{"id":"F2007B00924","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister - section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2003-2004 (No. 1 of 2003-2004)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2003-2004-no-1-of-2003-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":63070,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00924-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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) 2003-2004","content":"###### ![](image.001.png)ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 12 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 2) 2003-2004\n\nI, Jim Kerwin, Division Manager, Financial Management Group, Department of Finance and Administration, pursuant to Section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2003-2004, 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) 2003-2004 |                        |          |\n|                                     |                        |          |\n| Loans                               | Wheat Export Authority | 381,930  |\n|                                     |                        |          |\n\nJim Kerwin No. 1 of 2003-2004\n\n10 November 2003","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1409},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the narrow, specific function permitted by Section 12—allocating additional funds for an urgent, unforeseen purpose to a named agency. It does not expand beyond the original intent of the Advance to the Finance Minister mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific appropriation item with no conditions","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision","Simple delegation: Finance Minister's power exercised by a Division Manager"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises an emergency top‑up of $381,930 from the Advance to the Finance Minister to the Wheat Export Authority for “Loans,” allowing the Authority to continue lending support to wheat exporters during 2003–04. Approved by Jim Kerwin under section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2003–2004, it uses a limited reserve to meet urgent, unforeseen costs without waiting for a new budget."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2003-2004-no-1-of-2003-2004","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2003-2004-no-1-of-2003-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2003-2004-no-1-of-2003-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2003-2004-no-1-of-2003-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2003-2004-no-1-of-2003-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-12-of-appropriation-act-no-2-2003-2004-no-1-of-2003-2004/documents"}}