{"id":"F2012L01521","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – Section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-2012 (No. 4 of 2011-2012)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-4-of-2011-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89503,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01521-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 5,561,983.00 |\n| Administered Item, Outcome 4        |                                                                            |              |\n|                                     |                                                                            |              |\n\nThe additional amount is provided to enable the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to meet commitments for the Household Assistance Package that fall due before the Appropriation passage of the next annual Acts.\n\nPENELOPE YING YEN WONG\n\n10 May 2012 No. 4 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":1722},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination operates strictly within the intended scope of Section 13 of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-2012, which specifically authorises the Finance Minister to increase appropriations for urgent expenditure pending passage of the next annual Appropriation Acts. It uses the exact mechanism the legislation was designed for."},"complexity_factors":["Single line-item allocation with no cross-references","No defined terms or conditional logic","Straightforward tabular format","Minimal operative text (one determination clause)"],"plain_english_summary":"This authorises a one-off $5,561,983 payment to the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to meet commitments under the Household Assistance Package. Using the Finance Minister’s advance funding powers, it lets the government pay welfare support on time before the next annual budget is passed, ensuring affected households continue to receive assistance without delay."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-4-of-2011-2012","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-4-of-2011-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-4-of-2011-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-4-of-2011-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-4-of-2011-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-4-of-2011-2012/documents"}}