{"id":"F2020L01168","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2020-21 Payment No. 3) Determination 2020","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-3-determination-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440602,"registerId":"F2020L01168-fast-fetch-1775956171090","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2020-21 Payment No. 3) Determination 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFederal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2020-21 Payment No. 3) Determination 2020\n\nI, Michael Sukkar, Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer, make the following determination.\n\nDated 14 September 2020\n\n \n\nMichael Sukkar\n\nMinister for Housing  Assistant Treasurer\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name \n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\nPart 2—Determination of general purpose financial assistance\n\n5  Determination of general purpose financial assistance\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2020-21 Payment No. 3) Determination 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: Paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003 has the effect that expressions have the same meaning in this instrument as in the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 as in force from time to time.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nthe Act means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nPart 2—Determination of general purpose financial assistance\n\n \n\nNote 1: A determination in this Part is made under subsection 9(1) of the Act.\n\nNote 2: A payment of the amounts determined in this Part is proposed to be made in September 2020.\n\n5  Determination of general purpose financial assistance\n\n  Each item of the following table specifies an amount to be paid to the State mentioned in that item for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to that State.\n\n \n\n| Item | State | Determined amount of general purpose financial assistance |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | New South Wales | - |\n| 2 | Victoria | - |\n| 3 | Queensland | - |\n| 4 | Western Australia | $17,433,020.90 |\n| 5 | South Australia | - |\n| 6 | Tasmania | - |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $3,437,218.31 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | - |\n| 9 | Total | $20,870,239.21 |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not alter the statutory scope of general purpose financial assistance; it is an instance of the Minister exercising the existing power in subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 to determine payment amounts (see Part 2 Note 1 and section 5). It specifies amounts and timing but does not change definitions, eligibility rules or the Act itself."},"complexity_factors":["Direct specification of fixed dollar amounts in a simple table (section 5)","Cross-reference to the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 as the source of authority (section 3 and Note 1)","Standard commencement mechanics (commences on registration) and a stated proposed payment month (Part 1—section 2; Part 2—Note 2)","Limited scope: payments only to two jurisdictions and an overall total, no formulas or conditional triggers","Use of defined term 'the Act' (section 4) requiring readers to consult the Act for broader context"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by the Minister under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, sets the amounts of general purpose financial assistance to be paid to named jurisdictions: Western Australia ($17,433,020.90) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3,437,218.31), totalling $20,870,239.21. The payment is proposed for September 2020 and the determination takes effect on registration. It designates the Commonwealth (via the Minister’s determination) as payer and the listed States/Territories as recipients under subsection 9(1) of the Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009—determining specific amounts of general purpose financial assistance to be paid to states and territories. It is a routine administrative determination for a specific payment tranche (Payment No. 3 for 2020-21) and does not expand beyond the original legislative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (only 5 substantive provisions)","No defined terms beyond a single reference to 'the Act'","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","Simple tabular format for payment amounts with no conditions or exceptions","No conditional logic or nested provisions","Straightforward administrative determination with a single operative provision (section 5)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument that authorises the Australian Government to pay specific amounts of money to two states/territories—Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory—as part of the 2020-21 financial year. These payments are called \"general purpose financial assistance,\" which is essentially untied funding that states and territories can spend however they choose (unlike grants that must be used for specific projects). Western Australia receives about $17.4 million and the ACT receives about $3.4 million, totaling roughly $20.9 million. The other states and territories receive nothing in this particular payment. The instrument is made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, which governs how the Commonwealth distributes money to state and territory governments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-3-determination-","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-3-determination-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-3-determination-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-3-determination-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-3-determination-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-3-determination-/documents"}}