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Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2012-2013)

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This determination authorizes an extra $24.1 million in federal government spending for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

What this does:

Increases the department's budget by $24,117,394.97 for "Outcome 4" administered expenses (program delivery costs, as opposed to running the department itself)
Uses the "Advance to the Finance Minister" power—a contingency mechanism that allows urgent spending to be approved without waiting for Parliament to pass new legislation

Why this matters: Normally, government agencies can only spend money Parliament has specifically approved in annual Appropriation Acts. This instrument draws from a built-in reserve fund in the original 2012-2013 budget, allowing the Finance Minister to cover unforeseen or urgent costs between budget cycles. It’s a routine administrative tool to keep government services running when needs arise after the budget is set.

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Advance to the Finance Minister Determin

Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2012-2013)

I, Penelope Ying Yen Wong, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 13(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2012-2013 (the Act), make the following determination under subsection 13(2) of the Act:

That the Act have effect as if Schedule 1 of the Act were amended so that the item described in Column 1 of the Table, for the Agency listed in Column 2 of the Table, be increased by the amount listed in Column 3 of the Table.

Table

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Agency	Amount
		$

Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2012-2013Administered Item, Outcome 4	Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations	24,117,394.97

Dated 8th March 2013

PENELOPE YING YEN WONG

Minister for Finance and Deregulation

Column 3

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Advance to the Finance Minister Determin Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2012-2013)

Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2012-2013)

Table

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Agency	Amount
		$

Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2012-2013Administered Item, Outcome 4	Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations	24,117,394.97

Dated 8th March 2013

PENELOPE YING YEN WONG

Minister for Finance and Deregulation

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Current sections

Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2012-2013)

Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2012-2013)

Column 3

Column 3

Source text

Advance to the Finance Minister Determin Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2012-2013)

Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2012-2013)

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