International Finance: Transfer of budget and staff from Chief Minister's Department to Economic Development Department

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A decision made 20 June 2011 regarding:

Decision reference: MD-E-2011-0086

Decision Summary Title:

Transfer Of Budget for International Finance from Chief Minister’s Department to the Economic Development Department

Date of Decision Summary:

15 April 2011

Decision Summary Author:

Finance Director – Corporate Group

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Transfer Of Budget for International Finance from Chief Minister’s Department to the Economic Development Department

Date of Written Report:

21 April 2011

Written Report

Author:

Finance Director – Corporate Group

Written Report: Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Exempt

3.2.1(a)(i)(x) + (xii)

Subject: Transfer of the part year budget and 1 FTE from the Chief Minister’s Department to the Economic Development Department to reflect the transfer of responsibility for International Finance with effect from 1 May 2011. To transfer the full year budget with effect from 1 January 2012 through the Annual Business Plan.

Officer recommendation: To approve the transfer of funding and manpower from the Chief Minister’s Department (MD-C-2011-0056) to the Economic Development Department.

Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of the part year budget and 1 FTE with effect from 1 May 2011 and the full year budget from the Chief Minister’s Department to the Economic Development Department with effect from 1 January 2012.

Reason(s) for Decision:

The budget transfer reflects the change in accountability for international finance from the Chief Minister’s Department to the Economic Development Department with effect from 1 May 2011.

Under Financial Direction 3.6 “Variations to Heads of Expenditure”, all transfers between heads of expenditure arising from the transfer of responsibility and administration of a service require both the relevant ministers party to the transfer to agree the associated financial and manpower transfers and to notify such transfers to the Treasurer of the States.

Resource Implications: None other than those identified above.

Action required:

Ministerial Decision of the Chief Minister, Treasurer’s Delegated Decision

Head of Financial Performance Reporting and Finance Director – Corporate Group to effect transfers

Signature:

Senator Alan Maclean

Position:

Minister for Economic Development

Date Signed:

Date of Decision: