Advance to the Finance Minister – section 13 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2006-2007 (No. 5 of 2006-2007) (Cth)

ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 13 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 2) 2006-2007

I, Brett Kaufmann, Acting 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) 2006-2007, hereby determine that the appropriation item listed in Column 1 for the entity listed in Column 2 be increased by the amount listed in Column 3.  The additional amount is provided to meet increased take up in drought related exceptional circumstances assistance payments in areas which have been declared or extended since the finalisation of Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2006-2007.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Appropriation Item	Entity	Amount
$
Appropriation Act (No.2) 2006-2007	Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	57,110,565
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government - Outcome 1
More sustainable, competitive and profitable Australian agricultural, food, fisheries and forestry industries

Brett Kaufmann

Acting Division Manager

Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division

Financial Management Group

  No. 5 of 2006-2007

22 June 2007