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 former Department of Education, Science and Training’s Research Quality Framework Program, to the Australian Research Council.
Dated 27 May 2008
Tim Youngberry
Division Manager
Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division
Department of Finance and Deregulation
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the FMA Act Determination 2008/23 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DEST to ARC).
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 Education, Science and Training portfolio was abolished; and
(b) the Department of Education, Science and Training was abolished.
Note 3 Acronyms and other organisational names used in this Determination are as follows:
(a) “ARC” – refers to the Australian Research Council.
(b) “DEST” – refers to the Department of Education, Science and Training.
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) 2004-2005
Schedule 1 amends the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005 to transfer an amount of $239,232.40 of the departmental item from the former Department of Education, Science and Training to the departmental item for the Australian Research Council.
4 Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008
Schedule 2 amends the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008 to transfer an amount of $6,180,000.00 of the departmental item from the former Department of Education, Science and Training to the departmental item of the Australian Research Council.
Note The amounts transferred relate to the transfer of the Research Quality Framework Program.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005
(section 3)
[1] Schedule 1, Education, Science and Training portfolio, Department of Education, Science and Training table, total for Department of Education, Science and Training, Departmental Outputs
omit
248,930
insert
248,690.7676
[2] Schedule 1, Education, Science and Training portfolio, after the Department of Education, Science and Training 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 2008/23 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Education, Science and Training, under the heading Departmental Outputs, to transfer an amount to the Australian Research Council.
[3] Schedule 1, Education, Science and Training portfolio, Australian Research Council table, total for Australian Research Council, Departmental Outputs
omit
12,910
insert
13,149.2324
[4] Schedule 1, Education, Science and Training portfolio, after the Australian Research Council 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 2008/23 amended the amount alongside Total: Australian Research Council, under the heading Departmental Outputs, to transfer an amount from the former Department of Education, Science and Training.
Schedule 2 Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008
(section 4)
[1] Schedule 1, Education, Science and Training portfolio, Department of Education, Science and Training table, total for Department of Education, Science and Training, Departmental Outputs
omit
222,211
insert
216,031
[2] Schedule 1, Education, Science and Training portfolio, after the Department of Education, Science and Training 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 2008/16 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Education, Science and Training under the heading Departmental Outputs, and amended the amount alongside Outcome 5, under the heading Administered Expenses, to transfer amounts to the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism.
Note 3: FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/19 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Education, Science and Training under the heading Departmental Outputs, and amended the amounts alongside Outcome 1, Outcome 2, Outcome 3, Outcome 4, Outcome 5 and Outcome 6, under the heading Administered Expenses, to transfer amounts to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
Note 4: FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/20 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Education, Science and Training under the heading Departmental Outputs, and amended the amounts alongside Outcome 5 and Outcome 6, under the heading Administered Expenses, to transfer amounts to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
Note 5: FMA Section 32 Determination 2008/23 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Education, Science and Training under the heading Departmental Outputs to transfer an amount to the Australian Research Council.
[3] Schedule 1, Education, Science and Training portfolio, Australian Research Council table, total for Australian Research Council, Departmental Outputs
omit
15,251
insert
21,431
[4] Schedule 1, Education, Science and Training portfolio, after the Australian Research Council 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 2008/23 amended the amount alongside Total: Australian Research Council, under the heading Departmental Outputs, to transfer an amount from the former Department of Education, Science and Training.