EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
FMA Act Determination 2014/12 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DEEWR to
Employment and Social Services) (the Determination)
The Determination is a legislative instrument for the purposes of section 5 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
A Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights is not required for the Determination. Subsection 9(1) of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 requires a Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights for all legislative instruments subject to disallowance under section 42 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. A determination under section 32 of the FMA Act is exempt from disallowance under subsection 32(7) of the FMA Act. As such, a Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights is not required.
Consistent with Part 3 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, Education, Employment and Social Services were consulted in the preparation of the Determination.
The Determination affects Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2013-2014 in the following way, which results in no change to the total amount appropriated by Parliament:
Agency affected
Item affected
Appropriation Act
Transfer to $ ’000
Transfer from
$ ’000
Department of Employment
Administered item, Outcome 1
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2013-2014
+44,024
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Administered item, Outcome 3
-44,024
Department of Social Services
Administered item, Outcome 11
+27,325
-27,325
TOTAL
+71,349
-71,349