Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 – Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 17 of 2006-2007) (Cth)

DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1997

Context:           

On 27 March 2006, the Office of Workplace Services (OWS) was established as a prescribed agency for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (‘the FMA Act’) and the workplace services functions, which were previously functions of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, became functions of OWS.

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) 2005-2006 Departmental Items	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Office of Workplace Services	$20,764
Appropriation Act (No.1) 2006-2007 Departmental Items	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Office of Workplace Services	$159,940

Brett Kaufmann

Acting Division Manager

Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division

Department of Finance and Administration

22 June 2007                                       No. 17 of 2006-2007