{"id":"F2007B00937","name":"Advance to the Presiding Officers – section 13(5) of the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2001-2002 (No. 1 of 2001-2002)","slug":"f2007b00937","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":363097,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00937-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"TO: The Secretary","sectionType":"part","heading":"TO: The Secretary","content":"# ![](image.001.png)TO: The Secretary\n\nJoint House Department","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICERS — SECT","sectionType":"part","heading":"ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICERS — SECTION 13 (5) OF THE APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) ACT (No. 1) 2001-2002","content":"# ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICERS – SECTION 13 (5) OF THE APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) ACT (No. 1) 2001-2002\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.\n\nThe increase has been made pursuant to Section 13 (5) of the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No 1) 2001‑2002.\n\n| Column 1                                                | Column 2               | Column 3 |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | -------- |\n| Appropriation Item                                      | Agency                 | Amount   |\n|                                                         |                        | $        |\n|                                                         |                        |          |\n| Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 2001-2002 | Joint House Department | 399,600  |\n| Departmental Outputs                                    |                        |          |\n|                                                         |                        |          |\n\n##### Garry Brooke\n\nComonwealth Financial Reporting Unit No. 1 of 2001-2002\n\n26 June 2002","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Column 1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Column 1","content":"###### Column 1","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Column 2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Column 2","content":"###### Column 2","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Joint House Department","sectionType":"part","heading":"Joint House Department","content":"## Joint House Department","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Departmental Outputs","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Departmental Outputs","content":"#### Departmental Outputs","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Garry Brooke","sectionType":"section","heading":"Garry Brooke","content":"##### Garry Brooke\n\nComonwealth Financial Reporting Unit No. 1 of 2001-2002\n\n26 June 2002","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2041},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This document exercises existing powers under Section 13(5) of the Appropriation Act to make a routine administrative advance. It does not expand or alter the scope of the underlying legislation; it simply applies the existing framework to authorize additional funding for the specified parliamentary department."},"complexity_factors":["Single monetary allocation with no conditions or exceptions","No defined terms or interpretation sections","One operative provision (the table authorizing the $399,600 increase)","Administrative notification format rather than complex regulatory text"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document approves an extra **$399,600** in funding for the **Joint House Department** — the parliamentary department that provides shared services to both the House of Representatives and the Senate.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   **The Joint House Department**: Receives the additional budget for \"Departmental Outputs\" (day-to-day operations like catering, security, and building maintenance for Parliament House).\n*   **The Presiding Officers**: The Speaker of the House and President of the Senate used their special statutory power to authorize this extra spending.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nGovernment budgets are set annually through Appropriation Acts (laws that authorize spending). When a department runs short of funds during the year, Section 13(5) acts as a \"top-up\" mechanism. It allows the Presiding Officers to increase the budget immediately without waiting for Parliament to pass a new law. This ensures critical parliamentary services can continue uninterrupted when costs exceed initial estimates."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00937","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00937/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00937/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00937/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00937/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00937/documents"}}