Advance to the Finance Minister – section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2005-2006 (No. 17 of 2005-2006) (Cth)

ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 13 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 2) 2005-2006

I, Beverley Anne Hazell, Division Manager, Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division, Financial Management Group, Department of Finance and Administration, pursuant to Section 13 of Appropriation Act (No.2) 2005-2006, 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.  The additional amount is provided to meet a commitment from the Commonwealth to provide a one-off payment to the State of Tasmania for the funding of ongoing monitoring and management support services to owners of forested land protected by covenants.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Appropriation Item	Agency	Amount
$
Appropriation Act (No.2) 2005-2006	Department of the Environment and Heritage	$5,073,000
Administered Expenses – Outcome 1
The environment, especially those aspects that are matters of national environmental significance, is protected and conserved

Beverley Anne Hazell

Division Manager

Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division

Financial Management Group

  No. 17 of 2005-2006

27 June 2006