{"id":"F2005L01976","name":"Determination to Reduce Appropriation Upon Request (No. 4 of 2004-2005)","slug":"determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-4-of-2004-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":113333,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01976-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION UP","sectionType":"part","heading":"DETERMINATION TO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":"## 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) 2004-05 | Tourism Australia | Section 9 of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2004-05 | The Hon Ian Macfarlane, MPMinister for Industry, Tourism and Resources | 16 May 2005     | $121,000,000 |\n|                                                           |                   |                                                |                                                                        |                 |              |\n\nNICK MINCHIN  \n29 June 2005 No. 4 of 2004-2005","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2272},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the specific appropriation reduction it purports to make, with no expansion beyond the original request to reduce Tourism Australia's funding."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational provision in tabular format","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one legislative cross-reference (Section 9)","Straightforward arithmetic with a single fixed amount","No conditional clauses, exceptions, or procedural steps"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises a **$121 million reduction** in funding allocated to Tourism Australia.\n\nUnder Australia's budget laws, when a government agency no longer needs money that Parliament has approved, the responsible Minister can ask the Finance Minister to formally reduce (or \"lapse\") the appropriation.\n\n**What this does:**\n- Reduces Tourism Australia's departmental outputs budget by $121 million\n- This reflects money that was allocated in Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2004-05 but is no longer required by the agency\n- The reduction was requested by the Industry Minister and approved by the Finance Minister\n\n**Why this matters:**\nThis is a routine budget management tool. It ensures public money isn't tied up in agency budgets when it could be used elsewhere or returned to the budget bottom line. The formal determination creates the legal authority to remove the funding from Tourism Australia's accounts."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-4-of-2004-2005","history":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-4-of-2004-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-4-of-2004-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-4-of-2004-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-4-of-2004-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-4-of-2004-2005/documents"}}