{"id":"F2013L00553","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2012-2013)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2012-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":172791,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00553-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determin","sectionType":"section","heading":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2012-2013)","content":"###### Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2012-2013)\n\nI, Penelope Ying Yen Wong, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 13(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2012-2013 (the Act), make the following determination under subsection 13(2) of the Act:\n\nThat the Act have effect as if Schedule 1 of the Act were amended so that the item described in Column 1 of the Table, for the Agency listed in Column 2 of the Table, be increased by the amount listed in Column 3 of the Table.\n\nTable\n\n| Column 1                                                        | Column 2                                                    | Column 3      |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |\n| Item                                                            | Agency                                                      | Amount        |\n|                                                                 |                                                             | $             |\n|                                                                 |                                                             |               |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2012-2013Administered Item, Outcome 4 | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations | 24,117,394.97 |\n|                                                                 |                                                             |               |\n\nDated 8th March 2013\n\nPENELOPE YING YEN WONG\n\nMinister for Finance and Deregulation","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Column 3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Column 3","content":"###### Column 3","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1419},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function described in its title—making a single advance payment to one agency under the Advance to the Finance Minister provisions. No scope creep detected."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one table entry)","No defined terms section","Only one cross-reference (to section 13 of the parent Appropriation Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Approximately 100 words of substantive text"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorizes an extra **$24.1 million** in federal government spending for the **Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations**.\n\n**What this does:**\n- Increases the department's budget by $24,117,394.97 for \"Outcome 4\" administered expenses (program delivery costs, as opposed to running the department itself)\n- Uses the \"Advance to the Finance Minister\" power—a contingency mechanism that allows urgent spending to be approved without waiting for Parliament to pass new legislation\n\n**Why this matters:**\nNormally, government agencies can only spend money Parliament has specifically approved in annual Appropriation Acts. This instrument draws from a built-in reserve fund in the original 2012-2013 budget, allowing the Finance Minister to cover unforeseen or urgent costs between budget cycles. It’s a routine administrative tool to keep government services running when needs arise after the budget is set."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2012-2013","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2012-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2012-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2012-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2012-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2012-2013/documents"}}