{"id":"F2005L00497","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister - section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005 (No. 4 of 2004-2005)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2004-2005-no-4-of-2004-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112711,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00497-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTION 12 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2004-2005","content":"###### ![](image.001.png)ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 12 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2004-2005\n\nI, Anne Hazell, Division Manager, Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division, Department of Finance and Administration, pursuant to Section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005, 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. The additional amount is provided for the purpose of providing a newly created agency, the National Water Commission, with sufficient funds to cover its operating expenses for March 2005. This determination takes effect on the date of registration of the instrument.\n\n| Column 1                                                      | Column 2                  | Column 3 |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | -------- |\n| Appropriation Item                                            | Agency                    | Amount   |\n|                                                               |                           | $        |\n|                                                               |                           |          |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005                           | National Water Commission | 189,680  |\n| Departmental Outputs – Outcome 1                              |                           |          |\n| Sustainable management and use of Australia’s water resources |                           |          |\n|                                                               |                           |          |\n\nAnne Hazell No. 4 of 2004-2005\n\n1 March 2005","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":1455},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination operates strictly within the scope of Section 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005, which authorizes urgent advances for unforeseen expenditure. It applies to a single agency for a specific one-month period and fixed amount, consistent with the original statutory intent of providing interim funding for newly established agencies."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with straightforward monetary allocation","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Only one recipient agency and specific time-bound purpose","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the enabling section","Document length is under 250 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises an urgent cash injection of $189,680 to the newly created National Water Commission so it can meet operating costs for March 2005. It uses the Finance Minister’s emergency advance powers under the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004–2005 to increase the Commission’s allocation immediately.\n\nThe funding is paid from government finances via the Department of Finance and is ultimately met by taxpayers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2004-2005-no-4-of-2004-2005","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2004-2005-no-4-of-2004-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2004-2005-no-4-of-2004-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2004-2005-no-4-of-2004-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2004-2005-no-4-of-2004-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2004-2005-no-4-of-2004-2005/documents"}}