{"id":"F2007B00889","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003 (No. 3 of 2002-2003)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-3-of-2002-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62979,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00889-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 | 1,130,768 |\n| Specific Payments to the States and Territories – Outcome 2 |                            |           |\n| Effective government spending and taxation arrangements     |                            |           |\n|                                                             |                            |           |\n|                                                             |                            |           |\n\nPhil Bowen No. 3 of 2002-2003\n\n18 December 2002","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1623},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative determination exercising the existing power in Section 12 to allocate contingency funds. It does not alter, expand, or restrict the scope of the Appropriation Act itself; it merely operates within the framework already established by Parliament."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational provision (one line item in a table)","No defined terms or interpretive sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested clauses","Only cross-reference is to the empowering section (Section 12)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document authorises a **one-off payment of $1,130,768** to the Department of the Treasury.\n\nUnder Australia's budget laws, the Finance Minister has emergency \"just in case\" powers to move money around without waiting for Parliament to pass new legislation. This determination uses that power (Section 12 of the Appropriation Act) to **top up the Treasury's budget**.\n\n**What the money is for:**\n*   **Who gets it:** Department of the Treasury\n*   **Purpose:** Making specific payments to state and territory governments\n*   **Policy area:** \"Outcome 2\" — ensuring effective government spending and taxation arrangements across Australia\n\nIn practical terms, this allows the federal government to transfer funds to states/territories for shared programs immediately, rather than delaying until the next parliamentary sitting period."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-3-of-2002-2003","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-3-of-2002-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-3-of-2002-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-3-of-2002-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-3-of-2002-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-3-of-2002-2003/documents"}}