{"id":"F2021L00475","name":"Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Determination 2021","slug":"fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440817,"registerId":"F2021L00475-fast-fetch-1775956314022","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Determination 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: 210414-LI-TSY_46_507-Fuel Index Determination 2021.master\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Determination 2021\n\nI, Michael Sukkar, Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing, make the following determination.\n\nDated 22 April 2021\n\n \n\nMichael Sukkar\n\nAssistant Treasurer  Minister for Housing  Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name \n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\nPart 2—Determination of amount to be credited to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account for 2019‑20\n\n5  Crediting of amounts to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Determination 2021.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Act 2015.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: Paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003 has the effect that expressions have the same meaning in this instrument as in the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Act 2015 as in force from time to time.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nthe Act means the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Act 2015.\n\nPart 2—Determination of amount to be credited to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account for 2019‑20\n\n \n\n5  Crediting of amounts to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account\n\n  Under subsection 8(1) of the Act, an amount of $887,000,000 is specified to be credited to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account on 28 April 2021 for the 2019‑20 financial year.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, annual function intended by the enabling Act — specifying the amount of fuel indexation revenue to be credited to the special account for a particular financial year. There is no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (5 sections, approximately 1 page of substantive content)","Only 1 defined term ('the Act')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","Single operational provision (section 5) containing only a dollar amount and a date","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Standard boilerplate preliminary provisions (name, commencement, authority, definitions)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument directs a one‑off deposit of $887 million into the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account on 28 April 2021. \n\nIt affects motorists indirectly (funded by indexed fuel excise) and directly affects the Federal Treasury and state/territory governments by ensuring indexed fuel tax revenue is quarantined and used for road construction and maintenance, not other spending."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or narrow the statutory scope of the underlying Act. It implements subsection 8(1) of the Act by specifying the amount and the date to be credited to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account for 2019–20 ($887,000,000 to be credited on 28 April 2021) (Instrument, s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Single monetary specification: fixes amount ($887,000,000) and date (28 April 2021) for crediting (Instrument, s5).","Made under statutory authority: instrument issued under the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Act 2015 (Instrument, s3).","Commencement mechanics are formal but simple: instrument commences the day after registration (Instrument, s2).","Definitions limited and cross‑referenced to the Act (Instrument, s4) — no new substantive definitions introduced.","Administrative effect only: no new obligations, penalties or discretionary powers set out in the text; the determination instructs a single financial transaction (Instrument, s5).","Decision-maker identified in the instrument preamble (Assistant Treasurer) — authority exercised by executive determination (preamble; s3).","Low compliance burden but material fiscal effect: changes accounting entries and availability of funds for distributions from the special account (Instrument, s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination, made by the Assistant Treasurer, specifies that $887,000,000 is to be credited to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account on 28 April 2021 for the 2019–20 financial year. It operates under the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Act 2015 and directly affects that special account and the timing of road‑funding receipts."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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