{"id":"F2011L01014","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – Section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010-2011 (No. 2 of 2010-2011)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-2-of-2010-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":86810,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01014-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 14,159,000 |\n| Administered Item, Outcome 5        |                                                                            |            |\n|                                     |                                                                            |            |\n\nI note that the additional amount is provided to enable the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to meet increased expenditure of the Helping Children with Autism Early Intervention program.\n\nPENELOPE YING YEN WONG\n\n6th June 2011 No. 2 of 2010\\-2011","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2082},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination remains strictly limited to its original purpose of providing additional funding for the Helping Children with Autism Early Intervention program. It applies only to the specified agency and appropriation item without expanding into other policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single line-item adjustment with no conditional logic or exceptions","Only two cross-references to the parent Act (subsections 13(1) and 13(2))","No defined terms or interpretative provisions","Straightforward tabular format containing only one entry"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination provides an additional **$14,159,000** (approximately $14.16 million) to the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.\n\n**What the money is for:**\nThe funds are specifically allocated to the *Helping Children with Autism Early Intervention program*. This program provides therapy and support services for young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.\n\n**How this works:**\nUnder the *Appropriation Act*, the Finance Minister has special powers to top up department budgets when urgent or unexpected needs arise—known as an \"Advance.\" This document exercises that power to increase the Department's existing budget (specifically \"Administered Item, Outcome 5\") to cover higher-than-expected costs for the autism program.\n\n**Key details:**\n*   **Decision maker:** Penelope Wong (Finance Minister)\n*   **Date:** 6 June 2011\n*   **Legal basis:** Section 13 of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010‑2011"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-2-of-2010-2011","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-2-of-2010-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-2-of-2010-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-2-of-2010-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-2-of-2010-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-2-of-2010-2011/documents"}}