Determination to Reduce Appropriation Upon Request (No. 15 of 2006-2007) (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 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2001-2002	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation	Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2003-2004	The Hon. Julie Bishop MP Minister for Education, Science and Training	23 May 2007	$2,222,000
Departmental item for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2002-2003	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation	Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2003-2004	The Hon. Julie Bishop MP Minister for Education, Science and Training	23 May 2007	$365,000

NICK MINCHIN

26 June 2007                             No. 15 of 2006-2007