{"id":"F2008L04452","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – section 14 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009 (No. 2 of 2008-2009)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-2-of-2008-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76449,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04452-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 14 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2008-2009","content":"###### ![](image.001.png)ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 14 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2008\\-2009\n\nI, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 14(1) of Appropriation\n\nAct (No. 1) 2008-2009, hereby determine pursuant to subsection 14(2) of that Act, that Schedule 1 of that Act be taken to be amended with the insertion 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) 2008-2009 | Bureau of Meteorology | 20,000,000 |\n| Administered Item                   |                       |            |\n|                                     |                       |            |\n\nI note that the additional amount is provided to enable payments under the Australian Government Modernisation and Extension of Hydrologic Monitoring Systems Program.\n\nLindsay Tanner\n\n24 November 2008 No. 2 of 2008-2009","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":1480},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument exercises the exact power conferred by section 14 of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009—providing a specific additional appropriation for the Bureau of Meteorology. There is no expansion beyond the original legislative purpose of allowing urgent budget supplementation."},"complexity_factors":["Single appropriation item with no conditions or exceptions","Only one cross-reference (to section 14 of the parent Act)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Straightforward tabular format with only three data points"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination gives the **Bureau of Meteorology** an extra **$20 million** in funding.\n\nUnder Australian budget rules, the Finance Minister can issue these \"advances\" to top up agency budgets for urgent or unforeseen spending that wasn't covered in the original annual budget. In this case, the money is specifically for the **Modernisation and Extension of Hydrologic Monitoring Systems Program**—essentially upgrading and expanding Australia's water monitoring infrastructure.\n\n**Who is affected?**\n- The Bureau of Meteorology (receives the additional funding)\n- The Finance Minister (authorizes the spending)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures the weather bureau has immediate funds to improve hydrologic monitoring without waiting for the next budget cycle."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-2-of-2008-2009","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-2-of-2008-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-2-of-2008-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-2-of-2008-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-2-of-2008-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-2-of-2008-2009/documents"}}