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SLI 2012 No. 205 Regulations as made
This regulation amends the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 to add government spending activities in Schedule 1AA of the FMA Regulations 1997 and the National Health Funding Body to Schedule 1.
Administered by: Finance
Registered 16 Aug 2012
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR20-Aug-2012
Tabled Senate20-Aug-2012
Date of repeal 19 Mar 2014
Repealed by Finance (Spent and Redundant Instruments) Repeal Regulation 2014

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Financial Management and Accountability Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 5)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 205

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Dated 16 August 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

PENELOPE YING YEN WONG


1              Name of regulation

                This regulation is the Financial Management and Accountability Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 5).

2              Commencement

                This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

3              Amendment of Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997

                Schedule 1 amends the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997.


Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 3)

 

[1]           After Part 7A

insert

Part 7B               Parliamentary Budget Officer

  

22E         Assistance to Parliamentary Budget Officer (Act s 64)

         (1)   The Finance Minister may issue guidelines in relation to the provision of assistance to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, including:

                (a)    the provision of information to the Parliamentary Budget Officer; and

               (b)    requirements for the confidentiality of advice given to the Parliamentary Budget Officer; and

                (c)    the making of adequate arrangements for the provision of the assistance.

Note   The position of Parliamentary Budget Officer has been established by the Parliament.

         (2)   The guidelines are to have a title approved by the Finance Minister.

         (3)   An official performing duties in relation to the provision of assistance to the Parliamentary Budget Officer must act in accordance with any guidelines issued under subregulation (1).

[2]           Schedule 1, after item 158

insert

158A

National Health Funding Body (NHFB) comprising:

   (a)  the Chief Executive Officer mentioned in section 253 of the National Health Reform Act 2011; and

Chief Executive Officer

 

  (b)  the staff mentioned in subsection 264 (1) of that Act; and

 

 

   (c)  persons assisting the NHFB as mentioned in section 265 of that Act; and

 

 

  (d)  consultants engaged under subsection 266 (1) of that Act

 

[3]           Schedule 1AA, Part 3, before items for Department of Immigration and Citizenship

insert

                       Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

303.001

Grant to Australian Industry Group under the International Trade Remedies Adviser Project Funding Agreement to employ and support an adviser to facilitate small and medium enterprises to access, and increase their awareness and understanding of, Australia’s anti-dumping and countervailing system

[4]           Schedule 1AA, item 401.006

substitute

401.006

Regional Food Producers Innovation and Productivity Program

 

Objective: To assist the regional food industry to improve productivity and profitability through innovation in processing and value-adding

[5]           Schedule 1AA, item 401.012

substitute

401.012

Live Animal Exports—Business Assistance Improved Supply Chain and Official Development Assistance

 

Objective: To improve animal welfare outcomes, including for the export of livestock, by coordinated action at the national and international levels

[6]           Schedule 1AA, after item 401.017

insert

401.018

Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

 

Objective: To encourage science, innovation and technology in rural industries and help to advance the careers of young scientists through national recognition of their research ideas

401.019

The Australian Pest Animal Research Program

 

Objectives: To support applied research and extension projects that develop and promote improved integrated approaches for managing the impacts of pest animals (of national significance to agriculture but with benefits also flowing to the environment). The program also undertakes analyses to help prioritise Australian Government investment in pest animal management

401.020

Plant Biosecurity and Response Reform

 

Objective: To continue to reform Australia’s biosecurity system to integrate biosecurity activities, scientific capabilities and analysis across the biosecurity continuum, and to strengthen partnerships between all governments in Australia and other countries, industry and the broader community, in line with government priorities and the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity

401.021

Australian wine industry—support

 

Objective: To support the Australian wine industry in relation to the sales and profitability of the industry

401.022

Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program (ACLUMP)

 

Objective: To promote and support the development of nationally consistent land use and land management practices information for Australia

401.023

National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) small project fund

 

Objective: To provide support for projects that assist in progressing key NBC priorities or national biosecurity policy issues

[7]           Schedule 1AA, after item 402.027

insert

402.028

Assistance—Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy

 

Objective: To provide payments to individuals who have experienced a loss of income as a direct result of a natural disaster

[8]           Schedule 1AA, after item 410.024

insert

410.025

Memorial Services for Bali Bombings

 

Objective: To make payments to assist people to attend memorial services in connection with the Bali bombings

[9]           Schedule 1AA, items 421.001 to 421.005

substitute

421.001

Regional Development

 

Objective: To strengthen the sustainability, capacity and diversity of regions through focused stakeholder consultation and engagement, research, policy development, and program delivery activities

421.002

Local Government

 

Objective: To build capacity in local government and provide local and community infrastructure, and to improve economic and social outcomes in local communities

421.003

Territories

 

Objectives: To provide financial assistance, infrastructure, and services to Territories, and to maintain and improve the legislative framework for self-governing Territories

421.004

Arts and Cultural Development

 

Objective: To support and promote participation in, and access to, Australia's arts and culture, including by supporting excellence in the arts, supporting indigenous arts, cultures and languages, and protecting Australia's movable cultural heritage

421.005

Sport and Recreation

 

Objectives: To increase general participation and safety in physical and active recreation activities, to protect the integrity of sport, and to achieve excellence in high-performance athletes, including by investment in sport infrastructure and events, research and international cooperation

[10]         Schedule 1AA, item 425.002

substitute

425.002

Environmental Information and Research

 

Objectives: To improve Australia’s capacity to deliver and disseminate environmental research and information, enhancing capabilities in taxonomy and species discovery, and to pursue a permanent end to all forms of commercial and so-called ‘scientific’ whaling

[11]         Schedule 1AA, item 425.004

substitute

425.004

Management of Hazardous Wastes, Substances and Pollutants

 

Objective: To maintain and improve the quality of the environment, to reduce waste and pollution and to increase resource recovery, including through national frameworks, standards, regulation, management and monitoring of wastes, hazardous substances, air pollutants, ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases

[12]         Schedule 1AA, items 425.007 and 425.008

substitute

425.007

Water Reform

 

Objectives: To support government and non-government partners to promote adaptation to climate change, wise water use, secure water supplies, and to improve the health of rivers, waterways and freshwater ecosystems, and to support Australian expertise

425.008

Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure Program

 

Objectives: To provide funding for rural water infrastructure, management and efficiency, to develop a transparent water market, to improve broader wetlands, river and freshwater ecosystems’ health outcomes and to improve knowledge of river systems

[13]         Schedule 1AA, item 425.011

substitute

425.011

National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns

 

Objective: To provide funding for practical projects that save water and reduce water losses in cities and towns with populations of less than 50,000

[14]         Schedule 1AA, item 425.013

substitute

425.013

Restoring the Balance in the Basin

 

Objectives: To purchase water entitlements for environmental use and to undertake other measures to ensure that diversions from the Murray-Darling Basin are environmentally sustainable


Note

1.       All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.comlaw.gov.au.