{"id":"F2020L01325","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2020-21 Payment No. 4) Determination 2020","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-4-determination-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440630,"registerId":"F2020L01325-fast-fetch-1775956198793","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. 4) Determination 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: Att A GPA Determination - 21 October 2020\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. 4) Determination 2020\n\nI, Michael Sukkar, Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer, make the following determination.\n\nDated 15 October 2020\n\n \n\nMichael Sukkar\n\nMinister for Housing and 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. 4) 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The day this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 October 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 | $27,721,194.73 |\n| 5 | South Australia | - |\n| 6 | Tasmania | - |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $3,437,218.31 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | - |\n| 9 | Total | $31,158,413.04 |\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 legal scope or eligibility of general purpose financial assistance under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It is a routine determination made under subsection 9(1) (see Part 2 note) that specifies one-off payment amounts for Payment No. 4 (October 2020); it does not change methodology, conditions, or the Act’s coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter: a single, formula-free payment table specifying fixed amounts for two jurisdictions.","High clarity of numeric entries: exact monetary amounts and a single total reduce interpretive work.","Legal formality: standard commencement, authority and definition clauses reference the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.","Low policymaking discretion in this instrument itself: amounts are specified rather than setting new rules or criteria.","Dependence on external Act for substantive meaning (definitions and authority are in the Act and notes).","Administrative considerations limited to payment timing (October 2020) and bookkeeping."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs the Commonwealth to pay specified general-purpose grants for 2020–21 (Payment No. 4), payable in October 2020. It lists amounts for Western Australia ($27,721,194.73) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3,437,218.31), totalling $31,158,413.04.\n\nThe Minister, acting under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (see Part 2 note referencing s9(1)), authorises the payments. The Commonwealth pays and the named States receive unconditional cash transfers; the instrument shifts cash flow to state budgets and creates minimal compliance or administrative burden."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act — making specific determinations of payment amounts to states. There is no scope creep; it is a routine administrative determination."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative sections across 2 Parts","Only 1 defined term ('the Act')","Single substantive provision (section 5) consisting of a basic table","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond standard machinery provisions","Straightforward administrative determination with no policy discretion exercised in the text"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises untied “general purpose financial assistance” payments for the 2020–21 year: $27.7 million to Western Australia and $3.4 million to the Australian Capital Territory (fourth instalment, October 2020). It formalises a Commonwealth transfer of GST/untied funds under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, part of routine federal–state funding during the COVID‑19 period."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-4-determination-","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-4-determination-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-4-determination-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-4-determination-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-4-determination-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-4-determination-/documents"}}