Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2008/24 Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DIISR to ARC) (Cth)

FMA Act Determination 2008/24 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DIISR to ARC)

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

I, Tim Youngberry, Division Manager, 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 because of changes in the administrative arrangements on 3 December 2007, specifically the transfer of the Research Quality Framework program from the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research to the Australian Research Council.

Dated 27 May 2008

Tim Youngberry

Division Manager

Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division

Department of Finance and Deregulation

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the FMA Act Determination 2008/24 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DIISR to ARC).

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: see sections 53 and 62 of the FMA Act.

Note 2   Acronyms and other organisational names used in this Determination are as follows:

(a)   “ARC” – refers to the Australian Research Council

(b)   “DIISR” – refers to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.

1. Commencement

This Determination is taken to have commenced on 3 December 2007.

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.

1. Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2007-2008

Schedule 1 amends the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2007-2008 to transfer an amount of $4,320,000.00 of “Equity Injections” (an other departmental item defined in section 3 of that Act) from the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research to the Equity Injections for the Australian Research Council.

Note   The amount transferred relates to the transfer of the Research Quality Framework program.

Schedule 1        Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2007-2008

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 2, Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research table, Equity Injections

omit

5,671

insert

1,351

[2]           Schedule 2, Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio, after the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 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 other departmental items, the actual appropriation item is the amount in relation to an entity opposite the heading “Equity Injections”, or, opposite the heading “Loans”, or, opposite the heading “Previous Years Outputs”; and

(b)   for administered items, the actual appropriation item is the amount set out opposite an Outcome of an entity under the heading “New Administered Expenses”; and

(c)   for State, Act, NT and local government items the actual appropriation item is the amount  set out opposite an Outcome of an entity under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT, and local government”; and

(d)   for an administered assets and liabilities item the actual appropriation item is the amount set out in relation to an entity opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.

No other amounts in the table have been amended.

Note 2:     FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/24 amended the amount alongside Equity Injections, under the heading Total, to transfer an amount to the Australian Research Council.

[3]           Schedule 2, Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio, after the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research table

insert

INNOVATION, INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2007‑2008
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government	New Administered Expenses	Total
$'000	$'000	$'000
AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL
Non‑operating
Equity Injections	4,320
	Total: Australian Research Council

Note 1:The table has been inserted by a Determination under section 32 of the FMA Act. That determination has inserted only the actual appropriation items:

(a)   for other departmental items, the actual appropriation item is the amount in relation to an entity opposite the heading “Equity Injections”, or, opposite the heading “Loans”, or, opposite the heading “Previous Years Outputs”; and

(b)   for administered items, the actual appropriation item is the amount set out opposite an Outcome of an entity under the heading “New Administered Expenses”; and

(c)   for State, Act, NT and local government items the actual appropriation item is the amount  set out opposite an Outcome of an entity under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT, and local government”; and

(d)   for an administered assets and liabilities item the actual appropriation item is the amount set out in relation to an entity opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.

No other amounts in the table have been inserted.

Note 2:     FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/24 inserted the amount alongside Equity Injections, under the heading Total, to transfer an amount from the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.