{"id":"F2007B00850","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – section 11 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2001-2002 (No. 4 of 2001-2002)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2001-2002-no-4-of-2001-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62885,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00850-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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) 2001-2002","content":"###### ![](image.001.png)ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 11 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No.2) 2001-2002\n\nI, James Kerwin, Branch, Manager, Budget Group, Department of Finance and Administration, pursuant to Section 11 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2001-2002, 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, pending Additional Estimates.\n\n| Column 1                                                | Column 2                   | Column 3   |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------- |\n| Appropriation Item                                      | Agency                     | Amount     |\n|                                                         |                            | $          |\n|                                                         |                            |            |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2001-2002                     | Department of the Treasury | 49,537,432 |\n| Specific payments to the States and Territories         |                            |            |\n| Outcome 2                                               |                            |            |\n| Effective government spending and taxation arrangements |                            |            |\n|                                                         |                            |            |\n\nJames Kerwin No. 4 of 2001-2002\n\n10 December 2001","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1398},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard administrative determination exercising the specific 'Advance to the Finance Minister' power contemplated by Section 11 of the parent Appropriation Act. It operates exactly within the original legislative intent to provide interim funding pending parliamentary approval of Additional Estimates."},"complexity_factors":["Single-line item appropriation with no conditional logic","No definitions section or interpretive provisions","Only references the enabling section (Section 11) without cross-referencing other statutes","Straightforward tabular format showing only agency, amount, and appropriation line"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination immediately gives the Department of the Treasury access to $49,537,432 to make specified payments to Australian States and Territories by using the emergency power in Section 11 of the Appropriation Act. Approved on 10 December 2001 by James Kerwin as delegate for the Finance Minister, it temporarily bridges funding so critical state payments aren’t delayed pending Parliament’s Additional Estimates."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2001-2002-no-4-of-2001-2002","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2001-2002-no-4-of-2001-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2001-2002-no-4-of-2001-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2001-2002-no-4-of-2001-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2001-2002-no-4-of-2001-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-11-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2001-2002-no-4-of-2001-2002/documents"}}