{"id":"F2020L00875","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2020-2021)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2020-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":145447,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00875-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determin","sectionType":"section","heading":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2020-2021)","content":"###### Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2020-2021)\n\nI, Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann, Minister for Finance, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 12(1) of Supply Act (No. 2) 2020‑2021 (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    | State, ACT, NT and local government item, Outcome 3 | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications | $250,000,000 |\n\nDated: 2 July 2020\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":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by the parent Supply Act — it is a routine administrative allocation using the Advance to the Finance Minister mechanism. The scope has not expanded beyond the original statutory purpose of providing urgent supplementary appropriations."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 300 words)","Only 1 substantive operative clause","Single table with 3 columns and 1 row of data","No defined terms section — relies entirely on external statute (Supply Act)","No nested conditions or exceptions","Straightforward administrative mechanism (determination under explicit statutory power)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to specific subsections of parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"The Finance Minister used Supply Act powers to top up the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications by $250 million, routed to federal funding for states, the ACT, the NT and local councils (Outcome 3). \n\nIt illustrates the “Advance to the Finance Minister” safety valve that lets the executive rapidly release extra funds for urgent needs without prior full parliamentary approval, with later parliamentary review via Additional Estimates."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument amends the effect of the Supply Act (No. 2) 2020–2021 by increasing the Schedule 2 appropriation for the named item by $250,000,000 (Table, Columns 1–3), thereby expanding the Act's authorised expenditure for that outcome pursuant to subsection 12(2)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-line financial adjustment: one appropriation item increased by a fixed dollar amount (Table, Column 3).","Ministerial discretion invoked under Supply Act (No. 2) 2020–2021, subsections 12(1) and 12(2) — the instrument depends on the Minister being 'satisfied' of matters in s12(1).","Multiple jurisdictions named as beneficiaries (State, ACT, NT and local government item) which may require intergovernmental allocation by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications (Table, Column 2).","No operational conditions, allocation formulae or detailed implementation steps specified in the determination — administrative detail left to the department and existing Act mechanisms.","Immediate, quantifiable fiscal effect ($250,000,000) but no accompanying explanatory detail on timing, source within consolidated appropriation, or recipient breakdown (Table, Column 3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination increases a specific appropriation in the Supply Act (No. 2) 2020–2021 by $250,000,000. The additional funds are allocated to the ‘‘State, ACT, NT and local government item, Outcome 3’’ administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. The change is effected by the Finance Minister exercising the power in subsection 12(2) of the Act and therefore expands Commonwealth funding available under that Schedule item."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2020-2021","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2020-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2020-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2020-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2020-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-1-of-2020-2021/documents"}}