{"id":"F2009L02491","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister - section 14 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009 (No. 6 of 2008-2009)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-6-of-2008-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79385,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02491-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | 14,717,045 |\n| Administered item, Outcome 3        |                                                          |            |\n|                                     |                                                          |            |\n\nI note that the additional amount is provided to enable the Government’s contribution towards the establishment and operation of the Royal Institution of Australia.\n\nLindsay Tanner\n\n18th June 2009 No. 6 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":2355},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination exercises the exact authority conferred by section 14 of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009, which explicitly permits the Finance Minister to increase appropriations for urgent or unforeseen expenditure. It does not expand the statutory scheme beyond its intended purpose of providing mid-year budget top-ups."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision affecting only one appropriation item","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Simple tabular format with only three data points: item, agency, and amount"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises a $14.7 million top‑up from the Advance to the Finance Minister to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, amending the 2008–09 Appropriation Act No.1. The funds are an administered appropriation to establish and operate the Royal Institution of Australia, affecting the department, the Institution and the Finance Minister’s spending authority."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-6-of-2008-2009","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-6-of-2008-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-6-of-2008-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-6-of-2008-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-6-of-2008-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-6-of-2008-2009/documents"}}