Determination to Reduce Appropriation Upon Request (No. 1 of 2007-2008) (Cth)

DETERMINATION TO REDUCE APPROPRIATION UPON REQUEST

I, Senator the Hon. Nick Minchin, Minister for Finance and Administration, pursuant to the legislative provision listed in column 3 below, hereby reduce the appropriation in column 1 for the entity in column 2 in response to the request made by the Minister in column 4 by the amount listed in column 6.

Column 1	Column 2	Column3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Appropriation	Entity	Authority	Requested by	Date of Request	$
Departmental Item for the Department of Family and Community Services in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005	Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs*	Subsection 9(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005	The Hon. Mal Brough MP Minster for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	18 July 2007	48,105,925
Departmental Item for the Department of Family and Community Services in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2005-2006	Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs*	Subsection 9(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2005-2006	The Hon. Mal Brough MP Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	18 July 2007	32,269,929

*The Administrative Arrangements Order made on 27 January 2006 resulted in the Department of Family and Community Services becoming the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

NICK MINCHIN

11 September 2007                                   No. 1 of 2007-2008