{"id":"F2025L01106","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2025-26 Payment No. 3) Determination 2025","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-3-determination-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442968,"registerId":"F2025L01106-fast-fetch-1775957889630","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. 3) 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. 3) Determination 2025\n\nI, Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, make the following determination.\n\nDated     15 September 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. 3) 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after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 September 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 | $54,269,423.17 |\n| 5 | South Australia | $- |\n| 6 | Tasmania | $- |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $3,861,646.03 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | $- |\n| 9 | Total | $58,131,069.20 |\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 does not change the statutory scope of general purpose financial assistance. It operates within the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 by determining amounts and timing under subsection 9(1) (see section 3; Part 2 Note 1 and Note 2) and defers definitions to the Act (section 4). It does not amend eligibility criteria, objects, or the Act itself."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, numeric schedule of allocations in section 5 (table) — straightforward content but requires accuracy.","Made under express statutory authority (section 3; Part 2 Note 1 refers to subsection 9(1) of the Act) — legal basis is clear.","Immediate commencement on registration (section 2(1)) — simple commencement rule.","Definitions defer to the Act (section 4) — understanding may require consulting the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 for terms.","Payment timing stated as 'proposed' (Part 2 Note 2) — administrative scheduling detail rather than substantive change.","Zeros for most States in the table create a need to cross-check other instruments or schedules to explain absence of payments (section 5 table).","Instrument includes maker and date (signature block) — identifies the decision-maker but does not add technical complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination, made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, sets specific grant amounts for General Purpose Financial Assistance — Payment No. 3 for 2025–26: Western Australia $54,269,423.17 and the Australian Capital Territory $3,861,646.03 (total $58,131,069.20). Other States are listed with nil amounts. The instrument takes effect on registration and identifies a proposed payment timing in September 2025."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: making a specific payment determination under section 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 substantive sections across 2 Parts","Zero defined terms in the instrument itself — relies entirely on definitions from the parent Act (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond basic authority citation","Single operative provision (section 5) consisting of a straightforward table","No amendments, schedules, or transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises the third 2025–26 general purpose financial assistance payment, triggering federal transfers to states and territories. It allocates $54,269,423.17 to Western Australia and $3,861,646.03 to the Australian Capital Territory, with a total of $58,131,069.20.\n\nIt affects the WA and ACT recipients and the Treasury that executes the transfers. It’s routine administrative action within Australia’s horizontal fiscal equalisation framework, moving budgeted funds that support services like health, education and infrastructure."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-3-determination-","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-3-determination-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-3-determination-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-3-determination-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-3-determination-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-3-determination-/documents"}}