{"id":"F2007B00888","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003 (No. 2 of 2002-2003)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-2-of-2002-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62976,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00888-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 Phil Bowen, General Manager, 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 | 1,413,460 |\n| Specific Payments to the States and Territories         |                            |           |\n| Effective government spending and taxation arrangements |                            |           |\n|                                                         |                            |           |\n|                                                         |                            |           |\n\nPhil Bowen No. 2 of 2002-2003\n\n2 December 2002","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1768},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination falls squarely within the original scope of Section 12 of the Appropriation Act, which is specifically designed to allow the Finance Minister to advance additional funds to government agencies when required."},"complexity_factors":["Single line item determination with no conditions","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Straightforward monetary allocation presented in a simple table","No cross-references, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises an additional $1,413,460 to the Department of the Treasury to fund payments to state and territory governments for coordinating federal–state spending and taxation arrangements. It was signed by Phil Bowen under delegation from the Finance Minister using power in section 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002–03. It lets the government make urgent in‑year budget adjustments without passing new legislation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-2-of-2002-2003","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-2-of-2002-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-2-of-2002-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-2-of-2002-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-2-of-2002-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-2-of-2002-2003/documents"}}