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Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2017-2018)

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What this does: This legal instrument gives the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) an extra $122 million in government funding.

Why it exists: Under the annual budget laws (Appropriation Acts), the Finance Minister has special "Advance" powers to top up agency budgets urgently without waiting for new legislation to pass through Parliament. This acts like an emergency credit card for government departments.

The details: The determination increases the ABS's "departmental item" (its day-to-day operating budget for salaries and running costs) by $122 million. This money comes from a reserve pool set aside in the budget specifically for these kinds of urgent top-ups.

Who is affected: Primarily the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which receives additional resources to continue operations. Taxpayers ultimately fund this through the budget reserve.

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Advance to the Finance Minister Determin

Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2017‑2018)

I, Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann, Minister for Finance, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 10(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2017‑2018 (the Act), make the following determination under subsection 10(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 Entity listed in Column 2 of the Table, were increased by the amount listed in Column 3 of the Table.

Table

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Appropriation Item	Entity	Amount
1	Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2017‑2018Departmental item	Australian Bureau of Statistics	$122,000,000

Dated 9 August 2017

MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN

Minister for Finance

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Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2017‑2018)

Table

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Appropriation Item	Entity	Amount
1	Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2017‑2018Departmental item	Australian Bureau of Statistics	$122,000,000

Dated 9 August 2017

MATHIAS HUBERT PAUL CORMANN

Minister for Finance

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Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2017‑2018)

Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2017‑2018)

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