of an entity under the heading “New Administered Expenses”; and

(c) for State, ACT, NT and local government items, the actual appropriation item is the amount set out opposite an Outcome of an entity under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government”; and

(d) for an administered assets and liabilities item, the actual appropriation item is the amount set out in relation to an entity opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.

No other amounts in the table have been amended.

Note 2: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/17 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DITRDLG to DORA) amended the amount alongside “Outcome 3”, under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government”, to transfer an amount alongside “Outcome 1”, under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government” to the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.

The determination transferred the unspent appropriation of the former Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, which was renamed and restructured on 14 September 2010. The Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government was created on the same date.

 [3] Schedule 2, immediately before the Resources, Energy and Tourism Portfolio, Summary table,

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Note 1: The table has been inserted by a determination under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. That determination has inserted only the actual appropriation items:

(a)  for other departmental items, the actual appropriation item is the amount in relation to an entity opposite the heading “Equity Injections”, or, opposite the heading “Loans”, or, opposite the heading “Previous Years’ Outputs”; and

(b)  for administered items, the actual appropriation item is the amount set out opposite an Outcome of an entity under the heading “New Administered Expenses”; and

(c) for State, ACT, NT and local government items the actual appropriation item is the amount set out opposite an Outcome of an entity under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government”; and

(d) for an administered assets and liabilities item the actual appropriation item is the amount set out in relation to an entity opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.

No other amounts in the table have been inserted.

Note 2: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/17 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DITRDLG to DORA) amended the amount alongside “Outcome 1”, under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government”, to transfer an amount from the former Department of Infastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, was renamed and restructured on 14 September 2010. The Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government was created on the same date.