PGPA Act Determination (Sport and Recreation Special Account 2016) — Establishment

PGPA Act Determination (Sport and Recreation Special Account 2016) — Establishment

made under subsection 78(1) of the

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date: 1 September 2025

Includes amendments: F2025L00851

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the PGPA Act Determination (Sport and Recreation Special Account 2016) — Establishment that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 September 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au).

Application, saving and transitional provisions

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Part 1 ‑ Establishment

1 Name

This instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (Sport and Recreation Special Account 2016) — Establishment.

Note: All special account determinations and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation (FRL) kept under the Legislation Act 2003. See http://www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 78(1) of the PGPA Act.

4 Definitions

In this instrument, PGPA Act means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

5 Establishment

For the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(a) of the PGPA Act, a special account is established with the name Sport and Recreation Special Account 2016 (the special account).

6 Credits to the special account

For purposes of paragraph 78(1)(b) of the PGPA Act, amounts equal to the following are allowed to be credited to the special account:

(a) amounts received in the course of the performance of functions that relate to the purposes of the special account;

(b) an amount received from any person for the purposes of this special account;

(c) amounts debited from the Sport and Recreation Special Account, established by the Financial Management and Accountability Determination 2006/20 – Sport and Recreation Special Account Establishment 2006.

Note 1: The Appropriation Acts may provide that if any of the purposes of a special account are covered by an item in an (whether or not the item refers to the special account), then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that item and credited to the special account.

Note 2: Where an amount equal to an amount debited from a special account is repaid to the Commonwealth, the amount may be credited to the special account, refer to paragraph 74(1)(b) of the PGPA Act and subsection 27(5) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014.

7 Purposes of the special account

For the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(c) of the PGPA Act, amounts standing to the credit of the special account are allowed to be debited for the following purposes:

(a) to make payments in relation to undertaking sport and recreation‑related projects and agreed activities of common interest to the Meeting of Sport and Recreation Ministers, its successor or subordinate bodies, considered by those Ministers to benefit all or a majority of members;

(b) to disburse or repay amounts in relation to incidental activities;

(c) to reduce the balance of the special account (and, therefore, the available appropriation) without making a real or notional payment;

(d) to repay, as required by law, amounts that have been credited to the special account.

Note 1  Subsection 78(4) of the PGPA Act appropriates the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure for the purposes of the special account up to the balance of the special account at the time of payment.

Note 2 An amount may be debited from the special account:

(a)  for the purpose of paragraph 7(b), for the administration of the special account and for dealing with direct and indirect costs in relation to administering the special account; or

(b)  for the purpose of paragraph 7(c), to allow for the balance of the special account to be reduced, with no payment or credit available to another party, account or appropriation; or

(c)  where that amount has been incorrectly credited by virtue of a clerical mistake or exercise of a discretion based on a fundamental mistake of fact or law (legal advice on the mistaken fact or law should be obtained before an amount is debited on this basis).

8 Accountable authority

For the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(d) of the PGPA Act, the accountable authority responsible for the special account is the Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.

Part 2 – Transitional Variation

Subsection 5(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Determination 2006/20 — Sport and Recreation Special Account Establishment 2006 is varied by adding at the end:

; and (e) credit amounts to the Sport and Recreation Special Account 2016.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

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If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history