The Advance to the Finance Minister (AFM) / Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer (APO) (the Advances) are provisions in the annual Appropriation Acts which enable the Minister for Finance (Finance Minister) / responsible Presiding Officer to provide additional appropriation to agencies throughout the financial year.
An Advance may only be issued by the Finance Minister / responsible Presiding Officer if satisfied that there is an urgent need for expenditure that is either not provided for or has been insufficiently provided for in the existing appropriations of the agency. The additional appropriation is provided by means of a determination.
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) undertakes independent assurance reviews on AFMs issued.
Determinations under the AFM provisions are legislative instruments and are registered in accordance with the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
List of AFMs issued in recent years
Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2021-2022 financial year
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2021-2022 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
| National Recovery and Resilience Agency | 920,000,000.00 | Details |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications | 235,000,000.00 | Details |
| Total | 1,155,000,000.00 | |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2021-2022 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
| Department of Finance | 218,000,000.00 | Details |
| National Recovery and Resilience Agency | 66,000,000.00 | Details |
| Department of Finance | 403,000,000.00 | Details |
| Department of Finance | 200,000,000.00 | Details |
| Total | 887,000,000.00 | |
Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2020-2021 financial year
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2020-2021 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
| Australian Trade and Investment Commission | 230,080,000.00 | Details |
| Department of Health | 808,754,000.00 | Details |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications | 71,734,000.00 | Details |
| Department of Social Services | 159,713,242.00 | Details |
| Total | 1,270,281,242.00 | |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2020-2021 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications | 250,000,000.00 | Details |
| Department of Health | 384,060,000.00 | Details |
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Total |
634,060,000.00 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2020-2021 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications |
475,816,000.00 | Details |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications | 550,000,000.00 | Details |
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Total |
1,025,816,000.00 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2019-2020 financial year
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2019-2020 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources |
2,500,000.00 |
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Total |
2,500,000.00 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2019-2020 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Department of Health |
100,000,000.00 |
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Department of Health |
200,000,000.00 |
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Department of Health |
380,000,000.00 |
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Total |
680,000,000.00 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2019-2020 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources |
91,500,000.00 |
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Total |
91,500,000.00 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2019-2020 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Department of Health |
800,000,000.00 |
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Department of Health |
400,000,000.00 |
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Total |
1,200,000,000.00 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2018-2019 financial year
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2018-2019 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Department of Home Affairs |
52,560,000.00 |
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Total |
52,560,000.00 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2018-2019 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities |
75,379,000.00 |
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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development |
40,000,000.00 |
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Total |
115,379,000.00 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2017-2018 financial year
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2017-2018 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics |
122,000,000.00 |
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Total |
122,000,000.00 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2015-2016 financial year
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2015-2016 financial year |
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Entity |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Australian Electoral Commission |
101,237,000.00 |
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Total |
101,237,000.00 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2012-2013 financial year
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2012-2013 financial year |
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Portfolio |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
24,117,394.97 |
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Health and Ageing |
107,000,000.00 |
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
91,017,000.00 |
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Health and Ageing |
12,500,000.00 |
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Health and Ageing |
2,200,000.00 |
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Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport |
4,632,500.00 |
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Total |
241,466,894.97 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2011-2012 financial year
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2011-2012 financial year |
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Portfolio |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
33,242,205 |
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
14,327,392 |
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
5,561,983 |
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
17,610,000 |
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Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport |
6,000,000 |
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Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport |
6,200,000 |
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Total |
82,941,580 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2011-2012 financial year |
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Portfolio |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Prime Minister and Cabinet |
41,881,000 |
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Total |
41,881,000 |
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2010-2011 financial year
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Advances to the Finance Minister in the 2010-2011 financial year |
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Portfolio |
Advances Provided ($) |
FRLI |
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Prime Minister and Cabinet |
30,701,000 |
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
14,159,000 |
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Finance and Deregulation |
5,100,000 |
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Prime Minister and Cabinet |
7,500,000 |
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Prime Minister and Cabinet |
3,130,000 |
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Total |
60,590,000 |
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