{"id":"F2017L01005","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2017-2018)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2017-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96907,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01005-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determin","sectionType":"section","heading":"Advance to the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 2017‑2018)","content":"###### Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2017‑2018)\n\nI, Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann, Minister for Finance, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 10(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2017‑2018 (the Act), make the following determination under subsection 10(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 Entity listed in Column 2 of the Table, were increased by the amount listed in Column 3 of the Table.\n\nTable\n\n|      | Column 1                                             | Column 2                        | Column 3     |\n| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------ |\n| Item | Appropriation Item                                   | Entity                          | Amount       |\n| 1    | Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2017‑2018Departmental item | Australian Bureau of Statistics | $122,000,000 |\n\nDated 9 August 2017\n\nMATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN\n\nMinister for Finance","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":1807},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination performs exactly as intended by the enabling legislation—authorizing a specific additional appropriation for the Australian Bureau of Statistics without expanding beyond the statutory purpose of urgent budget supplementation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one table entry)","Only one entity affected","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (references only the enabling Act)","Straightforward mathematical operation (addition of specified amount)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This legal instrument gives the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) an extra $122 million in government funding.\n\n**Why it exists:** Under the annual budget laws (Appropriation Acts), the Finance Minister has special \"Advance\" powers to top up agency budgets urgently without waiting for new legislation to pass through Parliament. This acts like an emergency credit card for government departments.\n\n**The details:** The determination increases the ABS's \"departmental item\" (its day-to-day operating budget for salaries and running costs) by $122 million. This money comes from a reserve pool set aside in the budget specifically for these kinds of urgent top-ups.\n\n**Who is affected:** Primarily the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which receives additional resources to continue operations. Taxpayers ultimately fund this through the budget reserve."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2017-2018","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2017-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2017-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2017-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2017-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2017-2018/documents"}}