{"id":"F2006L02189","name":"Determination to Reduce Appropriation Upon Request (No. 9 of 2005-2006)","slug":"determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-9-of-2005-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":117518,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L02189-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION UP","sectionType":"part","heading":"DETERMINATION TO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. 1) 2005-2006 | Department of Defence | Section 9 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2005-2006 | The Hon Dr Brendan NelsonMinister for Defence | 1 June 2006     | $69,200,000 |\n|                                                             |                       |                                                  |                                               |                 |             |\n\nNICK MINCHIN  \n29 June 2006 No. 9 of 2005-2006","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1730},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination performs exactly the single budget reduction function described in its title and enabling legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Single line item with no conditional provisions or exceptions","No definitions section or technical terms requiring interpretation","Only one cross-reference to the enabling provision (Section 9 of the Appropriation Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document formally cuts $69.2 million from the Department of Defence's budget for the 2005-2006 financial year.\n\n**The details:** Under Australia's budget laws, the Finance Minister can reduce (take back) money that was allocated to a department but won't be spent. Here, the Defence Minister asked the Finance Minister to reduce Defence's funding for \"departmental outputs\" (the day-to-day running costs and administrative expenses of the department) by exactly $69,200,000.\n\n**Who it affects:** The Department of Defence, which now has less money available to spend in that financial year.\n\n**Why it matters:** This is a routine budget management tool. It allows ministers to hand back unspent funds without needing to pass new legislation through Parliament, ensuring taxpayer money isn't sitting unused in agency accounts."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-9-of-2005-2006","history":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-9-of-2005-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-9-of-2005-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-9-of-2005-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-9-of-2005-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-to-reduce-appropriation-upon-request-no-9-of-2005-2006/documents"}}