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Advance to the Finance Minister – section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003 (No. 3 of 2002-2003)

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This document authorises a one-off payment of $1,130,768 to the Department of the Treasury.

Under Australia's budget laws, the Finance Minister has emergency "just in case" powers to move money around without waiting for Parliament to pass new legislation. This determination uses that power (Section 12 of the Appropriation Act) to top up the Treasury's budget.

What the money is for:

Who gets it: Department of the Treasury
Purpose: Making specific payments to state and territory governments
Policy area: "Outcome 2" — ensuring effective government spending and taxation arrangements across Australia

In practical terms, this allows the federal government to transfer funds to states/territories for shared programs immediately, rather than delaying until the next parliamentary sitting period.

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ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO

ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTION 12 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 2) 2002-2003

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I, Phil Bowen, General Manager, Budget Group, Department of Finance and Administration, pursuant to Section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003, hereby determine that the appropriation item listed in Column 1 for the agency listed in Column 2 be increased by the amount listed in Column 3.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Appropriation Item	Agency	Amount
		$

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003	Department of the Treasury	1,130,768
Specific Payments to the States and Territories – Outcome 2
Effective government spending and taxation arrangements

Phil Bowen No. 3 of 2002-2003

18 December 2002

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ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTION 12 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 2) 2002-2003

ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 12 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 2) 2002-2003

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Appropriation Item	Agency	Amount
		$

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003	Department of the Treasury	1,130,768
Specific Payments to the States and Territories – Outcome 2
Effective government spending and taxation arrangements

Phil Bowen No. 3 of 2002-2003

18 December 2002