{"id":"F2025L01246","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2025-26 Payment No. 4) Determination 2025","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-2025-26-payment-no-4-determination-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443000,"registerId":"F2025L01246-fast-fetch-1775957918163","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. 4) 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](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFederal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance—2025-26 Payment No. 4) Determination 2025\n\nI, Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, make the following determination.\n\nDated  13 October 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. 4) 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after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 October 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 | $24,864,163.29 |\n| 5 | South Australia | $- |\n| 6 | Tasmania | $- |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $3,861,646.03 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | $- |\n| 9 | Total | $28,725,809.32 |\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 function intended by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009: making periodic determinations of general purpose financial assistance amounts. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument: only 5 substantive sections across 2 Parts","Zero defined terms in section 4 (definitions section merely incorporates meanings from the parent Act by reference)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single operative provision (section 5) consisting of a straightforward table allocating fixed dollar amounts","No cross-references beyond basic authority citation (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","Purpose-built for a single, time-limited administrative action (one payment tranche)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises Commonwealth general‑purpose financial assistance for 2025–26, making a fourth scheduled payment in October 2025: Western Australia receives $24,864,163.29 and the Australian Capital Territory $3,861,646.03, totalling $28,725,809.32. It affects the Commonwealth payer and the recipient jurisdictions, enabling flexible funding for state/territory services under Australia’s fiscal federalism."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument applies the existing power in the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 to determine specific grant amounts for a single scheduled payment (see section 5 and Note 2). It does not amend the Act, expand eligible recipients, or alter the purpose of general purpose financial assistance; its scope is confined to allocating funds for Payment No. 4."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, administrative instrument that only fixes payment amounts (section 5)","Made under clear statutory authority (section 3) with definitions imported from the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (section 4)","Immediate commencement rule (section 2) simplifies timing and entry into force","Table format with a small number of recipients reduces legal and interpretive complexity","Payment timing is specified (Note 2) but no novel criteria or discretionary allocation rules are created","Amounts are stated to the cent, requiring administrative accuracy but not legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes Commonwealth grants of general purpose financial assistance for 2025–26 Payment No. 4. Made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, it sets exact amounts to be paid in October 2025: Western Australia $24,864,163.29 and the Australian Capital Territory $3,861,646.03 (total $28,725,809.32); other States are allocated $0. The Commonwealth (via the Assistant Minister) authorises and times these payments; the instrument mechanically allocates budgeted grants rather than creating new program rules."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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