PGPA Act Determination (Home Affairs SOETM Special Account 2018)

Dated               02 / 05 / 2018

MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN

Contents

Part 1—Establishment                                                                                                  1

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1

5  Establishment of the special account......................................................................................... 1

6  Accountable authority responsible for the special account........................................................ 1

Part 2—Special account credits and debits                                                                 2

7  Amounts that may be credited to the special account................................................................ 2

8  Purposes of the special account................................................................................................ 2

Part 1—Establishment

1  Name

                   This instrument is the PGPA Act Determination (Home Affairs SOETM Special Account 2018).

2  Commencement

             (1)  Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

             (2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any version of this instrument published on the Federal Register of Legislation.

3  Authority

                   This instrument is made under subsection 78(1) of the Act.

4  Definitions

                   In this instrument:

Act means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Home Affairs means the Department of Home Affairs.

SOETM means Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys

the special account means the Home Affairs SOETM Special Account 2018.

5  Establishment of the special account

                   For subsection 78(1)(a) of the Act, the Home Affairs SOETM Special Account 2018 is established as a special account (the special account).

6  Accountable authority responsible for the special account

                   For subsection 78(1)(d) of the Act, the accountable authority responsible for the special account is the Secretary of Home Affairs.

Part 2—Special account credits and debits

7  Amounts that may be credited to the special account

                   For subsection 78(1)(b) of the Act, amounts up to and equal to the following may be credited to the special account:

                     (a)  an amount that is seized, found or otherwise comes under the control of the Home Affairs in accordance with an Act or other law;

                     (b)  an amount forfeited to the Commonwealth as a result of a court order;

                     (c)  an amount received from another Commonwealth entity, Commonwealth company, government, organisation or person, in order to carry out joint activities;

                     (d)  an amount received in the course of the performance of functions that relates to a purpose of the special account in clause 8;

                     (e)    an amount received from any person for a purpose of the special account in clause 8;

                      (f)  an amount appropriated by the Australian Parliament in relation to a purpose in clause 8.

8  Purposes of the special account

                   For subsection 78(1)(c) of the Act, an amount may be debited from the special account for one of the following purposes:

                     (a)  to disburse an amount held on trust or otherwise for the benefit of a person other than the Commonwealth;

                     (b)  to disburse an amount in connection with joint activities performed on behalf of another Commonwealth entity, Commonwealth company, government, organisation or person;

                     (c)  to disburse an amount in connection with an agreement between the Commonwealth and another government;

                     (d)  to repay an amount where an Act, other law, or court order requires or permits the repayment of an amount credited to the special account;

                     (e)  to reduce the balance of the special account (and, therefore, the available appropriation for the special account) without making a real or notional payment.