{"id":"F2020L00468","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 7 of 2019-2020)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-7-of-2019-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":101052,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00468-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determin","sectionType":"section","heading":"Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 7 of 2019‑2020)","content":"###### Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 7 of 2019‑2020)\n\nI, Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann, Minister for Finance, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 12(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2019‑2020 (the Act), make the following determination under subsection 12(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    | Administered assets and liabilities item | Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources | $91,500,000 |\n\nThis determination commences immediately after it is registered.\n\nDated: 23 April 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 is a standard Advance to the Finance Minister determination operating exactly as intended by the Appropriation Act framework. It exercises the specific contingency reserve power for urgent/unforeseen expenditure without expanding beyond that original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 300 words)","Only 1 substantive operative provision","Single table with 3 columns and 1 row of data","No defined terms section","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to specific subsections of the parent Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward administrative mechanism (determination under existing statutory power)"],"plain_english_summary":"The Finance Minister authorised a $91.5 million top‑up to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, funded from an \"Advance to the Finance Minister\" reserve to speed allocation without new legislation. The determination amends Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2019–20 to add the amount to the department’s administered assets and liabilities. It directly boosts departmental funding and indirectly affects taxpayers as part of the Australian COVID‑19 emergency financial response (April 2020)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This determination amends Schedule 1 of the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2019–2020 by increasing the authorised amount for the specified ‘administered assets and liabilities’ item for the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources by $91.5 million (made under s12(2) after the Minister’s s12(1) certification). The change alters the Act’s financial scope for that line item but does not, on its face, amend program eligibility or statutory functions."},"complexity_factors":["Legal form: implemented by a single Ministerial determination under subsection 12(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2019–2020 (relies on prior certification under s12(1))","Narrow numeric change: only one line-item increase ($91,500,000) reducing legislative complexity","Immediate commencement: no delay—affects timing and near-term cash/recording","Budgetary impact: alters authorised spending/recorded liabilities and requires budget administration adjustments","Limited explanatory detail: instrument does not state the source of funds, program purpose, or conditions on use, increasing interpretive/implementation risk for administrators and auditors","Ministerial discretion: change hinges on the Minister’s satisfaction under s12(1), concentrating decision power","Accounting implications: affects administered assets and liabilities classification rather than departmental departmental capital appropriation, requiring accounting treatment decisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Ministerial determination, made under the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2019–2020, increases the Schedule 1 appropriation for the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources’ ‘administered assets and liabilities’ item by $91,500,000 and commences immediately. Mechanically, it moves an additional $91.5m of Commonwealth appropriation authority to that department; the Finance Minister makes the change once the statutory conditions in subsection 12(1) are met."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-7-of-2019-2020","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-7-of-2019-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-7-of-2019-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-7-of-2019-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-7-of-2019-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-determination-no-7-of-2019-2020/documents"}}