{"id":"F2009L02534","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – Section 14 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009 (No. 7 of 2008-2009)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-7-of-2008-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79445,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02534-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 | 2,266,200 |\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\n22nd June 2009 No. 7 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":1559},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination exercises the existing advance payment power in section 14 of the Appropriation Act for its intended purpose—funding an unforeseen or urgent expense. It does not expand the scope or operation of that Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific monetary allocation with no conditional logic","No definitions or interpretation section","Only one cross-reference (to section 14 of the parent Appropriation Act)","Clear tabular format showing agency, amount and purpose","No exceptions, procedural steps, or sunset clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This authorises a one-off $2,266,200 payment to DFAT, drawn from the Finance Minister’s Advance power to top up an administered budget for Outcome 3 (Australia’s international engagement). The funds are for Australia’s participation in the Shanghai World Expo 2010 and let DFAT meet expo-related costs immediately without waiting for new parliamentary appropriation, with later reporting and audit."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-7-of-2008-2009","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-7-of-2008-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-7-of-2008-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-7-of-2008-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-7-of-2008-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-7-of-2008-2009/documents"}}