Determination to Reduce Appropriation Upon Request (No. 3 of 2005-2006) (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 agency 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	Agency	Authority	Requested by	Date of Request	$
Departmental outputs in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005	Department of Defence	Section 9 of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005	Senator the Hon Robert Hill Minister for Defence	10 November 2005	$1,700,000
Departmental outputs in Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance) Act 2004-2005	Department of Defence	Section 9 of Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance) Act 2004-2005	Senator the Hon Robert Hill Minister for Defence	10 November 2005	$13,900,000

NICK MINCHIN

16 February 2006                                         No. 3 of 2005-2006