{"id":"F2007B00968","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003 (No. 5 of 2002-2003)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-5-of-2002-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62434,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00968-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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, Divisionl Manager, Financial Reporting & Cash Management, 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, pending Additional Estimates.\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\nJim Kerwin No. 5 of 2002-2003\n\n28 February 2003","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2248},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination operates strictly within the original scope of section 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003, which explicitly authorises advances to the Finance Minister (or delegates) pending Additional Estimates. It represents a routine administrative application of existing statutory power without expansion into new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single line item appropriation increase with no conditional logic","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one operative provision (the table entry)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (section 12)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises a temporary advance of $1,130,768 to the Department of the Treasury to make specified payments to Australian States and Territories for Outcome 2 (government spending and taxation arrangements). Made in February 2003 by a Finance official under section 12 of the Appropriation Act, it keeps payments flowing pending the mid‑year Additional Estimates and formal parliamentary approval."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-5-of-2002-2003","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-5-of-2002-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-5-of-2002-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-5-of-2002-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-5-of-2002-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2002-2003-no-5-of-2002-2003/documents"}}