{"id":"F2021L00245","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2020-21 Payment No. 9) Determination 2021","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-9-determination-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440776,"registerId":"F2021L00245-fast-fetch-1775956292393","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. 9) Determination 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: MS21-000578 ATT A GRA Determination\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nFederal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2020-21 Payment No. 9) Determination 2021\n\nI, Michael Sukkar, Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing, make the following determination.\n\nDated 15 March 2021\n\n \n\nMichael Sukkar\n\nAssistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing\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 2\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. 9) Determination 2021.\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The day this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 March 2021.\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 | $50,416,565.94 |\n| 5 | South Australia | $- |\n| 6 | Tasmania | $- |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $3,437,218.31 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | $- |\n| 9 | Total | $53,853,784.25 |\n\n\n \n\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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act: making a specific determination of general purpose financial assistance amounts. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 substantive provisions across 2 Parts","Zero defined terms in the instrument itself (relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act)","No cross-references except to the enabling Act","Simple tabular format for payment amounts with no conditions or exceptions","No conditional logic, triggers, or operative thresholds","Single purpose: determine specific dollar amounts for specific recipients"],"plain_english_summary":"Determines Payment No. 9 (2020–21) of Commonwealth general‑purpose financial assistance: Western Australia receives $50,416,565.94 and the Australian Capital Territory $3,437,218.31 (total $53,853,784.25); all other jurisdictions nil. Made 15 March 2021 by Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. Part of fiscal equalisation; funds are untied general‑purpose payments."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the statutory scope of the Federal Financial Relations Act; it exercises an existing power to determine grant amounts (s 3; Part 2 Note 1) by setting a one‑off payment schedule for March 2021 (Part 2 Note 2). There is no provision in the text expanding recipient categories or amending the underlying Act."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, one‑off subject matter: single scheduled payment for 2020‑21 (Part 2 Note 2).","Clear statutory authority: instrument made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (see s 3 Authority and Part 2 Note 1 referencing subsection 9(1)).","Simple mechanics: table in section 5 lists precise monetary amounts (including cents) and a total.","Limited set of recipients: most States show zero amounts; only Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory receive payments (s 5 table).","Administrative discretion concentrated in the Assistant Treasurer (instrument signed and dated), not new regulatory powers.","Minimal compliance or regulatory burden on recipients — effectiveness depends on routine payment processes.","Formal commencement and timing rules are straightforward (s 2 Commencement)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Commonwealth to make a one‑off general purpose financial assistance payment in March 2021 totalling $53,853,784.25, with specified amounts allocated to Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. It is made by the Assistant Treasurer under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (subsection 9(1)), so the Commonwealth decides the payment schedule and transfers funds to States. The measure changes state receipts and Commonwealth cash flow; the decision is administrative, with routine implementation and limited compliance obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-9-determination-","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-9-determination-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-9-determination-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-9-determination-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-9-determination-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2020-21-payment-no-9-determination-/documents"}}