Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2012/29 Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from Health to NHPA) (Cth)

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2012/29 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from HEALTH to NHPA)

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

I, PETER GIBSON, Acting First Assistant Secretary, 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 due to a decision of the Australian Government to establish a new statutory authority, the National Health Performance Authority, for which appropriations are transferred from the Department of Health and Ageing.

Dated   22 November 2012

PETER GIBSON

Acting First Assistant Secretary

Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division

Department of Finance and Deregulation

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2012/29 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from HEALTH to NHPA).

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 in accordance with section 62 of the FMA Act. The Secretary has delegated his power in accordance with section 53 of the FMA Act.

Note 2: Acronyms used in this Determination are as follows:

(a)“HEALTH” – refers to the Department of Health and Ageing.

(b)“NHPA” – refers to the National Health Performance Authority.

Note 3: The National Health Reform Act 2011 provides authority for a new agency, NHPA, to be created. Appropriations were provided to HEALTH pending establishment of NHPA.

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on the day on which it is made.

3              Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2012-2013

Schedule 1 amends Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2012-2013 to:

(a)    reduce HEALTH’s administered item alongside Outcome 13 by $29,951,498.69;

(b)   increase NHPA’s departmental item by $12,148,000.00; and

(c)    increase NHPA’s administered item alongside Outcome 1 by $17,803,498.69.

Schedule 1        Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2012-2013

(Clause 3)

[1]      Schedule 1, Health and Ageing portfolio, Department of Health and Ageing table, alongside Outcome 13, under the heading “Administered”

omit

130,123

insert

100,171.50131

[2]      Schedule 1, Health and Ageing portfolio, after the Department of Health and Ageing table

insert

Note 1: The table has been amended by a determination under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. That determination has amended only the actual appropriation items:

(a)        for departmental items, the actual appropriation item is the “Total” amount in relation to an agency under the heading “Departmental”; and

(b)        for administered items, the actual appropriation item is the amount set out opposite an Outcome of an agency under the heading “Administered”.

No other amounts in the table have been amended.

Note 2: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2012/29 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from HEALTH to NHPA) amended the amount alongside Outcome 13 under the heading “Administered” to transfer amounts to the new statutory authority, the National Health Performance Authority, for which appropriations are transferred from the Department of Health and Ageing.

[3]       Schedule 1, Health and Ageing portfolio, after the National Health and Medical Research Council table

Insert on a new page

HEALTH AND AGEING PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2012‑2013 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2011‑2012
Departmental	Administered	Total
$'000	$'000	$'000
NATIONAL HEALTH PERFORMANCE AUTHORITY
Outcome 1 ‑ Contribute to transparent and accountable health care services in Australia, including through the provision of independent performance monitoring and reporting; the formulation of performance indicators; and conducting and evaluating research
	12,148	17,803.49869	29,951.49869
	-	-	-
Total: National Health Performance Authority	12,148	17,803.49869	29,951.49869
	-	-	-

Note:  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2012/29 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from HEALTH to NHPA) inserted this table for the newly established statutory authority, the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA), for which appropriations are transferred from the Department of Health and Ageing.