{"id":"F2006L02778","name":"Determination to Reduce Appropriation Upon Request (No. 1 of 2006-2007)","slug":"determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-1-of-2006-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":60034,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L02778-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION","sectionType":"part","heading":"DETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION","content":"##   \nDETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION\n\nI, Senator the Hon Nick Minchin, Minister for Finance and Administration, pursuant to the legislative provision listed in column 3 below, hereby reduce the appropriation in column 1 for the agency in column 2 in response to the request made by the Minister in column 4 by the amount listed in column 6.\n\n| Column 1                                                | Column 2                      | Column3                                           | Column 4                                    | Column 5        | Column 6    |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | --------------- | ----------- |\n| Appropriation                                           | Agency                        | Authority                                         | Requested by                                | Date of Request | $           |\n|                                                         |                               |                                                   |                                             |                 |             |\n| Equity Injection in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2000-2001 | Attorney-General’s Department | Section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2003-2004 | The Hon Philip Ruddock MP, Attorney-General | 9 June 2006     | $15,000,000 |\n|                                                         |                               |                                                   |                                             |                 |             |\n\nNICK MINCHIN  \n28 July 2006 No. 1 of 2006\\-2007","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2346},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination performs exactly as described—reducing a specific appropriation by the requested amount without expanding beyond this core administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Single line-item reduction presented in tabular format","No definitions or interpretation clauses","No conditional logic or nested provisions","Straightforward administrative action under clear statutory authority"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document does**\n\nThis is a formal budget adjustment that cuts $15 million from the Attorney-General's Department funding.\n\n**Key details**\n\n- **Who**: Finance Minister Nick Minchin approved a request from Attorney-General Philip Ruddock\n- **What**: Reducing an 'equity injection' (capital funding) originally provided in the 2000-2001 budget\n- **Why**: The department requested the reduction, likely because it no longer needed the funds\n- **Legal basis**: Section 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2003-2004\n\n**Why this matters**\n\nThis shows the formal process for government departments to return unspent money to the budget. Rather than holding onto taxpayer funds they don't need, departments can ask the Finance Minister to formally cancel the allocation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-1-of-2006-2007","history":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-1-of-2006-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-1-of-2006-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-1-of-2006-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-1-of-2006-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-1-of-2006-2007/documents"}}