{"id":"F2012L01523","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – Section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-2012 (No. 6 of 2011-2012)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-6-of-2011-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89505,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01523-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport | 6,000,000.00 |\n| Administered Item, Outcome 3        |                                                                    |              |\n|                                     |                                                                    |              |\n\nThe additional amount is provided to enable the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport to meet commitments under funding agreements with community and cultural bodies in 2011-2012.\n\nPENELOPE YING YEN WONG\n\n28 June 2012 No. 6 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":1627},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination operates strictly within the intended scope of section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-2012, which expressly authorises the Finance Minister to increase appropriations for urgent or unforeseen expenditures. The instrument applies to a single agency and specific outcome, consistent with the provision's purpose as a contingency funding mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational provision with no conditional logic or exceptions","Only one cross-reference to the enabling legislation (subsection 13(2))","Standard tabular format listing only one agency and one appropriation item","No defined terms or interpretative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises an extra $6 million for 2011–12 to the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport so it can meet existing funding agreements with community and cultural organisations.  \n\nThe Finance Minister used statutory emergency top-up powers (under the Appropriation Act) to add these administered funds to Outcome 3’s appropriation without a further parliamentary appropriation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-6-of-2011-2012","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-6-of-2011-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-6-of-2011-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-6-of-2011-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-6-of-2011-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-13-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2011-2012-no-6-of-2011-2012/documents"}}