Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2012/06 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DEEWR to DIISRTE)
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
I, TIM YOUNGBERRY, First Assistant Secretary, 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 due to a decision of the Australian Government to transfer functions for higher education, skills and vocational education policy and programs from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
 
Dated 24 January 2012
 
 
 
 
 
TIM YOUNGBERRY
First Assistant Secretary
Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division
Department of Finance and Deregulation
 
1              Name of Determination
This Determination is the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2012/06 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DEEWR to DIISRTE).
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 in accordance with section 62 of the FMA Act. The Secretary has delegated his power in accordance with section 53 of the FMA Act.
Note 2: Acronyms used in this Determination are as follows:
(a)       “DEEWR” – refers to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
(b)       “DIISRTE” – refers to the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
Note 3: The functions for higher education, skills and vocational education policy and programs transferred from DEEWR to DIISRTE due to a change in the Administrative Arrangements Order with effect from 14 December 2011.
2              Commencement
This Determination commences on 1 February 2012.
3              Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-2012
                Schedule 1 amends Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-2012 to transfer an amount of $1,037,572,297.55 of the administered item for DEEWR alongside Outcome 3 to the administered item for DIISRTE alongside Outcome 3.
 
 
Schedule 1        Amendment of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-2012
(Clause 3)
 [1]      Schedule 1, Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations table, alongside Outcome 3, under the heading “Administered”
omit
2,046,753.7253
insert
1,009,181.42775
[2]       Schedule 1, Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio, Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations table
Omit the notes, insert
Note 1: The table has been amended by determinations under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. Such determinations have amended only the actual appropriation items:
(a)        for departmental items, the actual appropriation item is the “Total” amount in relation to an agency under the heading “Departmental”; and
(b)        for administered items, the actual appropriation item is the amount set out opposite an Outcome of an agency under the heading “Administered”.
No other amounts in the table have been amended.
Note 2: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2011/14 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DEEWR to TEQSA) amended in this table the amount alongside “Outcome 3” under the heading “Administered”, to transfer an amount to the departmental item for the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).
Note 3: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2011/21 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DEEWR to TEQSA) amended in this table the amount alongside “Outcome 3” under the heading “Administered”, to transfer an amount to the departmental item for TEQSA.
Legislation establishing TEQSA was passed by both Houses of Parliament on
23 June 2011 and received Royal Assent on 29 June 2011.
Note 4: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2012/06 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DEEWR to DIISRTE) amended in this table the amount alongside “Outcome 3” under the heading “Administered”, to transfer an amount alongside administered “Outcome 3” in Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE). 
The functions for higher education, skills and vocational education policy and programs transferred from the Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations to DIISRTE due to a change in the Administrative Arrangements Order with effect from 14 December 2011.
 
[3]       Schedule 1, Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio,  Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research table, between “Outcome 2 - Production, use and awareness of science and research knowledge, by supporting research activity; training and infrastructure; science communication; skill development; and collaboration, within the research sector and between researchers and industry, domestically and internationally” and “Total: Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research”
Insert on a new line
Outcome 3 –
A growth in skills, qualifications and productivity
through funding to improve teaching quality,
learning, and tertiary sector infrastructure,
 international promotion of Australia's education
 and training sectors, and partnerships with industry      0            1,037,572.29755            0
 
[4]       Schedule 1, Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio, after the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research table
insert
Note 1: The table has been amended by a determination under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. Such determinations amend only the actual appropriation items:
(a)        for departmental items, the actual appropriation item is the “Total” amount in relation to an agency under the heading “Departmental”; and
(b)        for administered items, the actual appropriation item is the amount set out opposite an Outcome of an agency under the heading “Administered”.
No other amounts in the table have been amended.
Note 2: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Determination 2012/06 — Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from DEEWR to DIISRTE) inserted “Outcome 3”, and alongside Outcome 3, an amount under  “Administered”, to transfer an amount from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).
The functions for higher education, skills and vocational education policy and programs were transferred from DEEWR to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research due to a change in the Administrative Arrangements Order with effect from 14 December 2011.