Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 – Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 1 of 2006-2007) (Cth)

DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1997

Whereas:

On 30 June 2006 the Migration Review Tribunal was abolished.

On 1 July 2006, the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal ('MRT-RRT') was established as a prescribed agency for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 ('the FMA Act') and the functions which were previously functions of the Migration Review Tribunal became functions of the MRT-RRT.

I, Beverley Anne Hazell, Division Manager, Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division, Department of Finance and Administration, Delegate of the Minister for Finance and Administration under the  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 ('the FMA Act'), issue the following direction under s.32 of the FMA Act:

That the moneys listed in column 4 of the following table for the items listed in column 1, be transferred from the 'old agency' listed in column 2 to the 'new agency' listed in column 3.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Appropriation Item	Old Agency	New Agency	$
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2006-07 Departmental item	Migration Review Tribunal	Migration Review Tribunal and  Refugee Review Tribunal (MRT – RRT)	$21,402,000

Beverley Anne Hazell

Division Manager

Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division

Department of Finance and Administration

3 July 2006               No. 1 of 2006-2007