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 abolition of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, and the transfer of the Ionospheric Prediction Service function to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Dated 29^th April 2008

Tim Youngberry

1              Name of Determination

                This Determination is the FMA Act Determination 2008/15 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DITR to BOM).

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   The Appropriation Acts, as made, refer to the names of particular Departments. However, some of those references have changed due to the reorganisation of government functions on 3 December 2007. The relevant changes are:

(a)      the Industry, Tourism and Resources portfolio was abolished; and

(b)      the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources was abolished.

Note 3   Acronyms and other organisational names used in this Determination are as follows:

(a)         “BOM” – refers to the Bureau of Meteorology.

(b)         “DITR” – refers to the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources.

2              Commencement

                This Determination is taken to have commenced on 3 December 2007.

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) 2007–2008

                Schedule 1 amends the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007–2008 to transfer an amount of $2,554,390.31 of the departmental item for the former Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources to the departmental item for the Bureau of Meteorology.

Note   The amount transferred relates to the Ionospheric Prediction Service.

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

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, Environment and Water Resources portfolio, Bureau of Meteorology table, total for Bureau of Meteorology, Departmental Outputs

omit

235,661

insert

238,215.39031

 [2]          Schedule 1, Environment and Water Resources portfolio, after the Bureau of Meteorology 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:          FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/15 amended the amount alongside Total: Bureau of Meteorology, under the heading Departmental Outputs, to transfer an amount from the former Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources.

 [3]          Schedule 1, Industry, Tourism and Resources portfolio, Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources table, total for Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Departmental Outputs

omit

131,846.13031

insert

129,291.74

[4]           Schedule 1, Industry, Tourism and Resources portfolio, after the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources table

omit the notes, 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:          FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/13 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, under the heading Departmental Outputs, to transfer an amount to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Resources.

Note 3:          FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/14 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, under the heading Departmental Outputs, to transfer an amount to the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism.

Note 4:          FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/15 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, under the heading Departmental Outputs, to transfer an amount to the Bureau of Meteorology.