I, NICK MINCHIN, Minister for Finance and Administration, make this Determination under subsections 20 (2) and (3) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Dated                          11 October 2006

Nick Minchin

1              Name of Determination

                This Determination is the Financial Management and Accountability Determination 2006/71 — Australians at War Account Variation and Abolition 2006.

2              Commencement

                This Determination commences at the time at which subsection 22 (4) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is complied with.

 Note      This Determination takes effect in accordance with section 22 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. The Parliament must consider the Determination before it can take effect, and either House may pass a resolution disallowing the Determination. If neither House passes such a resolution, the Determination takes effect on the day immediately after the last day upon which such a resolution could have been passed.

3              Variation

                Schedule 1 varies the determination entitled Determination 2000/12 which established the Australians at War Account.

4              Abolition

                The Australians at War Account is abolished with effect from the time at which:

(a)         Schedule 1 has taken effect; and

(b)         the balance of the appropriation for the Australians at War Account reaches zero.

Schedule 1        Variation

(section 3)

Do not delete : Schedule Part Placeholder

[1]           Section (c)

substitute

specify that the purposes of the Account are:

(i)                  for the production and promotion of the ‘Australians at War’ documentary and to assist with the costs of manufacture and distribution of educational materials for Australian schools in support of the documentary series, to be administered by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; and

(ii)                to credit amounts to the Australians at War Special Account.