{"id":"F2007B00784","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – section 11 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2000-2001 (No. 12 of 2000-2001)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2000-2001-no-12-of-2000-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62725,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00784-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTION 11 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No.2) 2000-2001","content":"###### ![](image.001.png)ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 11 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No.2) 2000-2001\n\nI, Phillip Prior, Branch Manager, Commonwealth Financial Reporting Unit, Budget Group, Department of Finance and Administration, pursuant to section 11 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2000-2001, hereby determine that the appropriation item listed in Column 1 for the agency listed in Column 2 be increased by the amount listed in Column 3, part pending Additional Estimates.\n\n| Column 1                                          | Column 2                                 | Column 3  |\n| ------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | --------- |\n| Appropriation Item                                | Agency                                   | Amount    |\n|                                                   |                                          | $         |\n|                                                   |                                          |           |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2000-2001               | Department of Finance and Administration |           |\n|                                                   | Final Charge                             | 3,644,534 |\n| Outcome 2                                         | Pending Additional Estimates             | 50,000    |\n| Improved and more efficient government operations | Total                                    | 3,694,534 |\n|                                                   |                                          |           |\n\nPhillip Prior No. 12 of 2000-2001\n\n5 April 2001","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1125},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination operates strictly within the scope of section 11 of the Appropriation Act, providing advance funding pending Additional Estimates without expanding beyond the original statutory purpose of allowing urgent pre-approval of expenses."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative determination with only 3 data points","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond one section reference","Simple tabular format listing only the agency, appropriation item, and amount"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **budget advance** that allows the Department of Finance and Administration to spend extra money before Parliament officially approves it.\n\nUnder Australian law, government agencies can only spend money that Parliament has specifically approved (appropriated). However, urgent expenses sometimes arise between the main budget and the mid-year budget update (called \"Additional Estimates\").\n\n**Section 11** of the Appropriation Act gives the Finance Minister (or their delegate) power to approve these **urgent cash advances** so agencies can keep operating while waiting for Parliament to formally pass the Additional Estimates bills.\n\nIn this determination, the Department of Finance and Administration receives:\n* **$3,644,534** available immediately (Final Charge)\n* **$50,000** held pending the Additional Estimates process  \n* **Total: $3,694,534**\n\nThis funding supports \"Outcome 2\" – improving government efficiency and operations. The advance was approved on 5 April 2001."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2000-2001-no-12-of-2000-2001","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2000-2001-no-12-of-2000-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2000-2001-no-12-of-2000-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2000-2001-no-12-of-2000-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2000-2001-no-12-of-2000-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2000-2001-no-12-of-2000-2001/documents"}}