{"id":"F2020L01624","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2020-21 Payment No. 6) Determination 2020","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-6-determination-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":130866,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L01624-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2020-21 Payment No. 6) Determination 2020.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 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```html\n

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\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 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\n> the Act means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Determination of general purpose financial assistance","content":"## Part 2—Determination of general purpose financial assistance\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 December 2020.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination of general purpose financial assistance","content":"#### 5 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| 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 | $24,832,693.27 |\n| 5 | South Australia | - |\n| 6 | Tasmania | - |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $3,437,218.31 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | - |\n| 9 | Total | $28,269,911.58 |","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"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"},"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 - making specific determinations of payment amounts to states. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 5 substantive sections)","Only 1 defined term ('the Act')","No cross-references beyond the enabling Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Simple tabular format for payment amounts","Straightforward commencement (registration date)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises Commonwealth payments totalling $28,269,911.58 for 2020–21 — $24,832,693.27 to Western Australia and $3,437,218.31 to the Australian Capital Territory. It affects the WA and ACT governments as recipients and forms part of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 framework for distributing Commonwealth funds to states and territories."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument narrowly determines payment amounts for Payment No. 6 in 2020–21 and does not alter eligibility, conditions, or the underlying framework under the Act. It implements a single, intended allocation consistent with the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 without expanding or contracting the statute's scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose numeric schedule (specific amounts for two jurisdictions) reduces legal complexity","Legal authority is a single statutory source (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009) but requires awareness of cross-references (Legislation Act definition effect)","Formal commencement table and registration mechanics (procedural formality rather than substantive complexity)","Precise monetary figures demand accuracy and interaction with Commonwealth appropriation and payment systems","Limited administrative discretion; few interpretive issues or subordinate rules","Temporal element (payment proposed for December 2020) introduces minor timing/implementation coordination"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument directs the Commonwealth to make specified general purpose financial assistance payments for 2020–21 (Payment No. 6). It records two fixed transfers—$24,832,693.27 to Western Australia and $3,437,218.31 to the Australian Capital Territory, totalling $28,269,911.58—with payment proposed for December 2020.\n\nMade under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, the determination allocates Commonwealth funds to state budgets; it imposes no new conditions and leaves little administrative discretion beyond executing the scheduled transfers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-6-determination-","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-6-determination-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-6-determination-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-6-determination-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-6-determination-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-6-determination-/documents"}}