{"id":"F2009L00486","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister - section 14 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009 (No. 3 of 2008-2009)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-3-of-2008-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":77089,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00486-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 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) 2008-2009 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | 22,208,044 |\n| Administered Item, Outcome 3        |                                         |            |\n|                                     |                                         |            |\n\nI note that the additional amount is provided to enable payments associated with Australia’s participation at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.\n\nLindsay Tanner\n\n9 February 2009 No. 3 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":1969},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination exercises the specific power in section 14 of the Appropriation Act exactly as intended—providing a one-off top-up to an existing appropriation for a specific, unforeseen purpose (Shanghai World Expo participation). The scope remains strictly limited to the additional funding described."},"complexity_factors":["Single, straightforward amendment affecting only one budget line item","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic power in section 14","Tabular format presenting only one substantive data row"],"plain_english_summary":"This document authorises an extra **$22.2 million** in government spending for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.\n\nSpecifically, it increases the budget allocation (called an \"appropriation\") for the department's \"Administered Item, Outcome 3\" under the 2008-2009 Appropriation Act.\n\nThe money is specifically earmarked for **Australia's participation in the Shanghai World Expo 2010**.\n\nThe Finance Minister made this decision using powers under *section 14* of the Appropriation Act, which allows the Finance Minister to approve additional funds (called an \"advance\") when satisfied that urgent or unforeseen spending is needed without waiting for Parliament to pass new legislation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-3-of-2008-2009","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-3-of-2008-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-3-of-2008-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-3-of-2008-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-3-of-2008-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-3-of-2008-2009/documents"}}