{"id":"F2011L00446","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – Section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010-2011 (No. 1 of 2010-2011)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-1-of-2010-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85852,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00446-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 13 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2010-2011","content":"###### ![](image.001.png)ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 13 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2010\\-2011\n\nI, Penelope Ying Yen Wong, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 13(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010\\-2011, 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) 2010-2011 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 30,701,000 |\n| Administered Item, Outcome 2        |                                              |            |\n|                                     |                                              |            |\n\nI note that the additional amount is provided to enable the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to meet a shortfall of funding for expenditure relating to the transfer of responsibility for cultural affairs, including movable cultural heritage, and support for the arts.\n\nPENELOPE YING YEN WONG\n\n8 March 2011 No. 1 of 2010\\-2011","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2100},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination operates strictly within the intended scope of Section 13 of the Appropriation Act, which specifically authorises the Finance Minister to make urgent advances when satisfied of unforeseen expenditure requirements. It addresses a specific funding shortfall for a defined administrative transfer."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific amendment to one appropriation item","Relies on understanding of 'Administered Item' and 'Outcome' terminology","Cross-reference to enabling Act subsections (13(1) and 13(2))"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a budget top-up decision made by the Finance Minister in March 2011. It gives the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet an extra **$30.7 million** because the department had taken on new responsibilities (looking after cultural heritage and arts funding) that weren't fully covered in the original budget.\n\n**How it works:**\n- Under the Appropriation Act, the Finance Minister has emergency powers to add money to government department budgets without waiting for Parliament to pass a new law\n- This determination uses those powers to increase one specific budget line item (Administered Item for Outcome 2)\n- The money covers costs associated with transferring responsibility for 'cultural affairs' to the Prime Minister's department"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-1-of-2010-2011","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-1-of-2010-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-1-of-2010-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-1-of-2010-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-1-of-2010-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-1-of-2010-2011/documents"}}