Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Section 75 Transfers) Determination 2025-2026

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Section 75 Transfers) Determination 2025-2026

made under section 75 of the

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

Compilation No. 6 

Compilation date: 23 May 2026

Includes amendments: Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Section 75 Transfers) Amendment Determination 2025-2026 (No. 6)

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Section 75 Transfers) Determination 2025-2026 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 23 May 2026 (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

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

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. Any modifications affecting the law are accessible on the Register.

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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

1  Name

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Modification of Appropriation Acts

6  Modification of Supply Act (No. 1) 2025-2026

7  Modification of Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026

8  Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025-2026

9  Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025-2026

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

1  Name

  This instrument is the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Section 75 Transfers) Determination 2025-2026.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under section 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

4  Definitions

  In this instrument:

Appropriation Act means:

 (a) the Supply Act (No. 1) 2025-2026; or

 (b) the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026; or

 (c)  the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025‑2026; or

(d)  the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025-2026.

appropriation item means an item within the meaning of an Appropriation Act.

5  Modification of Appropriation Acts

 (1) The Appropriation Acts have effect as if:

 (a) references in the Acts to the Health and Aged Care portfolio were references to the Health, Disability and Ageing portfolio; and

 (b) references in the Acts to the Department of Health and Aged Care were references to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing; and

 (c) references in the Acts to the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio were references to the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts portfolio; and

 (d) references in the Acts to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts were references to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.

 (2) The Appropriation Acts have effect as if:

 (a) items and outcomes for the following entities, included for the Attorney‑General’s portfolio, were instead included for the Home Affairs portfolio:

  (i) Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission;

  (ii) Australian Federal Police;

  (iii) Australian Institute of Criminology;

  (iv) Australian Security Intelligence Organisation;

  (v) Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; and

 (b) items and outcomes for the Australian Financial Security Authority, included for the Attorney-General’s portfolio, were instead included for the Treasury portfolio; and

 (c) items and outcomes for the following entities, included for the Health, Disability and Ageing portfolio, were instead included for the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts portfolio:

  (i) Australian Sports Commission;

  (ii) Sport Integrity Australia; and

 (d) items and outcomes for the Net Zero Economy Authority, included for the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, were instead included for the Industry, Science and Resources portfolio; and

 (e) items and outcomes for the following entities, included for the Social Services portfolio, were instead included for the Health, Disability and Ageing portfolio:

  (i) National Disability Insurance Agency;

  (ii) NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission; and

 (f) items and outcomes for Services Australia, included for the Social Services portfolio, were instead included for the Finance portfolio.

6  Modification of Supply Act (No. 1) 2025-2026

 (1) This section applies to the Supply Act (No. 1) 2025-2026.

 (2) The Act has effect as if:

 (a) Outcome 4 for the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing in Schedule 1 to the Act were omitted and substituted with the following outcome:

  Outcome 4

  Supporting the independence of people with disability and carers by providing targeted supports

 (b) an administered item were included for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts in Schedule 1 to the Act opposite the following outcome:

  Outcome 7

  Contribute to healthy, active communities and a sustainable sport system through policy development, coordination and targeted support

 (2A) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:

 (a) a departmental item for the Defence and Veterans’ Services Commission; and

 (b) the following outcome for that entity:

  Outcome 1

  Improve suicide prevention and wellbeing outcomes for serving Australian Defence Force members and Veterans by providing independent oversight and evidence-based advice to the Australian Government and Parliament, including by monitoring, inquiring and reporting on reforms to systems affecting ADF members and Veterans

 (2B) The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:

 (a) a departmental item for the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator; and

 (b) the following outcome for that entity:

  Outcome 1

  Assure the protection of people and the environment and the regulation of naval nuclear power activities across the lifecycle of Australia’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine capability

 (3) The Act has effect:

 (a) as if appropriation items in Schedule 1 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and

 (b) if the table specifies an increase for an appropriation item which is an appropriation item that has effect because of this determination—as if the increase were from a nil amount.

7  Modification of Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026

 (1) This section applies to the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026.

 (1A) The Act has effect as if Schedule 2 to the Act included, for the Australian Centre for Disease Control, an other departmental item.

 (2) The Act has effect:

 (a) as if appropriation items in Schedule 2 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and

 (b) if the table specifies an increase for an appropriation item which is an appropriation item that has effect because of this determination—as if the increase were from a nil amount.

8  Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025-2026

1.     This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025-2026.
2.     The Act has effect as if Schedule 1 to the Act included:

1.      a departmental item for the Australian Centre for Disease Control; and
2.     an administered item for that entity opposite the following outcome:

Outcome 1

Protect and promote the health of all Australians, including through developing, analysing and publishing nationally co-ordinated public health data and evidence-informed expert advice, and through developing, promoting and implementing programs and initiatives to detect, prepare for, prevent and enable responses to public health threats and disease

 (3)  The Act has effect:

1.      as if appropriation items in Schedule 1 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and
2.      if the table specifies an increase for an appropriation item which is an appropriation item that has effect because of this determination—as if the increase were from a nil amount.

 9  Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025-2026

1.     This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026.
2.     The Act has effect as if Schedule 2 to the Act included, for the Australian Centre for Disease Control, an other departmental item.
3.     The Act has effect:

1.      as if appropriation items in Schedule 2 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and
2.      if the table specifies an increase for an appropriation item which is an appropriation item that has effect because of this determination—as if the increase were from a nil amount.

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.

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