Reallocation of
appropriations on assignment of government business
1) If ministerial responsibility is assigned by a ministerial assignment in a way that is not reflected in the most recent Annual Appropriation Act or in the budget estimates tabled with the Bill for that Act, the Minister may authorise amounts appropriated by that Act to be reallocated -
(a) to new heads of appropriation and appropriation categories to be administered by the same or different budget sector agencies; or
(b) between existing heads of appropriation and appropriation categories to be administered by the same or different budget sector agencies,
or both, in order to reflect the new assignment of ministerial responsibility.
2) Details of the reallocation under this section are to be published in the Gazette as soon as possible after the authorisation is given.
3) The amounts reallocated under this section are taken to be appropriated by the most recent Annual Appropriation Act to the heads of appropriation and appropriation categories as indicated in the authorisation, without further appropriation than this Act.
4) The power of the Minister to give authorisations under this section cannot be delegated under this Act.
5) In this section –
(Financial Management Act 2004 s(21))