{"id":"F2008L01794","name":"Determination to Reduce Appropriation Upon Request (No. 7 of 2007-2008)","slug":"determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-7-of-2007-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73947,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01794-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION UP","sectionType":"part","heading":"DETERMINATION TO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, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, pursuant to the legislative provision listed in column 3 below, hereby reduce the appropriation in column 1 for the entity 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                                                                                                    | Entity                | Authority                                               | Requested by                                    | Date of Request | $           |\n| Other departmental item (Equity Injections) for the Department of Defence in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2007-2008 | Department of Defence | Subsection 11(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2007-2008 | The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MPMinister for Defence | 21 April 2008   | 662,118,000 |\n\nLINDSAY TANNER  \n21st May 2008 No. 7 of 2007-2008","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2735},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination precisely fulfills its stated purpose of reducing a single specific appropriation upon request, with no expansion beyond the single budget line item described."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational provision with no subsections, conditions, or exceptions","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Straightforward tabular format presenting only one transaction","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the single empowering provision"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination reduces the Department of Defence’s 2007–08 capital appropriation (\"Equity Injections\") by $662,118,000, at the Defence Minister’s request and approved by the Finance Minister under the Appropriation Act.  \n\nIt’s a routine “give back” of unspent capital funding so surplus taxpayer money is returned to central budgets for reallocation or to improve the budget bottom line."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-7-of-2007-2008","history":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-7-of-2007-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-7-of-2007-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-7-of-2007-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-7-of-2007-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-7-of-2007-2008/documents"}}