Advance to the Finance Minister – section 11 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008 (No. 6 of 2007-2008) (Cth)

ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 11 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2007-2008

I, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, being satisfied of the matters set out in subsection 11(1) of Appropriation Act (No.1) 2007-2008 (the Act), hereby determine pursuant to subsection 11(2) of the Act, that Schedule 1 of the Act be amended as follows:

-           the item listed in Column 1 for the entity listed in Column 2 be increased by the amount listed in Column 3. 

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Appropriation Item	Entity	Amount
$
Appropriation Act (No.1) 2007-2008	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	2,998,508
Administered Expenses - Outcome 3
Public understanding in Australia and overseas of Australia’s foreign and trade policy and a positive image of Australia internationally

I note that the additional amount is for payments in relation to the delivery of Australia Network television services to the Asia Pacific region and the International Relations Grants Program.

Lindsay Tanner

No. 6 of 2007-2008

25 February 2008