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Australian Government

Budget appropriationStockpile purchasePublicAllocated

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Reading this record

What the evidence says — and does not say

What kind of figure?
Budget appropriationMoney set aside in a budget or allocation.
What has happened legally?
AllocatedAssigned to the purpose, e.g. in a budget.
Has money been paid?
Follow the payment evidenceThis status does not itself establish a cash payment. In particular, a signed contract does not necessarily establish an obligation of funds.
What does it link to?
Project attributionNo direct registered project association is coded for this row. A project or facility may still be named in source text; absence of a link is not proof of inactivity.

This value role is not included in SMPT's public-recipient commitment totals. A ceiling, indication, private contribution or project cost is not an additional government award. A financial record alone never independently verifies construction, commissioning or production. Read SMPT's counting and evidence rules.

Amount

AUD185 million

As stated “A further $185 million has been allocated for selective stockpiling of minerals, where required, and other implementation costs.”

AUD 185,000,000 · Exact · Currency read from the issuing government

This figure is a budget appropriation, not money committed to a recipient. It is never added to commitments or to other roles.

Place in the money chain

A figure is never counted together with a figure it is part of or drawn from.

Record

Provider
Australian GovernmentAustralian GovernmentGovernment body
Legal authority
Not stated
Programme
Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve
Recipient
Not stated
Project
Not stated
Facility
Not stated
Location
Not stated
Stages
StockpilingSingle stage
Materials
Not stated

Status

Financial and physical progress are separate histories. The last entry is current.

Financial

  1. Allocatedcurrent

    The allocation date is not stated.

    Department of Industry, Science and Resources (Australia)

Implementation

No source states the physical status of a project for this row.

Evidence

Every populated field names the source that states it, how directly, and where.

  1. Delivering Australia's critical minerals supply

    Department of Industry, Science and Resources (Australia)

    Fields supported
    Value role · Capital source · Amount · Provider · Related commitments · Supply-chain stages · Status · Programme
    Evidence level
    Explicit
    Location in document
    Paragraph on Reserve funding
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  2. Delivering Australia's critical minerals supply

    Department of Industry, Science and Resources (Australia)

    Fields supported
    Instrument
    Evidence level
    Ambiguous
    Location in document
    Paragraph on Reserve funding
    Qualification
    The allocation also covers "other implementation costs", and no split is given.
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