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 a change in the administrative arrangements on 3 December 2007, specifically the transfer from the former Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts of broadband, postal telecommunications, spectrum policy management, broadcasting policy, digital economy and information economy related functions to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

Dated 22 August 2008

Tim Youngberry

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the FMA Act Determination 2008/65 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from the former DCITA to DBCDE).

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 Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio was established; and

(b) the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy was established; and

(c) the Communications, Information Technology and the Arts  portfolio was abolished; and

(d)        the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts was abolished.

Note 3   Acronyms and other organisational names used in this Determination are as follows:

(a)         “DBCDE” – refers to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

(b)        “DCITA” – refers to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.

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) 2007–2008

Schedule 1 amends the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007–2008 to transfer:

(a) an amount of $154,241.92 of the departmental item for the former Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts to the departmental item for the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

(b)  an amount of $6,291,879.31 of the administered item for Outcome 3 for the former Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts to the administered item for Outcome 1 for the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

Note   The amounts transferred relate to the transfer of the functions of broadband, postal telecommunications, spectrum policy management, broadcasting policy, digital economy and information economy related functions.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Appropriation
Act (No. 1) 2007–2008

(section 3)

[1] Schedule 1, Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy table, total for Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Departmental Outputs

omit

55,302.14809

insert

55,456.39001

[2] Schedule 1, Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy table, Outcome 1, Administered Expenses

omit

475,871.30242

insert

482,163.18173

 [3] Schedule 1, Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio, after the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy table

omit the notes, insert

Note 1: The table has been inserted by a Determination under section 32 of the FMA Act. That determination has inserted 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 inserted.

Note 2: FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/25 inserted the amount alongside Total: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, under the heading Departmental Outputs, and inserted the amount alongside Outcome 1, under the heading Administered Expenses, to transfer amounts from the former Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.

Note 3: FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/31 amended the amount alongside Outcome 1, under the heading Administered Expenses, to transfer an amount to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.

Note 4: FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/33 amended the amount alongside Outcome 1, under the heading Administered Expenses, to transfer an amount to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.

Note 5:  FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/46 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, under the heading Departmental Outputs, to transfer an amount from the former Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.

Note 6: FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/65 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, under the heading Departmental Outputs, and amended the amount alongside Outcome 1, under the heading Administered Expenses, to transfer amounts from the former Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.

 [4] Schedule 1, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts  portfolio, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts table, total for Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Departmental Outputs

omit

56,704.51552

insert

56,550.2736

[5] Schedule 1, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts table, Outcome 3, Administered Expenses

omit

93,219.44458

insert

86,927.56527

 [6] Schedule 1, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts  portfolio, after the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 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 2008/17 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, under the heading Departmental Outputs, and amended the amount alongside Outcome 2, under the heading Administered Expenses, to transfer amounts to the Department of Health and Ageing.

Note 3: FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/25 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, under the heading Departmental Outputs, and amended the amount alongside Outcome 3, under the heading Administered Expenses, to transfer amounts to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

Note 4: FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/32 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, under the heading Departmental Outputs, to transfer an amount to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.

Note 5: FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/40 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, under the heading Departmental Outputs, and amended the amount alongside Outcome 1, under the heading Administered Expenses, to transfer amounts to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.

Note 6: FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/46 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, under the heading Departmental Outputs, to transfer an amount to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

Note 7: FMA Act Section 32 Determination 2008/65 amended the amount alongside Total: Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, under the heading Departmental Outputs, and amended the amount alongside Outcome 3, under the heading Administered Expenses, to transfer amounts to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.