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Advance to the Finance Minister – section 14 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009 (No. 2 of 2008-2009)

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This determination gives the Bureau of Meteorology an extra $20 million in funding.

Under Australian budget rules, the Finance Minister can issue these "advances" to top up agency budgets for urgent or unforeseen spending that wasn't covered in the original annual budget. In this case, the money is specifically for the Modernisation and Extension of Hydrologic Monitoring Systems Program—essentially upgrading and expanding Australia's water monitoring infrastructure.

Who is affected?

The Bureau of Meteorology (receives the additional funding)
The Finance Minister (authorizes the spending)

Why it matters: This ensures the weather bureau has immediate funds to improve hydrologic monitoring without waiting for the next budget cycle.

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ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTION 14 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2008-2009

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I, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 14(1) of Appropriation

Act (No. 1) 2008-2009, hereby determine pursuant to subsection 14(2) of that Act, that Schedule 1 of that Act be taken to be amended with the insertion of the appropriation item listed in Column 1, for the Agency listed in Column 2, to be increased by the amount listed in Column 3 as follows:

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Appropriation Item	Agency	Amount
		$
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009	Bureau of Meteorology	20,000,000
Administered Item

I note that the additional amount is provided to enable payments under the Australian Government Modernisation and Extension of Hydrologic Monitoring Systems Program.

Lindsay Tanner

24 November 2008 No. 2 of 2008-2009

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ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTION 14 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2008-2009

ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 14 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2008-2009

I, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 14(1) of Appropriation

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Appropriation Item	Agency	Amount
		$
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009	Bureau of Meteorology	20,000,000
Administered Item

I note that the additional amount is provided to enable payments under the Australian Government Modernisation and Extension of Hydrologic Monitoring Systems Program.

Lindsay Tanner

24 November 2008 No. 2 of 2008-2009

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ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTION 14 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2008-2009

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ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTIO ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER — SECTION 14 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2008-2009

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