{"id":"F2025L00939","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2025-26 Payment No. 2) Determination 2025","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-2-determination-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442924,"registerId":"F2025L00939-fast-fetch-1775957839303","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—2025-26 Payment No. 2) Determination 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFederal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2025-26 Payment No. 2) Determination 2025\n\nI, Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, make the following determination.\n\nDated     13 August 2025\n\n \n\nDr Andrew Leigh  Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury\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—2025-26 Payment No. 2) Determination 2025.\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 Immediately after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 August 2025.\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 | $26,189,108.86 |\n| 5 | South Australia | $- |\n| 6 | Tasmania | $- |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $3,861,646.03 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | $- |\n| 9 | Total | $30,050,754.89 |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function intended by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009: making a specific determination of payment amounts. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument: only 5 substantive provisions across 2 Parts","No defined terms beyond 'the Act' (which simply references the parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond basic authority citation","Single operative provision (section 5) consisting of a straightforward payment table","No amendments, transitional provisions, or machinery provisions","Essentially a payment voucher dressed up as a legislative instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Australian Government to pay general purpose (untied) financial assistance for 2025–26: $26,189,108.86 to Western Australia and $3,861,646.03 to the Australian Capital Territory (total ≈ $30 million). It affects those state/territory governments—and indirectly their residents—by providing flexible funding for public services. \"Payment No. 2\" indicates this is an additional instalment in the year."},"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 does not change the statutory scope of the general purpose financial assistance program; it simply specifies the recipient amounts for the 2025–26 Payment No. 2 round. It implements routine disbursement authority under the Act rather than creating new powers or obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow operational scope: single-table schedule of specific payment amounts","Clear legal basis: made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009","Limited number of recipients (two jurisdictions) and fixed sums — low ambiguity","Standard commencement and definition clauses with no novel definitions or conditions","Administrative timing specified (proposed payment month) but no complex procedural steps","No new reporting, compliance regimes, or policy changes embedded in the instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument directs the Commonwealth to make 2025–26 general purpose financial assistance payments totalling $30,050,754.89: $26,189,108.86 to Western Australia and $3,861,646.03 to the Australian Capital Territory. The Assistant Minister for Treasury issues the determination under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009; payments are scheduled for August 2025. The Commonwealth funds the grants and the receiving jurisdictions get untied money to use at their discretion, producing a concentrated fiscal benefit for WA and the ACT and a budget cost for the Commonwealth."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-2-determination-","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-2-determination-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-2-determination-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-2-determination-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-2-determination-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-2-determination-/documents"}}