The instrument to which this explanatory statement relates
FMA Act Determination 2009/06 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from Environment to OPH)
Date instrument was made
14 May 2009
The legislative authority under which the instrument is made
Subsection 32(2) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act) enables the Minister for Finance and Deregulation (Finance Minister) to determine that one or more Schedules to one or more Appropriation Acts are amended in relation to the transfer of a function from one agency to another.
Under section 62 of the FMA Act the Finance Minister has delegated this power to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Deregulation (Finance). Under section 53 of the FMA Act, the Secretary of Finance has delegated this power to officials within Finance.
Purpose and effect of the instrument
Schedule 1 of this Instrument amends the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008 to transfer an amount of $2,095,958.00 of the administered item for Outcome 4 for the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Environment) to the administered item for Outcome 1 for Old Parliament House (OPH).
The effect of this instrument is to reduce the administered item for Outcome 4 in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008 for Environment and increase the administered item for Outcome 1 in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008 for OPH.
Schedule 2 of this Instrument amends the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2007-2008 to transfer an amount of $62.59 of the administered assets and liabilities item for Environment to the administered assets and liabilities item for OPH.
The effect of this instrument is to reduce the administered assets and liabilities item in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2007-2008 for Environment and increase the administered assets and liabilities item in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2007-2008 for OPH.
Background
The appropriation amounts transferred relate to the transfer of the funding of functions related to OPH from Environment to OPH.
Notes on the Instrument
In accordance with the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, Environment and OPH were consulted in the preparation of this instrument.
This Determination is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.