Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 13 of 2006-2007) (Cth)

DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1997

Context:           

On 18 July 2006, a decision was made to transfer the Business Cost Calculator function from the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources to the Office of Best Practice Regulation established within the Productivity Commission.

I, Brett Kaufmann, Acting Division Manager, Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division, Department of Finance and Administration, sub-delegate of the Minister for Finance and Administration under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (‘the FMA Act’), issue the following direction under section 32 of the FMA Act:

That the appropriation items listed in column 1 of the following table in the amounts listed in column 4 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) 2006-2007 Departmental Items	Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources	Productivity Commission	$711,539

Brett Kaufmann

Acting Division Manager

Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division

Department of Finance and Administration

26 April 2007                                       No. 13 of 2006-2007