{"id":"F2018L01715","name":"Australian Education (Financial Assistance for Non-participating States and Territories) Determination 2018","slug":"f2018l01715","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318142,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01715-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of determination","content":"#### 1 Name of determination\n\n  This determination is the Australian Education (Financial Assistance for Non-participating States and Territories) Determination 2018.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This determination commences on the day after it is registered.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This determination is made, pursuant to item 44 of Schedule 1 to the Australian Education Amendment Act 2017, under subsections 65(3) and 65(7) of the Australian Education Act 2013 as in force immediately before 1 January 2018.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definition","content":"#### 4 Definition\n\n  In this determination:\n  the Act means the Australian Education Act 2013 as in force immediately before 1 January 2018, being the Australian Education Act 2013 (Compilation No.5) (Federal Register of Legislation reference no. C2017C00205).","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Indexation of total amount payable for previous year for non-participating States and Territories","content":"#### 5 Indexation of total amount payable for previous year for non-participating States and Territories\n\n  For subsection 65(3) of the Act, in calculating the total amount of financial assistance that is payable to all non-participating States and Territories for 2017 for the non-participating schools located in those States and Territories under paragraph 65(2)(b) of the Act, the total amount payable for the previous year for non-participating States and Territories is indexed according to the following formula:\n  ![](image.002.png)","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Total amount","content":"#### 6 Total amount\n\n  For subsection 65(3) of the Act, the total amount of financial assistance that is payable to all non-participating States and Territories for 2017 for the non-participating schools located in those States and Territories under Part 4 of the Act is $4,082,663,937.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Manner in which total amount is divided","content":"#### 7 Manner in which total amount is divided\n\n  For subsection 65(7) of the Act, the total amount specified in section 6 of this determination is to be divided between the non‑participating States and Territories as follows:\n\n| Item | Non-participating State or Territory | Amount:        |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------ | -------------- |\n| 1    | Victoria                             | $1,534,852,121 |\n| 2    | Queensland                           | $1,551,450,770 |\n| 3    | Western Australia                    | $619,970,554   |\n| 4    | Northern Territory                   | $193,689,562   |\n| 5    | Tasmania                             | $182,700,930   |","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose: setting specific 2017 funding amounts for non-participating states under transitional provisions. It has not expanded beyond this technical, time-limited function."},"complexity_factors":["Single defined term ('the Act') with a specific historical reference to a compilation number","One mathematical formula for indexation (image reference suggests formula exists but is not textually reproduced)","Simple tabular division of amounts between five jurisdictions","Limited conditional logic — primarily declarative statements fixing amounts","Short length (7 sections)","Relies on external statutory context (Australian Education Act 2013, Amendment Act 2017) for full understanding"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination fixes the 2017 federal school funding pool at $4,082,663,937 and allocates it among five non‑participating jurisdictions (Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania) for non‑government schools. It is a transitional measure locking in 2017 funding while national reforms (Gonski 2.0) rolled out, setting out the indexing formula used to adjust prior‑year amounts and referencing the pre‑2018 Education Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination implements calculation and distribution mechanics for 2017 funding (indexation formula in section 5, total amount in section 6, allocation in section 7) but does not change which entities qualify as 'non‑participating' or amend eligibility criteria. It operationalises funding under item 44 of Schedule 1 and subsections 65(3) and 65(7) of the Act (see section 3) rather than altering the Act's substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to the Australian Education Act 2013 as it stood immediately before 1 January 2018 (authority and definitional reliance)","Mathematical indexation formula for rolling previous-year totals (section 5)","Fixed aggregate payment figure for 2017 to be applied (section 6)","Discrete allocations to five jurisdictions by table (section 7)","Limited temporal scope (applies to 2017) and dependence on prior-year data"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets how much Commonwealth financial assistance is payable for 2017 to \"non‑participating\" States and Territories and the non‑participating schools in them. It prescribes an indexation formula for prior‑year totals, fixes the overall 2017 payment ($4,082,663,937) and allocates that sum among the five non‑participating jurisdictions.\n\nIt operates under specified provisions of the Australian Education Act 2013 (as in force immediately before 1 January 2018), so it changes payment amounts and the distribution of funds but does not itself alter eligibility rules."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2018l01715","history":"/api/acts/f2018l01715/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2018l01715/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2018l01715/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2018l01715/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2018l01715/documents"}}