Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2010-2011

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2010‑2011

No. 61, 2010 as amended

Compilation start date:  28 June 2013

Includes amendments up to: FMA Act Determination 2013/05
     — Section 32 (Transfer of
     Functions from DCCEE to
     DIICCSRTE and DRET)

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2010-2011 as in force on 28 June 2013. It includes any commenced amendment affecting the legislation to that date.

This compilation was prepared on 9 September 2013.

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of each amended provision.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the compiled law but the text of the amendments is included in the endnotes.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If a provision of the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force, details are included in the endnotes.

Provisions ceasing to have effect

If a provision of the compiled law has expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Definitions

4 Portfolio Statements

5 Notional payments, receipts etc.

Part 2—Appropriation items

6 Summary of appropriations

7 State, ACT, NT and local government items

8 Administered items

9 Administered assets and liabilities items

10 Other departmental items

11 CAC Act body payment items

Part 3—Adjusting appropriation items

12 Reducing State, ACT, NT and local government items and administered items

13 Reducing administered assets and liabilities items and other departmental items

14 Reducing CAC Act body payment items

15 Advance to the Finance Minister

16 Determinations under previous Acts

17 Reducing items in previous Acts

Part 4—General drawing rights limits

18 General drawing rights limits

19 Adjustments for GST

Part 5—Miscellaneous

20 Crediting amounts to Special Accounts

21 Conditions etc. applying to State, ACT, NT and local government items

22 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund

Schedule 1—Payments to or for the States, ACT, NT and local government

Schedule 2—Services for which money is appropriated

Amendment of Schedule 2 arising from Determination(s) under section 32 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none]

Endnote 6—Modifications [none]

Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/39 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DORA to the former DITRDLG)

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2011/10 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DEWHA to DPMC)

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2011/11 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from Health to DPMC)

Endnote 8—Miscellaneous [none]

An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, and for related purposes

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Short title

  This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2010‑2011.

2  Commencement

  This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3  Definitions

  In this Act:

acquisition has the same meaning as in the GST Act.

administered assets and liabilities item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to an Agency opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.

administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 opposite an outcome for an Agency under the heading “New Administered Expenses”.

Agency means:

 (a) an Agency within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997; or

 (b) the High Court of Australia.

CAC Act body means:

 (a) a Commonwealth authority within the meaning of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997; or

 (b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.

CAC Act body payment item means the amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to a CAC Act body under the heading “Non‑operating”.

Chief Executive has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2011.

expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.

Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.

GST Act means the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999, as it applies because of Division 177 of that Act.

Note: Under Division 177 of the GST Act, that Act applies notionally to the Commonwealth and Commonwealth entities. They are therefore notionally liable to pay GST, are notionally entitled to input tax credits and notionally have adjustments.

GST qualifying amount means:

 (a) an input tax credit (within the meaning of the GST Act); or

 (b) a decreasing adjustment (within the meaning of the GST Act).

importation has the same meaning as in the GST Act.

item means any of the following:

 (a) a State, ACT, NT and local government item;

 (b) an administered item;

 (c) an administered assets and liabilities item;

 (d) an other departmental item;

 (e) a CAC Act body payment item.

other departmental item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to an Agency:

 (a) opposite the heading “Equity Injections”; or

 (b) opposite the heading “Loans”; or

 (c) opposite the heading “Previous Years’ Outputs”.

Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act.

Portfolio Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements.

Special Account has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

State, ACT, NT and local government item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 opposite an outcome for an Agency under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government”.

4  Portfolio Statements

  The Portfolio Statements are hereby declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Note: See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

5  Notional payments, receipts etc.

  For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between Agencies are to be treated as if they were real transactions.

Note: This section applies, for example, to a “payment” between Agencies that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for the paying Agency, even though no payment is actually made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Part 2—Appropriation items

6  Summary of appropriations

  The total of the items specified in Schedule 2 is $9,538,371,000.

Note 1: Items in Schedule 2 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.

Note 2: Sections 30 to 32 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 also provide for adjustments of amounts appropriated by this Act.

7  State, ACT, NT and local government items

 (1) The amount specified in a State, ACT, NT and local government item for an outcome for an Agency may be applied for the purpose of making payments to or for the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and local government authorities for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.

Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

 (2) If the Portfolio Statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.

8  Administered items

 (1) The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for an Agency may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.

Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

 (2) If the Portfolio Statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.

9  Administered assets and liabilities items

 (1) The amount specified in an administered assets and liabilities item for an Agency may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving any outcome specified for the Agency:

 (a) in Schedule 2 to this Act; or

 (b) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010‑2011.

Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

 (2) If the Portfolio Statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.

10  Other departmental items

  The amount specified in an other departmental item for an Agency may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the Agency.

Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

11  CAC Act body payment items

 (1) The amount specified in a CAC Act body payment item for a CAC Act body may be paid to the body to be applied for the purposes of the body.

Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

 (2) If:

 (a) an Act provides that a CAC Act body must be paid amounts that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the body; and

 (b) Schedule 2 contains a CAC Act body payment item for that body;

then the body must be paid the full amount specified in the item.

Part 3—Adjusting appropriation items

12  Reducing State, ACT, NT and local government items and administered items

 (1) If:

 (a) an annual report for an Agency for the current year is tabled in the Parliament; and

 (b) the report specifies the amount required by an Agency in respect of:

 (i) a State, ACT, NT and local government item for the Agency; or

 (ii) an administered item for the Agency; and

 (c) the required amount is less than the amount of the item;

the item is taken to be reduced to the required amount.

 (2) The Finance Minister may, by writing, determine:

 (a) that subsection (1):

 (i) does not apply in relation to the item; or

 (ii) applies as if the amount specified in the annual report were the amount specified in the determination; or

 (b) if the report does not specify the required amount—an amount that is taken to be the required amount for the purposes of subsection (1).

 (3) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does not apply to the determination.

13  Reducing administered assets and liabilities items and other departmental items

 (1) A written request to reduce an administered assets and liabilities item or an other departmental item for an Agency may be made to the Finance Minister by:

 (a) the Prime Minister or a Minister acting on behalf of the Prime Minister; or

 (b) the Minister who is responsible for the Agency; or

 (c) if the Finance Minister is responsible for the Agency—the Chief Executive of the Agency.

 (2) If a request is made under subsection (1), the Finance Minister may, by writing, determine that the item is to be reduced by the amount specified in the request.

 (3) However, the determination has no effect to the extent that it would reduce the item below nil, after subtracting amounts that have been applied under Part 2 in respect of the item.

 (4) The item is taken to be reduced in accordance with the determination.

 (5) Despite subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, the determination must not be rescinded, revoked, amended or varied.

 (6) A request made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.

 (7) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does not apply to the determination.

14  Reducing CAC Act body payment items

 (1) A written request to reduce a CAC Act body payment item for a CAC Act body may be made to the Finance Minister by:

 (a) the Prime Minister or a Minister acting on behalf of the Prime Minister; or

 (b) the Minister who is responsible for the body; or

 (c) if the Finance Minister is responsible for the body—the Secretary of the Department.

Note: For Department, see subsection 19A(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

 (2) If a request is made under subsection (1), the Finance Minister may, by writing, determine that the item is to be reduced by the amount specified in the request.

 (3) However, the determination has no effect to the extent that it would reduce the item below nil, after subtracting amounts that have been paid to the body in respect of the item.

 (4) The item is taken to be reduced in accordance with the determination.

 (5) Despite subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, the determination must not be rescinded, revoked, amended or varied.

 (6) Subsection 11(2) does not limit the reduction of a CAC Act body payment item under this section.

 (7) A request made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.

 (8) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does not apply to the determination.

15  Advance to the Finance Minister

 (1) This section applies if the Finance Minister is satisfied that there is an urgent need for expenditure, in the current year, that is not provided for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 2:

 (a) because of an erroneous omission or understatement; or

 (b) because the expenditure was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to provide for it in the Bill for this Act before that Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives.

 (2) This Act has effect as if Schedule 2 were amended, in accordance with a determination of the Finance Minister, to make provision for so much (if any) of the expenditure as the Finance Minister determines.

 (3) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) cannot be more than $380 million.

 (4) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument, but neither section 42 (disallowance) nor Part 6 (sunsetting) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 applies to the determination.

16  Determinations under previous Acts

  Despite subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, a determination made under any of the following provisions must not be rescinded, revoked, amended or varied on or after 1 July 2010:

 (a) section 11 or 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2003‑2004;

 (b) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2003‑2004;

 (c) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2004‑2005;

 (d) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2004‑2005;

 (e) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2004‑2005;

 (f) section 10 of the Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance and Australia‑Indonesia Partnership) Act 2004‑2005;

 (g) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2005‑2006;

 (h) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2005‑2006;

 (i) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2005‑2006;

 (j) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2006‑2007;

 (k) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2006‑2007;

 (l) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2006‑2007;

 (m) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2007‑2008;

 (n) section 11 of the Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Act (No. 2) 2007‑2008;

 (o) section 12 of the Appropriation (Drought and Equine Influenza Assistance) Act (No. 2) 2007‑2008;

 (p) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2007‑2008;

 (q) section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2007‑2008;

 (r) section 13 or 14 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008‑2009;

 (s) section 13 or 14 of the Appropriation (Economic Security Strategy) Act (No. 2) 2008‑2009;

 (t) section 13 or 14 of the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008‑2009;

 (u) section 13 or 14 of the Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Act (No. 2) 2008‑2009;

 (v) section 13 or 14 of the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2008‑2009;

 (w) section 13 or 14 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009‑2010;

 (x) section 12 or 13 of the Appropriation (Water Entitlements) Act 2009‑2010;

 (y) section 13 or 14 of the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2009‑2010.

17  Reducing items in previous Acts

 (1) A written request may be made to the Finance Minister by the Prime Minister, or a Minister acting on behalf of the Prime Minister, to reduce:

 (a) an administered assets and liabilities item or an other departmental item in a previous Act; or

 (b) a CAC Act body payment item in a previous Act; or

 (c) an administered capital item in a previous Act; or

 (d) a departmental capital item in a previous Act.

Note:  Not all previous Acts will contain each type of item mentioned in this subsection.

 (2) If a request is made under subsection (1), the Finance Minister may, by writing, determine that the item is to be reduced by the amount specified in the request.

 (3) However, the determination has no effect to the extent that it would reduce the item below nil, after subtracting amounts that:

 (a) if the item is an administered assets and liabilities item, other departmental item, administered capital item or departmental capital item—have been applied under Part 2 of that Act in respect of the item; or

 (b) if the item is a CAC Act body payment item—have been paid to the body in respect of the item.

 (4) The item is taken to be reduced in accordance with the determination.

 (5) Despite subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, the determination must not be rescinded, revoked, amended or varied.

 (6) A request made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.

 (7) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does not apply to the determination.

Definitions

 (8) In this section:

administered assets and liabilities item, in relation to a previous Act, means an administered assets and liabilities item within the meaning of that Act.

administered capital item, in relation to a previous Act, means an administered capital item within the meaning of that Act.

CAC Act body payment item, in relation to a previous Act, means a CAC Act body payment item within the meaning of that Act.

departmental capital item, in relation to a previous Act, means a departmental capital item within the meaning of that Act.

other departmental item, in relation to a previous Act, means an other departmental item within the meaning of that Act.

previous Act means any of the following:

 (a) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1999‑2000;

 (b) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1999‑2000;

 (c) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2000‑2001;

 (d) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2000‑2001;

 (e) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2001‑2002;

 (f) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2001‑2002;

 (g) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002‑2003;

 (h) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2002‑2003;

 (i) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2003‑2004;

 (j) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2003‑2004;

 (k) the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2003‑2004;

 (l) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2004‑2005;

 (m) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2004‑2005;

 (n) the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2004‑2005;

 (o) the Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance and Australia‑Indonesia Partnership) Act 2004‑2005;

 (p) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2005‑2006;

 (q) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2005‑2006;

 (r) the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2005‑2006;

 (s) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2006‑2007;

 (t) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2006‑2007;

 (u) the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2006‑2007;

 (v) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2007‑2008;

 (w) the Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Act (No. 2) 2007‑2008;

 (x) the Appropriation (Drought and Equine Influenza Assistance) Act (No. 2) 2007‑2008;

 (y) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2007‑2008;

 (z) the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2007‑2008;

 (za) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008‑2009;

 (zb) the Appropriation (Economic Security Strategy) Act (No. 2) 2008‑2009;

 (zc) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008‑2009;

 (zd) the Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Act (No. 2) 2008‑2009;

 (ze) the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2008‑2009;

 (zf) the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009‑2010;

 (zg) the Appropriation (Water Entitlements) Act 2009‑2010;

 (zh) the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2009‑2010.

Part 4—General drawing rights limits

18  General drawing rights limits

Building Australia Fund

 (1) The general drawing rights limit for the current year for the purposes of section 109 of the Nation‑building Funds Act 2008 is $1,201,100,000.

Education Investment Fund

 (2) The general drawing rights limit for the current year for the purposes of section 199 of the Nation‑building Funds Act 2008 is $1,163,539,000.

Health and Hospitals Fund

 (3) The general drawing rights limit for the current year for the purposes of section 267 of the Nation‑building Funds Act 2008 is $952,633,000.

General purpose financial assistance

 (4) The general drawing rights limit for the current year for the purposes of section 9 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 is $1,000,000,000.

National partnership payments

 (5) The general drawing rights limit for the current year for the purposes of section 16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 is $20,000,000,000.

 (6) On and after the commencement of this Act, subsection 16(5) of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009‑2010 has effect as if the general drawing rights limit specified in that subsection were $25,000,000,000.

19  Adjustments for GST

  If:

 (a) a payment in respect of an acquisition or importation is made in reliance on a general drawing rights limit specified in section 18; and

 (b) a GST qualifying amount arises for that acquisition or importation;

then the general drawing rights limit is increased by the amount of the GST qualifying amount.

Part 5—Miscellaneous

20  Crediting amounts to Special Accounts

  If any of the purposes of a Special Account is a purpose that is covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the Special Account), then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that item and credited to that Special Account.

21  Conditions etc. applying to State, ACT, NT and local government items

 (1) This section applies to any payment made out of money appropriated by a State, ACT, NT and local government item for an outcome specified in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1.

 (2) The payment:

 (a) must be made on the terms and conditions (if any) from time to time determined, in the way described in subsection (3), as applying to payments made:

 (i) in relation to the outcome; and

 (ii) to or for a State, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory or a local government authority; and

 (iii) out of money appropriated by an annual Appropriation Act; and

 (b) must be made in accordance with any determination in writing made by the Minister specified, in column 4 of the table in Schedule 1, for the outcome as to amounts and times of payments.

 (3) The way of determining the terms and conditions applying to payments described in paragraph (2)(a) is for the Minister specified, in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1, for the outcome to make the determination in writing before or after the commencement of this Act.

 (4) Determinations mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) and determinations made under paragraph (2)(b) are not legislative instruments.

 (5) This section does not limit the Commonwealth’s power to:

 (a) apply terms and conditions to payments made out of money that is not appropriated by a State, ACT, NT and local government item; or

 (b) determine the amounts and times of those payments.

22  Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund

  The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as affected by the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Schedule 1—Payments to or for the States, ACT, NT and local government

Note: See section 21.

Schedule 2—Services for which money is appropriated

Note: See sections 6 and 22.

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 other departmental items, the actual appropriation item is the amount in relation to an agency 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 agency 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 agency 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 agency opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.

 No other amounts in the table have been amended.

Note 2: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/18 (Transfer of Functions from AGD to DORA) amended the amount opposite “Administered Assets and Liabilities”, under the heading “Total”, to transfer an amount to the Administered Assets and Liabilities item for the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.

 On 14 September 2010, the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government was created.

Note 3: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2010/37 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from AGD to DORA) amended the amount opposite “Administered Assets and Liabilities”, under the heading “Total”, to transfer an amount to the Administered Assets and Liabilities item for the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.

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

(a) for other departmental items, the actual appropriation item is the amount in relation to an agency 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 agency under the heading “New Administered Outcomes”.

 No other amounts in the table have been amended.

Note 2: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2012/28 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from NNTT to FEDCA) amended in this table the amount alongside “Equity Injections” under the heading “Total”, to transfer an amount to the other departmental item, Equity Injections, for the Federal Court of Australia (FEDCA).

 Due to a government decision, functions relating to the native title claims administration and assistance with related Indigenous Land Use Agreement negotiations were transferred from the National Native Title Tribunal to FEDCA.