{"id":"F2009L02450","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – section 14 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009 (No. 5 of 2008-2009)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-5-of-2008-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79367,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02450-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 | Australian Trade Commission | 50,000,000 |\n| Administered item, Outcome 1        |                             |            |\n|                                     |                             |            |\n\nI note that the additional amount is provided to enable increased grant payments under the Export Market Development Grants scheme.\n\nLindsay Tanner\n\n16 June 2009 No. 5 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":1018},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function authorised by section 14 of the parent Appropriation Act – providing urgent supplementary funding for an existing outcome. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision amending only one appropriation item","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Straightforward tabular format (three columns)","No nested conditions or exceptions beyond the standard statutory criteria in the empowering section (s14 of the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises a $50 million advance to the Finance Minister to top up Austrade’s budget for Export Market Development Grants, using the emergency funding power in the Appropriation Act so the increase can occur without a new appropriation. It affects Austrade (as recipient) and Australian exporters (as beneficiaries), enabling a rapid government response to higher-than-expected demand for export assistance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-5-of-2008-2009","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-5-of-2008-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-5-of-2008-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-5-of-2008-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-5-of-2008-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-5-of-2008-2009/documents"}}