{"id":"F2006L02182","name":"Determination to Reduce Appropriation Upon Request (No. 17 of 2005-2006)","slug":"determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-17-of-2005-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":117511,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L02182-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION UP","sectionType":"part","heading":"DETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION UPON REQUEST","content":"##   \nDETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION UPON REQUEST\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| Departmental outputs in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2005-2006 | Family Court of Australia | Section 9 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2005-2006 | The Hon Philip Ruddock MP, Attorney-General | 19 June 2006    | $1,100,000 |\n|                                                             |                           |                                                  |                                             |                 |            |\n\nNICK MINCHIN  \n29 June 2006 No. 17 of 2005-2006","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1616},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete administrative instrument performing exactly the single function described in its title. It contains one specific budget reduction with no additional provisions or expanded scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single line-item operation","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references","Simple tabular format with one entry"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally cuts **$1.1 million** from the Family Court of Australia's annual budget for 2005-2006.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Reduces the \"departmental outputs\" appropriation (funding for day-to-day running costs) allocated to the Family Court of Australia\n- The money was originally provided in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2005-2006 (the main budget law for that year)\n\n**Who is involved:**\n- **Requested by:** The Attorney-General (Philip Ruddock)\n- **Approved by:** The Minister for Finance and Administration (Nick Minchin)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a routine administrative adjustment where a government agency returns unspent funds, or the government reallocates money between priorities. This determination gives legal effect to that specific $1.1 million budget cut."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-17-of-2005-2006","history":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-17-of-2005-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-17-of-2005-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-17-of-2005-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-17-of-2005-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-17-of-2005-2006/documents"}}