{"id":"F2010L00149","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – Section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 (No. 1 of 2009-2010)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-1-of-2009-2010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":122917,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L00149-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTION 13 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2009-2010","content":"###### ![](image.001.png)ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 13 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2009\\-2010\n\nI, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 13(1) of Appropriation\n\nAct (No. 1) 2009\\-2010, hereby determine pursuant to subsection 13(2) of that Act, that Schedule 1 of that Act be taken to be amended with the amendment of the appropriation item listed in Column 1, for the Agency listed in Column 2, to be increased by the amount listed in Column 3 as follows:\n\n| Column 1                            | Column 2                   | Column 3   |\n| ----------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------- |\n| Appropriation Item                  | Agency                     | Amount     |\n|                                     |                            | $          |\n| Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Department of the Treasury | 29,675,000 |\n| Administered Item, Outcome 1        |                            |            |\n|                                     |                            |            |\n\nI note that the amount is provided to enable the payment of an additional contribution to the International Monetary Fund Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust.\n\nLindsay Tanner\n\n18th January 2010 No. 1 of 2009\\-2010","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Column 3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Column 3","content":"###### Column 3","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2179},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete administrative determination made under existing legislative powers. It does not represent scope creep of a larger legislative scheme; it simply exercises a specific contingency power for a single, stated purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative determination with one specific purpose","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only references two subsections of the parent Act (s 13(1) and s 13(2))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Essentially a three-column table specifying the amount, agency, and purpose"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a budget top-up authorization. Under Australian law, the **Advance to the Finance Minister** is a special power that lets the Finance Minister allocate extra funds to government agencies without waiting for Parliament to pass new legislation. This happens when there's an urgent or unforeseen need for money.\n\nThis specific determination from January 2010:\n\n*   **Gives** the Department of the Treasury an extra **$29,675,000** for the 2009-2010 financial year\n*   **Purpose**: To make an additional contribution to the **International Monetary Fund (IMF) Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust** (which helps poor countries with debt relief and low-interest loans)\n*   **Legal basis**: Section 13 of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010\n\nThink of it as a contingency fund authorization — the Minister determined this payment was needed and used his advance powers to move the money immediately."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-1-of-2009-2010","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-1-of-2009-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-1-of-2009-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-1-of-2009-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-1-of-2009-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-1-of-2009-2010/documents"}}