{"id":"F2024L00667","name":"Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Determination 2024","slug":"fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442417,"registerId":"F2024L00667-fast-fetch-1775957436501","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 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth coat of arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Determination 2024\n\nI, Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, make the following determination.\n\nDated   11 June 2024\n\n \n\nDr Andrew Leigh\n\nAssistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury  Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer\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 2022‑23\n\n5  Crediting of amounts to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Determination 2024.\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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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: 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—see paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003.\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 2022‑23\n\n5  Crediting of amounts to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account\n\n  Under subsection 8(1) of the Act, $1,773,000,000 is specified as the amount to be credited to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account on the day this instrument commences for the 2022‑23 financial year.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change the scope or operation of the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Act 2015. It merely specifies, under subsection 8(1) of the Act, the monetary amount ($1,773,000,000) to be credited for 2022–23 (instrument s5). No definitions, eligibility criteria, allocation rules or other substantive provisions of the Act are amended."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject matter: specifies a single monetary amount rather than creating new rules or processes (see instrument s5).","Legal formality: instrument simply exercises a statutory power under subsection 8(1) of the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Act 2015 (see instrument s5).","Low administrative discretion: amount is fixed by the instrument rather than delegating decision‑making to ministers or agencies.","Dependence on parent Act: substantive effects and procedural details (who can use the funds, for what) are governed by the Act, not this instrument (see instrument s3 and definitions in s4).","Budgetary implications: creates a definite fiscal entry for 2022–23 which affects Commonwealth accounts and downstream allocations, but imposes no new compliance obligations on third parties.","Timing/formal commencement: instrument commences the day after registration and applies to the 2022–23 year (see instrument s2 and s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination uses the power in subsection 8(1) of the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Act 2015 to credit $1,773,000,000 to the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account for the 2022–23 financial year. It affects Commonwealth budget flows for road funding by specifying the exact sum to be deposited; the cost is borne by the Commonwealth and it fixes available funds under the Act without changing eligibility rules or the Act’s other mechanics."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act — determining the annual amount to be credited to the special account. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 5 sections across 2 Parts","Minimal defined terms — only 'the Act' is explicitly defined","No cross-references beyond the parent Act and general Legislation Act provision","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward monetary specification","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Standard commencement table following standard legislative instrument template"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument directs $1.773 billion into the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account for the 2022–23 financial year, representing fuel tax indexation revenue. It ensures the Treasury sets aside those funds for state and territory road projects (funded ultimately by motorists via fuel taxes). The determination preserves expected road funding despite the temporary six‑month fuel excise cut in 2022."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2024","history":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fuel-indexation-road-funding-special-account-determination-2024/documents"}}