{"id":"F2007B00933","name":"Advance to the Presiding Officers – section 11(5) of Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1999-2000 (No. 2 of 1999-2000)","slug":"f2007b00933","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340476,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00933-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"TO: The Chief Executive Officer","sectionType":"part","heading":"TO: The Chief Executive Officer","content":"# ![](image.001.png)TO: The Chief Executive Officer\n\nJoint House Department","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICERS — SECT","sectionType":"part","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICERS — SECTION 11 (5) OF APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) ACT 1999-2000","content":"# ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICERS – SECTION 11 (5) OF APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) ACT 1999-2000\n\nIn accordance with your advice, the appropriation item listed in column 1 for the agency listed in column 2 has been increased by the amount listed in column 3. The increase has been made pursuant to section 11 (5) of Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1999-2000.\n\n| Column 1Appropriation Item                             | Column 2Agency         | Column 3Amount |\n| ------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- | -------------- |\n|                                                        |                        | $              |\n|                                                        |                        |                |\n| Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act1999-2000 | Joint House Department |                |\n| Departmental Outputs -                                 |                        | 6,000          |\n|                                                        |                        |                |\n\n##### Stephen Mayes\n\nBudget Coordination Unit No. 2 of 1999-2000\n\n21 January 2000","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act","content":"## Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act\n\n1999-2000","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Joint House Department","sectionType":"part","heading":"Joint House Department","content":"## Joint House Department","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Departmental Outputs -","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Departmental Outputs -","content":"#### Departmental Outputs -","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Stephen Mayes","sectionType":"section","heading":"Stephen Mayes","content":"##### Stephen Mayes\n\nBudget Coordination Unit No. 2 of 1999-2000\n\n21 January 2000","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1907},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete administrative determination exercising a specific power under existing legislation. It performs exactly one function: increasing a single budget line item by $6,000. There is no evidence of scope creep as this is not an amending bill but rather an exercise of delegated authority."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative action (approving one specific dollar amount)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Only one legislative reference (section 11(5))","Document consists of a simple three-column table with one substantive entry"],"plain_english_summary":"This document approves an extra **$6,000** in funding for the **Joint House Department** (the parliamentary agency that runs dining rooms, gardens, and building services for Parliament). The money is drawn from a contingency fund controlled by the **Presiding Officers** (the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate) under the *Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1999-2000*.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Increases the \"Departmental Outputs\" budget for the Joint House Department by $6,000\n*   \"Departmental Outputs\" means the day-to-day running costs of the department (salaries, maintenance, supplies)\n*   Uses a power (section 11(5)) that lets the Presiding Officers top up budgets without passing a new Act of Parliament\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a routine administrative adjustment to parliamentary budgets. It allows Parliament to manage its own internal funding flexibly rather than waiting for a new Appropriation Bill every time a small budget overrun or new need arises."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00933","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00933/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00933/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00933/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00933/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00933/documents"}}