Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a function of a non - corporate Commonwealth entity (the transferring entity ) is transferred to another non - corporate Commonwealth entity, either because the transferring entity is abolished or for any other reason.
(2) The Finance Minister may determine that the operation of one or more Schedules to one or more Appropriation Acts is modified in a specified way. The modification must be related to the transfer of function.
(3) Each Appropriation Act concerned has effect as if the operation of the Schedule concerned were modified in accordance with the determination.
No increase in overall appropriation etc.
(4) A determination under subsection (2) must not result in:
(a) a change in the total amount appropriated in relation to the financial year in which the determination is made; or
(b) an increase in the total amount appropriated in relation to any previous financial year.
Transfer of function involving a Parliamentary Department
(5) If the transfer of function involves a Parliamentary Department, then the Finance Minister must not make a determination under subsection (2) unless it is in accordance with a written recommendation of the relevant Presiding Officer.
Note: If the transfer is between Parliamentary Departments, then the recommendation of both Presiding Officers would be needed before the Finance Minister could make the determination.
(6) A determination under subsection (2) does not have the effect of extending any time limit that applies to an appropriation.
(7) A determination under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the determination.
(8) A determination under subsection (2) may be expressed to commence before the day it is registered under that Act (including before the day it is made).
(9) Subsection (8) does not authorise expenditure under an appropriation that did not exist at the time of the expenditure.
(9A) Subsection 12(2) (retrospective application of legislative instruments) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to a determination under subsection (2) of this section.
Rules about transfers of functions
(10) The rules may make provision in relation to a transfer of
function to which this section applies, including in relation to the exercise
of a power, the performance of a function or the discharge of a duty delegated
under this Act or the rules.