{"id":"F2022L00991","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2022-23 Payment No. 1) Determination 2022","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2022-23-payment-no-1-determination-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441472,"registerId":"F2022L00991-fast-fetch-1775956751509","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—2022-23 Payment No. 1) Determination 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\ntitle: Attachment B - MS22 - 001454 - GRA Determination\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nFederal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2022-23 Payment No. 1) Determination 2022\n\nI, Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, make the following determination.\n\nDated   15 July 2022\n\n \n\nDr Andrew Leigh\n\nAssistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury  Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer\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\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2022-23 Payment No. 1) Determination 2022.\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The day this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 July 2022.\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 | $114,838,598.09 |\n| 5 | South Australia | $- |\n| 6 | Tasmania | $- |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $3,534,103.18 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | $- |\n| 9 | Total | $118,372,701.27 |\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 — making specific determinations of general purpose financial assistance amounts. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: only 5 substantive sections across 2 Parts","Minimal defined terms: only 'the Act' is explicitly defined; otherwise relies on external definitions from the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009","No conditional logic or exceptions: the determination is a straightforward table of amounts","Single cross-reference: only references the enabling Act (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","No nested provisions or subsections beyond basic commencement mechanics"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises untied general-purpose financial assistance for 2022–23, allocating $114.8 million to Western Australia and $3.5 million to the Australian Capital Territory (total $118.4 million). Other jurisdictions are listed but receive $0 under this payment. It’s part of Commonwealth–state financial relations and the GST/equalisation framework, giving the states flexible funding; this is Payment No. 1 for 2022–23."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not change the statutory scope of general purpose financial assistance. It implements a specific payment allocation under existing law by setting amounts for the 2022–23 Payment No. 1 (July 2022), rather than creating new categories, altering eligibility, or modifying the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject: single-purpose payment determination with a short schedule","Clear statutory authority (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, s9(1))","Simple commencement rule (registration day) and single proposed payment month (July 2022)","Limited number of recipients and fixed monetary amounts","Minimal defined terms and procedural provisions","Low administrative discretion—amounts are specified, not formulaic"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (s9(1)), directs Commonwealth payments of general purpose financial assistance for the 2022–23 year. It specifies a one‑off July 2022 payment schedule totalling $118,372,701.27, with amounts payable only to Western Australia ($114,838,598.09) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3,534,103.18). The Commonwealth pays the grants; the Assistant Minister determines the amounts. The measure changes funding flows into state budgets but does not alter eligibility rules or the broader legal framework."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2022-23-payment-no-1-determination-","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2022-23-payment-no-1-determination-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2022-23-payment-no-1-determination-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2022-23-payment-no-1-determination-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2022-23-payment-no-1-determination-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2022-23-payment-no-1-determination-/documents"}}