{"id":"F2023L01012","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2023-24 Payment No. 1) Determination 2023","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2023-24-payment-no-1-determination-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442021,"registerId":"F2023L01012-fast-fetch-1775957152108","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—2023-24 Payment No. 1) Determination 2023","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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nFederal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2023-24 Payment No. 1) Determination 2023\n\nI, Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, make the following determination.\n\nDated   17 July 2023\n\n \n\nDr Andrew Leigh\n\nAssistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer\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 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—2023-24 Payment No. 1) Determination 2023.\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The day this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 2023.\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 | $67,685,115.36 |\n| 5 | South Australia | $- |\n| 6 | Tasmania | $- |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $3,664,916.67 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | $- |\n| 9 | Total | $71,350,032.03 |\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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument stays within the authority conferred by the Federal Financial Relations Act and simply determines the amounts payable for 2023‑24 Payment No.1 (Part 2, s5; Note 1). It does not add conditions, expand recipients, or alter the statutory scheme; it only specifies payment amounts and timing (Part 2, Note 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive operative provision: a table of amounts in section 5 (Part 2) — minimal statutory structure and few operative clauses.","Authority and decision-maker: instrument made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (s3 Authority) and, per Note 1, exercises subsection 9(1) of the Act — requires cross-reference to the Act for full legal context.","Commencement mechanics: whole instrument commences on registration (s2) and payment is proposed for July 2023 (Part 2, Note 2) — minor timing/administration detail.","Definitions rely on external statute: adoption of meanings from the Federal Financial Relations Act via Legislation Act paragraph 13(1)(b) (s4) — creates a need to consult the parent Act for term definitions.","Low administrative discretion: amounts are fixed in the table (s5), so implementing agencies perform payment processing rather than policy-making.","Compliance and burden: minimal for recipients — the instrument directs payments rather than imposing new obligations or reporting requirements (s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the Commonwealth’s 2023‑24 Payment No.1 of general purpose financial assistance under the Federal Financial Relations Act. It lists the dollar amounts to be paid to each State/Territory — only Western Australia ($67,685,115.36) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3,664,916.67) are allocated funds, for a total of $71,350,032.03.\n\nThe determination is made by the Assistant Minister and authorises Commonwealth payments that directly affect state and territory budgets and short‑term cash flows."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly its intended function: making a specific, time-limited payment of general purpose financial assistance to specified states/territories. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 framework."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 substantive sections across 2 Parts","No defined terms beyond 'the Act' (which simply references the parent Act)","Single operative provision (section 5) consisting of a straightforward payment table","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond basic authority and commencement provisions","Minimal legislative machinery: standard name, commencement, authority, and definitions clauses only"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Commonwealth to make Payment No. 1 of general purpose financial assistance for 2023–24: Western Australia $67,685,115.36 and the Australian Capital Territory $3,664,916.67 (total $71,350,032.03); other jurisdictions are listed but receive $0 in this instalment.  \n\nIt affects the Commonwealth and the two recipient jurisdictions and matters because these are untied, redistributive funds the states/territories can spend as they choose; further payments may follow."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2023-24-payment-no-1-determination-","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2023-24-payment-no-1-determination-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2023-24-payment-no-1-determination-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2023-24-payment-no-1-determination-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2023-24-payment-no-1-determination-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2023-24-payment-no-1-determination-/documents"}}