{"id":"F2011L01016","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – Section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010-2011 (No. 3 of 2010-2011)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-3-of-2010-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":86813,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01016-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 | Australian Electoral Commission | 5,100,000 |\n| Departmental Item                   |                                 |           |\n|                                     |                                 |           |\n\nI note that the additional amount is provided to enable the Australian Electoral Commission to ensure ongoing employee and supplier commitments can be paid as they fall due.\n\nPENELOPE YING YEN WONG\n\n6th June 2011 No. 3 of 2010\\-2011","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1378},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument operates precisely within the intended scope of Section 13 of the Appropriation Act, which specifically authorises the Finance Minister to determine advances for urgent and unforeseen expenditure. It is a routine exercise of existing statutory powers to provide supplementary funding, not an expansion of legislative scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single, straightforward amendment to one appropriation line item","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Simple tabular format with only three columns of data","Direct reference to only one legislative provision (subsection 13(2))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This document authorises a **$5.1 million budget top-up** for the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).\n\n**What is happening?**\nThe Finance Minister used emergency powers (called an \"Advance to the Finance Minister\") to give the AEC extra money immediately, without waiting for Parliament to pass a new budget law.\n\n**Why?**\nThe AEC was running out of cash to pay its staff and suppliers. This determination ensures those bills can be paid on time.\n\n**The details:**\n- **Amount:** $5,100,000 added to the AEC's running costs (\"Departmental Item\")\n- **Authority:** Section 13 of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010-2011\n- **Effect:** The Schedule to the Appropriation Act is taken to be amended to include this extra funding\n\nThis is a standard administrative mechanism used when government agencies face urgent shortfalls between annual budgets."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-3-of-2010-2011","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-3-of-2010-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-3-of-2010-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-3-of-2010-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-3-of-2010-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2010-2011-no-3-of-2010-2011/documents"}}