{"id":"F2007B00932","name":"Advance to the Presiding Officers – section 11(5) of Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1999-2000 (No. 1 of 1999-2000)","slug":"advance-to-the-presiding-officers-section-11-5-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":63096,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00932-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"TO: The Chief Executive Officer","sectionType":"part","heading":"TO: The Chief Executive Officer","content":"# ![](image.001.png)TO: The Chief Executive Officer\n\nJoint House Department","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICERS — SECT","sectionType":"part","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICERS — SECTION 11 (5) OF APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) ACT 1999-2000","content":"# ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICERS – SECTION 11 (5) 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 (5) of Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1999-2000.\n\n| Column 1Appropriation Item                             | Column 2Agency         | Column 3Amount |\n| ------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- | -------------- |\n|                                                        |                        | $              |\n|                                                        |                        |                |\n| Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act1999-2000 | Joint House Department |                |\n| Departmental Outputs -                                 |                        | 58,000         |\n|                                                        |                        |                |\n\n##### Stephen Mayes\n\nBudget Coordination Unit No. 1 of 1999-2000\n\n21 January 2000","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act","content":"## Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act\n\n1999-2000","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Joint House Department","sectionType":"part","heading":"Joint House Department","content":"## Joint House Department","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Departmental Outputs -","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Departmental Outputs -","content":"#### Departmental Outputs -","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Stephen Mayes","sectionType":"section","heading":"Stephen Mayes","content":"##### Stephen Mayes\n\nBudget Coordination Unit No. 1 of 1999-2000\n\n21 January 2000","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2208},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination falls squarely within the original purpose of the Appropriation Act—to manage parliamentary department funding. The $58,000 advance represents exactly the type of minor budget adjustment section 11(5) was designed to authorize, without expanding into new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single purpose provision with no conditional logic or exceptions","Only one defined term referenced (the Appropriation Act itself)","Clear numerical allocation ($58,000) with no formulas or calculations required","Straightforward administrative table format with three columns"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument uses the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act’s top‑up power (s.11(5)) to give the Presiding Officers authority to increase funding mid‑year so Parliament can keep operating. \n\nIt adds $58,000 to the Joint House Department’s departmental outputs to cover unexpected operational cost overruns, avoiding delays from passing new appropriation laws."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officers-section-11-5-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-2","history":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officers-section-11-5-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officers-section-11-5-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officers-section-11-5-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officers-section-11-5-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/advance-to-the-presiding-officers-section-11-5-of-appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1999-2/documents"}}