{"id":"F2018L01816","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2018-2019)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2018-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98450,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01816-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determin","sectionType":"section","heading":"Advance to the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 2018‑2019)","content":"###### Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2018‑2019)\n\nI, Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann, Minister for Finance and the Public Service, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 12(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2018‑2019 (the Act), make the following determination under subsection 12(2) of the Act:\n\nThat the Act have effect as if Schedule 2 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. 2) 2018‑2019State, ACT, NT and local government item | Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities | $75,379,000 |\n\nDated: 18 December 2018\n\nMATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN\n\nMinister for Finance and the Public Service","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":1236},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination operates exactly within its intended scope. Advance to the Finance Minister determinations are designed specifically for this purpose: to provide urgent interim funding to departments before full parliamentary appropriation. The instrument affects only one department and one budget item, consistent with the standard administrative use of this power."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with one table entry","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one recipient entity affected","Simple monetary allocation without conditions or exceptions","No cross-references beyond the empowering provision (subsection 12(2))"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises a one-off payment of **$75.4 million** to the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Increases funding** for grants and payments to state governments, the ACT, Northern Territory, and local councils\n- **Acts as a cash advance** while Parliament finalises budget approvals (a routine mechanism known as an 'Advance to the Finance Minister')\n- **Covers urgent spending** that cannot wait for the full parliamentary appropriation process\n\n**Who is affected:**\n- **Directly**: The Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities (to manage the funds)\n- **Indirectly**: State governments, territories, and local councils who rely on this federal funding for infrastructure and services\n\nThis is essentially a temporary measure to ensure critical funding keeps flowing to communities while the budget process is completed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2018-2019","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2018-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2018-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2018-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2018-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2018-2019/documents"}}