Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency functions (No. 22 of 2005-2006) (Cth)

DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1997

Whereas:

In response to the Cole Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry, the Australian Government agreed to establish the Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (ABCC).

On 1 October 2005, the ABCC was established as a prescribed agency for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act). 

The ABCC’s functions include monitoring and promoting compliance with the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005, the Workplace Relations Act 1996 and the Building Code which were previously functions of the Department of Workplace and Relations.

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 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) 2005-06 Departmental item	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner	$62,231.04
Non-lapsing Appropriation from Prior Years	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner	$862,453.23

Beverley Anne Hazell

Division Manager

Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division

Department of Finance and Administration

30  June 2006                              No. 22 of 2005-2006