{"id":"F2022L00710","name":"Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Determination 2022","slug":"fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441386,"registerId":"F2022L00710-fast-fetch-1775956693446","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 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Determination 2022\n\nI, Michael Sukkar, Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing, and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing, make the following determination.\n\nDated   18 May 2022\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 2020-21\n\n5  Crediting of amounts to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Determination 2022.\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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nIn 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 2020-21\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 $1,001,000,000 is specified to be credited to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account on the day this instrument commences for the 2020-21 financial year.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function intended by the parent Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Act 2015: specifying the annual amount to be credited to the special account. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this single purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 5 operative provisions across 2 Parts","Minimal defined terms — only 'the Act' is explicitly defined; otherwise relies on external statutory definitions","Single substantive operation — specifies one dollar amount ($1,001,000,000) to be credited to one account","No nested exceptions, conditional logic, or cross-referencing beyond basic commencement machinery","Straightforward statutory authority — made under one clear empowering provision (subsection 8(1) of the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument directs $1.001 billion of fuel-excise indexation into the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account for the 2020–21 year. It legally quarantines revenue generated by automatic fuel tax increases so those funds are reserved for road grants, affecting motorists and transport businesses (who pay the excise), state and territory road funding, and the Commonwealth’s budgeting."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change the statutory scope of the Act. It implements subsection 8(1) by specifying the amount to be credited ($1,001,000,000) to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account for 2020–21 (see section 5), operating within the Act’s existing framework."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive operative clause (section 5) specifying a fixed dollar amount","Made under clear statutory authority (Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Act 2015; see section 3 of the instrument)","Minimal definitions and no novel legal tests or discretion","Commencement mechanics limited to standard registration/commencement timing","Financial effect concerns one past financial year (2020–21) but is simply a bookkeeping/crediting action","Low compliance burden and no new regulatory duties imposed on third parties"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination, made by the Assistant Treasurer under the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Act 2015, specifies that $1,001,000,000 be credited to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account for the 2020–21 financial year. It takes effect on the day the instrument commences and thereby makes that sum available to be applied under the Act’s road‑funding arrangements. The instrument is an executive allocation of funds and does not create new obligations for private parties."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2022","history":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2022/documents"}}