{"id":"F2007B00935","name":"Advance to the Presiding Officer – section 11(3) of Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1999-2000 (No. 6 of 1999-2000)","slug":"advance-to-the-presiding-officer-section-11-3-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-20","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":63105,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00935-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"TO: The Clerk of the Senate","sectionType":"part","heading":"TO: The Clerk of the Senate","content":"# ![](image.001.png)TO: The Clerk of the Senate","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER — SECTI","sectionType":"part","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER — SECTION 11 (3) OF APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) ACT 1999-2000","content":"# ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER – SECTION 11 (3) OF APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) ACT 1999-2000\n\nIn accordance with your advice, the appropriation item listed in column 1 for the agency listed in column 2 has been increased by the amount listed in column 3. The increase has been made pursuant to section 11 (3) of Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1999-2000.\n\n| Column 1Appropriation Item                              | Column 2Agency | Column 3 Amount |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | --------------- |\n|                                                         |                | $               |\n|                                                         |                |                 |\n| Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1999-2000 | The Senate     | 95,000          |\n| Administered Expenses Outcome 1                         |                |                 |\n|                                                         |                |                 |\n\n##### Stephen Mayes\n\nBudget Coordination Unit No. 6 of 1999-2000\n\n19 May 2000","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1999-2000","content":"## Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1999-2000","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"The Senate","sectionType":"part","heading":"The Senate","content":"## The Senate","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Administered Expenses Outcome 1","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Administered Expenses Outcome 1","content":"#### Administered Expenses Outcome 1","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Stephen Mayes","sectionType":"section","heading":"Stephen Mayes","content":"##### Stephen Mayes\n\nBudget Coordination Unit No. 6 of 1999-2000\n\n19 May 2000","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1981},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This document exercises the specific power in section 11(3) exactly as intended—to provide additional funding to a parliamentary department during the financial year. It represents a straightforward use of the advance mechanism without expanding beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific monetary allocation ($95,000)","Only one statutory section referenced (section 11(3))","No defined terms or interpretation clauses","Simple tabular format containing one data row","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references"],"plain_english_summary":"This document authorises a **$95,000 budget increase** for the Australian Senate.\n\nUnder the *Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1999-2000*, the government can provide extra funding to parliamentary departments during the financial year through an \"advance to the Presiding Officer\" (the President of the Senate, who chairs the upper house).\n\n**What this does:**\n- Increases funding for \"Administered Expenses Outcome 1\" by $95,000\n- Uses **section 11(3)** of the Act, which lets the Finance Minister boost appropriations for parliamentary departments when needed\n- Issued on 19 May 2000 by the Budget Coordination Unit\n\nThis is a routine mid-year budget adjustment to ensure the Senate has sufficient money to continue its operations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officer-section-11-3-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-20","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officer-section-11-3-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-20/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officer-section-11-3-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-20/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officer-section-11-3-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-20/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officer-section-11-3-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-20/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officer-section-11-3-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-20/documents"}}