{"id":"F2012L00774","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – Section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-2012 (No. 3 of 2011-2012)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-3-of-2011-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89074,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L00774-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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) 2011-2012","content":"###### ![](image.001.png)ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 13 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2011\\-2012\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) 2011\\-2012, hereby determine under subsection 13(2) of that Act, that the appropriation item in Column 1 of the following table, for the Agency listed in Column 2, 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) 2011-2012 | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations | 14,327,392.10 |\n| Administered Item, Outcome 5        |                                                             |               |\n|                                     |                                                             |               |\n\nThe 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\nPENELOPE YING YEN WONG\n\n22nd March 2012 No. 3 of 2011-2012","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":2269},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by the Advance to the Finance Minister provision: it authorizes a specific, limited top-up of appropriations for unforeseen expenditure. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of a short tabular determination with one line item","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one cross-reference (to the empowering provision in the parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements beyond the basic statutory precondition"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This instrument approves an extra **$14.3 million** in funding for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.\n\n**Why:** The money covers increased payouts under the *General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme* (GEERS). This scheme acts as a safety net—if a company goes broke and can't afford to pay workers their owed wages, annual leave, or redundancy pay, GEERS steps in to cover those entitlements.\n\n**How it works:** This uses the \"Advance to the Finance Minister\" power—a special budget tool written into annual Appropriation Acts. It lets the Finance Minister approve urgent extra funding between parliamentary sittings without waiting for new legislation. Think of it as a pre-approved overdraft that the Minister can activate when unforeseen costs arise.\n\n**The details:**\n*   **Amount:** $14,327,392.10\n*   **Destination:** Administered Item, Outcome 5 (Education and Employment portfolio)\n*   **Legal basis:** Section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-2012"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-3-of-2011-2012","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-3-of-2011-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-3-of-2011-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-3-of-2011-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-3-of-2011-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-3-of-2011-2012/documents"}}