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 responsibility for the Commonwealth’s contribution to the Information on Regional Australia (IORA) project from the former Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government to the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.
Dated 1st September 2011
TIM YOUNGBERRY
First Assistant Secretary
Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division
Department of Finance and Deregulation
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2011/17 – 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) “the former DITRDLG” – refers to the Department of Infrustructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government; and
(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 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.
Note 4: Responsibility for the Commonwealth’s contribution to the Information on Regional Australia (IORA) project was transferred from DITRDLG to DORA due to a change in the Administrative Arrangements Order with effect from 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 reduce an amount of $300,062.00 from the Departmental item for the former DITRDLG.
4 Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-2012
Schedule 2 amends Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-2012 to increase the Departmental item for DORA by $300,062.00.
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, alongside “Total: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government” in the “Departmental” column
omit
190,021.74000
insert
189,721.67800
[2] Schedule 1, Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio, after the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development table
omit the notes, 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.
Note 3: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/22 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DITRDLG to DORA) amended the amount alongside “Outcome 3”, under the heading “Administered”, to transfer an amount from the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.
Note 4: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/23 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DITRDLG to DORA) amended the amount alongside “Total: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government”, under the heading “Departmental”, to transfer an amount to the Departmental item of the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.
Note 5: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/36 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DPMC to DOIT) amended the Departmental item to transfer an amount from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
The Australian Government had made a decision to transfer the Office of the Co-ordinator General from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Department of Infrastructure and Transport.
Note 6: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/39 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DORA to the former DITRDLG) amended two amounts of excess appropriation previously transferred under Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/17 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DITRDLG to DORA), being:
(a) the amount alongside “Total”, under the heading “Departmental”, to transfer an amount to the Departmental item from 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 from “Outcome 1” under the heading “Administered” for the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.
Note 7: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2011/17 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DITRDLG to DORA) amended the amount alongside “Total: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government”, under the heading “Departmental”, to transfer an amount to the Departmental item of the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.
Schedule 2 Amendment of Appropriation Act
(No. 1) 2011-2012
(Clause 4)
[1] Schedule 2, Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government table, alongside “Total: Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government” in the “Departmental” column
omit
71,908,000
insert
72,208,062
[2] Schedule 2, Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, after the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government table
insert
Note 1: The table has been amended by a Determination under section 32 of the FMA Act. 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 Outputs”; and
(b) for administered items, the actual appropriation item is the amount set out opposite an Outcome of an entity under the heading “Administered Expenses”.
No other amounts in the table have been amended.
Note 2: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2011/17 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DITRDLG to DORA) amended the amount alongside “Total: Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government”, under the heading “Departmental”, to transfer an amount alongside “Total: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government”, under the heading “Departmental”.