{"id":"F2010L00597","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 (No. 3 of 2009-2010)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-3-of-2009-2010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":123655,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L00597-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 Education, Employment and Workplace Relations | 10,364,000 |\n| Administered Item, Outcome 5        |                                                             |            |\n|                                     |                                                             |            |\n\nI note that the additional amount is provided to enable the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to meet an increased number of General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme payments.\n\nLindsay Tanner\n\n25th February 2010 No. 3 of 2009-2010","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1398},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination operates strictly within the limited scope intended by section 13 of the Appropriation Act, which specifically authorises the Finance Minister to advance additional funds for urgent or unforeseen expenditure. The instrument does not expand beyond this specific administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument with no defined terms section","Simple tabular format showing only the agency, item, and dollar amount","No conditional language, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only references one section of the parent Act (section 13)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination gives an extra **$10.4 million** to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.\n\n**What it's for:**\nThe money pays for the *General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme* (GEERS). This scheme covers wages, annual leave, and redundancy payments owed to workers when their employer goes broke (becomes insolvent).\n\n**How it works:**\nUnder the Appropriation Act, the Finance Minister can approve extra money when urgent or unforeseen costs arise. This document formally adds the cash to the department's budget under \"Administered Item, Outcome 5\".\n\n**Who benefits:**\nWorkers who lost their jobs because their company collapsed and are owed money by their former employer."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-3-of-2009-2010","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-3-of-2009-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-3-of-2009-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-3-of-2009-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-3-of-2009-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2009-2010-no-3-of-2009-2010/documents"}}