{"id":"F2005L01975","name":"Determination to Reduce Appropriation Upon Request (No. 2 of 2004-2005)","slug":"determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-2-of-2004-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":36207,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01975-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION UP","sectionType":"part","heading":"DETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION UPON REQUEST","content":"## DETERMINATION 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. 3) 2003-04 | Australian Federal Police | Section 9 of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2003-04 | Senator the Hon Chris EllisonMinister for Justice and Customs | 8 June 2005     | $14,400,000 |\n|                                                           |                           |                                                |                                                               |                 |             |\n\nNICK MINCHIN  \n30 June 2005 No. 2 of 2004-2005","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1304},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the narrow administrative function described in its title—reducing a specific appropriation upon request. No expansion of scope or purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single transaction affecting one agency only","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the single authorising provision","Document consists of one table with one row of data"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally cuts **$14.4 million** from the Australian Federal Police's budget.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Reduces the AFP's funding for \"departmental outputs\" (day-to-day operational costs) originally allocated in the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2003-04\n- The reduction was requested by the Minister for Justice and Customs (Chris Ellison) and approved by the Minister for Finance (Nick Minchin)\n\n**Why this happens:**\nThis is a routine administrative process. When government agencies realise they won't spend all the money Parliament allocated to them, they can formally request to return the unspent funds to the budget. This \"determination\" is the legal instrument that makes that return official.\n\n**Who is affected:**\n- **Australian Federal Police**: Loses $14.4 million in available funding (though they presumably requested this because they didn't need it)\n- **Government budget**: The money returns to consolidated revenue, effectively reducing government spending by this amount"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-2-of-2004-2005","history":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-2-of-2004-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-2-of-2004-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-2-of-2004-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-2-of-2004-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-2-of-2004-2005/documents"}}