{"id":"F2009L02600","name":"Advance to the Finance Minister – Section 14 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009 (No. 8 of 2008-2009)","slug":"advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-8-of-2008-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79593,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02600-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO","sectionType":"section","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE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 Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 10,539,463 |\n| Administered item, Outcome 4        |                                                                            |            |\n|                                     |                                                                            |            |\n\nI note that the additional amount is provided to enable ex-gratia payments to victims of the Victorian bushfires and Queensland floods.\n\nLindsay Tanner\n\n25 June 2009 No. 8 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":1045},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function described in its title and preamble—providing urgent advance funding for disaster relief. No expansion of scope has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Single line-item appropriation adjustment","No conditional logic or exceptions","Only cross-reference is to the enabling section 14 of the parent Act","Single purpose instrument with explicit purpose stated"],"plain_english_summary":"This document authorises a **$10.5 million top-up** to the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to make **ex-gratia payments** (voluntary compensation payments made without admitting legal liability) to people affected by the Victorian bushfires and Queensland floods.\n\n**How it works:**\n*   Normally, Parliament must approve government spending through legislation. However, this uses the **\"Advance to the Finance Minister\"** power—a special reserve fund that lets the Finance Minister urgently allocate money when there's an immediate need and no time to wait for Parliament to meet.\n*   The Minister formally determines that the existing budget (Appropriation Act) is taken to be amended to add this specific amount.\n*   The money is specifically for \"Outcome 4\" (the department's administered programs) and is dated 25 June 2009."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-8-of-2008-2009","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-8-of-2008-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-8-of-2008-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-8-of-2008-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-8-of-2008-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-finance-minister-section-14-of-appropriation-act-no-1-2008-2009-no-8-of-2008-2009/documents"}}