Commonwealth Numbered Acts

APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 10

(a) an entity has incurred, or is likely to incur, an expense (the extra expense ) during the current year in relation to an item (the insufficient item ) for the entity; and

(b) the Finance Minister is satisfied that:

(i) the expense was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to provide for the extra expense in the Appropriation Bill before that Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives; or

(ii) because of an erroneous omission or understatement, provision for the extra expense was not made in the Appropriation Bill; and

(c) the Finance Minister considers that there is an urgent need to increase the insufficient item to make provision for the extra expense.

(3) The total of the amounts determined under this section cannot be more than $215 million.

(4) The Finance Minister must give the Parliament details of amounts determined under this section.