{"id":"F2007B00887","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003 (No. 1 of 2002-2003)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-1-of-2002-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62974,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00887-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 12 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 2) 2002-2003","content":"###### ![](image.001.png)ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 12 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 2) 2002-2003\n\nI, Jim Kerwin, Branch Manager, Commonwealth Financial Reporting Unit, Budget Group, Department of Finance and Administration, pursuant to Section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003, 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.\n\n| Column 1                                                | Column 2                   | Column 3   |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------- |\n| Appropriation Item                                      | Agency                     | Amount     |\n|                                                         |                            | $          |\n|                                                         |                            |            |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003                     | Department of the Treasury | 13,352,958 |\n| Specific Payments to the States and Territories         |                            |            |\n| Effective government spending and taxation arrangements |                            |            |\n|                                                         |                            |            |\n|                                                         |                            |            |\n\nJim Kerwin No. 1 of 2002-2003\n\n29 October 2002","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1193},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination remains strictly limited to its original purpose of increasing the specific appropriation item for Treasury's payments to states and territories. No expansion of scope has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative determination with no conditional logic or exceptions","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Straightforward monetary allocation in a simple table format","Only one operative provision referencing the empowering Act section"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **funding approval** (called a \"determination\") that gives the Department of the Treasury an extra **$13,352,958** to spend. The money is specifically for making payments to Australian states and territories about government spending and taxation arrangements.\n\nThis is an \"Advance to the Finance Minister\" — a legal mechanism that lets the government quickly move extra money to departments when urgent needs arise, without waiting for Parliament to pass a new law. The approval was made by a senior Finance Department official (Jim Kerwin) using powers granted by Section 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003.\n\n**Key points:**\n- **Who gets the money:** Department of the Treasury\n- **How much:** $13,352,958\n- **What for:** Payments to states and territories regarding tax arrangements\n- **Legal basis:** Section 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-1-of-2002-2003","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-1-of-2002-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-1-of-2002-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-1-of-2002-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-1-of-2002-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-1-of-2002-2003/documents"}}