I, Tim Youngberry, Division Manager, 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 because of changes in the administrative arrangements on 3 December 2007, specifically the transfer of the Information Law Branch function from the Attorney-General’s Department to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Dated 1 April 2008

Tim Youngberry

1              Name of Determination

                This Determination is the FMA Act Determination 2008/07 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from AGD to PM&C).

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: see sections 53 and 62 of the FMA Act.

Note 2   Acronyms and other organisational names used in this Determination are as follows:

(a)      “AGD” – refers to Attorney-General’s Department.

(b)      “PM&C” – refers to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

2              Commencement

                This Determination is taken to have commenced on 10 January 2008.

Note   Under subsection 32 (8) of the FMA Act, a Determination may be expressed to take effect before its making and registration under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

3              Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2006-2007

                Schedule 1 amends the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2006-2007 to transfer an amount of $515,273.81 of the departmental item for the Attorney-General’s Department to the departmental item for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Note   The amount transferred relates to the transfer of the Information Law Branch function.

4              Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008

                Schedule 2 amends the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007–2008 to transfer an amount of $623,057.00 of the departmental item for the Attorney-General’s Department to the departmental item for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Note   The amount transferred relates to the transfer of the Information Law Branch function.

Schedule 1     Amendment of Appropriation Act
(No. 1) 2006-2007

(section 3)

[1]       Schedule 1, Attorney-General’s portfolio, Attorney-General’s Department table, total for Attorney-General’s Department, Departmental Outputs

omit

207,997

insert

207,481.72619

 [2]          Schedule 1, Attorney-General’s portfolio, after the Attorney-General’s Department table

insert

Note 1:       The table has been amended by a Determination under section 32 of the FMA Act. 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 entity under the heading “Departmental Outputs”; and

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

No other amounts in the table have been amended.

Note 2:     The total Attorney-General’s Department, Departmental Outputs was amended by FMA Act Determination 2008/07.

 [3]          Schedule 1, Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet table, total for Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Departmental Outputs

omit

120,738

insert

121,253.27381

[4]           Schedule 1, Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, after the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet table

insert

Note 1:       The table has been amended by a Determination under section 32 of the FMA Act. 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 entity under the heading “Departmental Outputs”; and

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

No other amounts in the table have been amended.

Note 2:     The total for Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Departmental Outputs was amended by FMA Act Determination 2008/07.

Schedule 2        Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008

(section 4)

[1]           Schedule 1, Attorney-General’s portfolio, Attorney-General’s Department table, total for Attorney-General’s Department, Departmental Outputs

omit

207,158

insert

206,534.943

[2]           Schedule 1, Attorney-General’s portfolio, after the Attorney-General’s Department table

omit

Note              Outcome 3 was inserted by FMA Act Determination 2008/01 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government to the Attorney‑General’s Department). The ‘Totals’ in the table have not been adjusted to reflect the amendments made by that Determination.

insert

Note 1:          Outcome 3 was inserted by FMA Act Determination 2008/01 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government to the Attorney‑General’s Department). The ‘Totals’ in the table have not been adjusted to reflect the amendments made by that Determination.

Note 2:          The table has been amended by a Determination under section 32 of the FMA Act. 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 entity under the heading “Departmental Outputs”; and

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

No other amounts in the table have been amended.

Note 3:       The total for Attorney-General’s Department, Departmental Outputs was amended by FMA Act Determination 2008/07.

[3]           Schedule 1, Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet table, total for Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Departmental Outputs

omit

134,860

insert

135,483.057

[4]           Schedule 1, Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, after the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet table

insert

Note 1:       The table has been amended by a Determination under section 32 of the FMA Act. 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 entity under the heading “Departmental Outputs”; and

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

No other amounts in the table have been amended.

Note 2:       The total for Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Departmental Outputs was amended by FMA Act Determination 2008/07.