{"id":"F2010L00096","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination 2009 No. 9 (December)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-2009-no-9-december","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":122802,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L00096-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Federal Financial Relations (General pur","sectionType":"part","heading":"Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination 2009 No. 9 (December)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination 2009 No. 9 (December)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination 2009 No. 9 (December)

I, WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN, Treasurer, make this Determination under section 9 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN


Dated: 16 December 2009

\n```\n\n## Part 1 — preliminary\n\n### Name of Determination\n\n This determination is the Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination 2009 No. 9 (December).\n\n### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.\n\n### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nDrawing right means a drawing right issued under section 27 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n### \n\n### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 9(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.\n\n## PArt 2 — Purpose\n\n### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 9 of the Act, for the purpose of providing financial support for the States’ service delivery efforts through general purpose financial assistance to be used by the States for any purpose.\n\n### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 9(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 9(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund.\n 7. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n 8. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 9. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement. Schedule 1 to this determination provides a summary of the relevant provisions for general purpose financial assistance.\n\n## Part 3 — General purpose Financial Assistance\n\n### Determination\n\n 10. In accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 are to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid on 21 December 2009 to the States specified in that table for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to those States.\n\n### Table 1: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2009\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 11. Schedule 2 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n 12. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement.\n\n### Drawing rights limits\n\n 13. Subsection 9(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance in the financial year starting on 1 July 2009 must not exceed $1,000,000,000.\n 14. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total determined in the 2009‑10 financial year in respect of general purpose financial assistance, including this determination.\n\n### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of general purpose financial assistance in 2009\\-10\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n 15. The total amount determined for payment of general purpose financial assistance to date in the 2009\\-10 financial year does not exceed the general drawing rights limit.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Name of Determination","sectionType":"division","heading":"Name of Determination","content":"### Name of Determination\n\n This determination is the Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination 2009 No. 9 (December).","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Commencement","sectionType":"division","heading":"Commencement","content":"### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Definitions","sectionType":"division","heading":"Definitions","content":"### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nDrawing right means a drawing right issued under section 27 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n###","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Exemption from section 42 (disallowance)","sectionType":"division","heading":"Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003","content":"### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 9(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"PArt 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Purpose","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination 2009 No. 9 (December)

I, WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN, Treasurer, make this Determination under section 9 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN


Dated: 16 December 2009

\n```\n\n## Part 1 — preliminary\n\n### Name of Determination\n\n This determination is the Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination 2009 No. 9 (December).\n\n### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.\n\n### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nDrawing right means a drawing right issued under section 27 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n### \n\n### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 9(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.\n\n## PArt 2 — Purpose\n\n### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 9 of the Act, for the purpose of providing financial support for the States’ service delivery efforts through general purpose financial assistance to be used by the States for any purpose.\n\n### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 9(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 9(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund.\n 7. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n 8. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 9. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement. Schedule 1 to this determination provides a summary of the relevant provisions for general purpose financial assistance.\n\n## Part 3 — General purpose Financial Assistance\n\n### Determination\n\n 10. In accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 are to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid on 21 December 2009 to the States specified in that table for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to those States.\n\n### Table 1: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2009\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 11. Schedule 2 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n 12. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement.\n\n### Drawing rights limits\n\n 13. Subsection 9(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance in the financial year starting on 1 July 2009 must not exceed $1,000,000,000.\n 14. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total determined in the 2009‑10 financial year in respect of general purpose financial assistance, including this determination.\n\n### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of general purpose financial assistance in 2009\\-10\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n 15. The total amount determined for payment of general purpose financial assistance to date in the 2009\\-10 financial year does not exceed the general drawing rights limit.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Provision of financial assistance","sectionType":"division","heading":"Provision of financial assistance","content":"### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 9 of the Act, for the purpose of providing financial support for the States’ service delivery efforts through general purpose financial assistance to be used by the States for any purpose.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Terms and conditions","sectionType":"division","heading":"Terms and conditions","content":"### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 9(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 9(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund.\n 7. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n 8. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 9. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement. Schedule 1 to this determination provides a summary of the relevant provisions for general purpose financial assistance.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"General purpose Financial Assistance","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination 2009 No. 9 (December)

I, WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN, Treasurer, make this Determination under section 9 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN


Dated: 16 December 2009

\n```\n\n## Part 1 — preliminary\n\n### Name of Determination\n\n This determination is the Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination 2009 No. 9 (December).\n\n### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.\n\n### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nDrawing right means a drawing right issued under section 27 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n### \n\n### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 9(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.\n\n## PArt 2 — Purpose\n\n### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 9 of the Act, for the purpose of providing financial support for the States’ service delivery efforts through general purpose financial assistance to be used by the States for any purpose.\n\n### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 9(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 9(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund.\n 7. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n 8. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 9. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement. Schedule 1 to this determination provides a summary of the relevant provisions for general purpose financial assistance.\n\n## Part 3 — General purpose Financial Assistance\n\n### Determination\n\n 10. In accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 are to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid on 21 December 2009 to the States specified in that table for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to those States.\n\n### Table 1: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2009\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 11. Schedule 2 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n 12. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement.\n\n### Drawing rights limits\n\n 13. Subsection 9(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance in the financial year starting on 1 July 2009 must not exceed $1,000,000,000.\n 14. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total determined in the 2009‑10 financial year in respect of general purpose financial assistance, including this determination.\n\n### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of general purpose financial assistance in 2009\\-10\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n 15. The total amount determined for payment of general purpose financial assistance to date in the 2009\\-10 financial year does not exceed the general drawing rights limit.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"Determination","sectionType":"division","heading":"Determination","content":"### Determination\n\n 10. In accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 are to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid on 21 December 2009 to the States specified in that table for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to those States.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Table 1: General purpose financial assis","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 1: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2009","content":"### Table 1: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2009\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 11. Schedule 2 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n 12. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"Drawing rights limits","sectionType":"division","heading":"Drawing rights limits","content":"### Drawing rights limits\n\n 13. Subsection 9(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance in the financial year starting on 1 July 2009 must not exceed $1,000,000,000.\n 14. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total determined in the 2009‑10 financial year in respect of general purpose financial assistance, including this determination.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of ge","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of general purpose financial assistance in 2009-10","content":"### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of general purpose financial assistance in 2009\\-10\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n 15. The total amount determined for payment of general purpose financial assistance to date in the 2009\\-10 financial year does not exceed the general drawing rights limit.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"SChedule 1","sectionType":"part","heading":null,"content":"# SChedule 1\n\n## Summary of Relevant Agreements for General Purpose financial Assistance\n\n| Payment title | Purpose | Relevant agreement |\n| -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Royalty payments | | |\n| — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to Western Australia from royalties payable under the Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Act 2006 in respect of the North West Shelf oil and gas project off the coast of Western Australia. The Commonwealth collects these royalties because it has jurisdiction over off‑shore areas.These royalties will be shared between the Commonwealth (approximately one third) and Western Australia (approximately two thirds). These payment arrangements are in accordance with section 75 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| — Ranger Project Area | The Commonwealth will provide general purpose financial assistance to the Northern Territory in lieu of royalties on uranium mining due to the Commonwealth's ownership of uranium in the Northern Territory. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| Compensation for impact on royalties of excise amendment | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to compensate Western Australia for the loss of royalty revenue resulting from the removal in the 2008-09 Budget of the exemption of condensate from crude oil excise. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| Taxation compensation in respect of Snowy Hydro Limited | The Commonwealth provides compensation payments to New South Wales and Victoria, in the form of general purpose financial assistance, for Commonwealth taxes paid by Snowy Hydro Ltd in proportion to the States' shareholdings. Payments are made in accordance with the Snowy Hydro Tax Compensation Deed between the Commonwealth, New South Wales and Victoria. These taxes would have previously been payable to the States through tax equivalence regime payments. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| ACT Municipal Services | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to the Australian Capital Territory to:• assist in meeting the additional municipal costs which arise from Canberra's role as the national capital; and• compensate the Australian Capital Territory for additional costs resulting from the national capital planning influences on the provision of water and sewerage services. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n\n# \nSchedule 2\n\n## Amounts of General Purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 October 2009 ($)\n\n ![](image.003.png)\n\n(a) No amount payable this month.\n\n(b) This determination provides for the payment of unpaid royalties to Western Australia in respect of January 2009. Royalties of $34,403,339.49 included in this payment were incorrectly removed from the States royalty entitlement amount during the calculation to account for compensation for the impact on royalties of excise amendment for the period July to December 2008.","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"Summary of Relevant Agreements for Gener","sectionType":"part","heading":"Summary of Relevant Agreements for General Purpose financial Assistance","content":"## Summary of Relevant Agreements for General Purpose financial Assistance\n\n| Payment title | Purpose | Relevant agreement |\n| -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Royalty payments | | |\n| — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to Western Australia from royalties payable under the Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Act 2006 in respect of the North West Shelf oil and gas project off the coast of Western Australia. The Commonwealth collects these royalties because it has jurisdiction over off‑shore areas.These royalties will be shared between the Commonwealth (approximately one third) and Western Australia (approximately two thirds). These payment arrangements are in accordance with section 75 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| — Ranger Project Area | The Commonwealth will provide general purpose financial assistance to the Northern Territory in lieu of royalties on uranium mining due to the Commonwealth's ownership of uranium in the Northern Territory. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| Compensation for impact on royalties of excise amendment | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to compensate Western Australia for the loss of royalty revenue resulting from the removal in the 2008-09 Budget of the exemption of condensate from crude oil excise. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| Taxation compensation in respect of Snowy Hydro Limited | The Commonwealth provides compensation payments to New South Wales and Victoria, in the form of general purpose financial assistance, for Commonwealth taxes paid by Snowy Hydro Ltd in proportion to the States' shareholdings. Payments are made in accordance with the Snowy Hydro Tax Compensation Deed between the Commonwealth, New South Wales and Victoria. These taxes would have previously been payable to the States through tax equivalence regime payments. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| ACT Municipal Services | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to the Australian Capital Territory to:• assist in meeting the additional municipal costs which arise from Canberra's role as the national capital; and• compensate the Australian Capital Territory for additional costs resulting from the national capital planning influences on the provision of water and sewerage services. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 2","sectionType":"part","heading":null,"content":"# SChedule 1\n\n## Summary of Relevant Agreements for General Purpose financial Assistance\n\n| Payment title | Purpose | Relevant agreement |\n| -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Royalty payments | | |\n| — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to Western Australia from royalties payable under the Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Act 2006 in respect of the North West Shelf oil and gas project off the coast of Western Australia. The Commonwealth collects these royalties because it has jurisdiction over off‑shore areas.These royalties will be shared between the Commonwealth (approximately one third) and Western Australia (approximately two thirds). These payment arrangements are in accordance with section 75 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| — Ranger Project Area | The Commonwealth will provide general purpose financial assistance to the Northern Territory in lieu of royalties on uranium mining due to the Commonwealth's ownership of uranium in the Northern Territory. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| Compensation for impact on royalties of excise amendment | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to compensate Western Australia for the loss of royalty revenue resulting from the removal in the 2008-09 Budget of the exemption of condensate from crude oil excise. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| Taxation compensation in respect of Snowy Hydro Limited | The Commonwealth provides compensation payments to New South Wales and Victoria, in the form of general purpose financial assistance, for Commonwealth taxes paid by Snowy Hydro Ltd in proportion to the States' shareholdings. Payments are made in accordance with the Snowy Hydro Tax Compensation Deed between the Commonwealth, New South Wales and Victoria. These taxes would have previously been payable to the States through tax equivalence regime payments. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| ACT Municipal Services | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to the Australian Capital Territory to:• assist in meeting the additional municipal costs which arise from Canberra's role as the national capital; and• compensate the Australian Capital Territory for additional costs resulting from the national capital planning influences on the provision of water and sewerage services. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n\n# \nSchedule 2\n\n## Amounts of General Purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 October 2009 ($)\n\n ![](image.003.png)\n\n(a) No amount payable this month.\n\n(b) This determination provides for the payment of unpaid royalties to Western Australia in respect of January 2009. Royalties of $34,403,339.49 included in this payment were incorrectly removed from the States royalty entitlement amount during the calculation to account for compensation for the impact on royalties of excise amendment for the period July to December 2008.","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"Amounts of General Purpose financial ass","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amounts of General Purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 October 2009 ($)","content":"## Amounts of General Purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 October 2009 ($)\n\n ![](image.003.png)\n\n(a) No amount payable this month.\n\n(b) This determination provides for the payment of unpaid royalties to Western Australia in respect of January 2009. Royalties of $34,403,339.49 included in this payment were incorrectly removed from the States royalty entitlement amount during the calculation to account for compensation for the impact on royalties of excise amendment for the period July to December 2008.","sortOrder":17}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2519},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination operates squarely within its original legislative scope under section 9 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, authorizing general purpose financial assistance payments to States and Territories without expanding into new policy areas or altering the fundamental framework of Commonwealth-State fiscal transfers."},"complexity_factors":["5 defined terms cross-referencing 3 separate Acts (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, COAG Reform Fund Act 2008, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997)","References to external agreements (Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations) and specific payment deeds (Snowy Hydro Tax Compensation Deed)","Mechanism involves intermediate step via COAG Reform Fund (Special Account) before final distribution to States","Tabular data for payment amounts combined with cumulative annual cap calculations ($1 billion limit)","Exemption provision from standard legislative scrutiny (section 42 disallowance exemption)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination authorises the Commonwealth to transfer up to $1 billion in general purpose financial assistance to all States and Territories on 21 December 2009, funding items like royalty and compensation entitlements (e.g. WA, NT, NSW/Vic and ACT impacts). \n\nThe payments are untied — States may spend them as they choose — and the instrument is exempt from Parliamentary disallowance, locking in the transfers and preserving State budget flexibility."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-2009-no-9-december","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-2009-no-9-december/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-2009-no-9-december/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-2009-no-9-december/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-2009-no-9-december/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-2009-no-9-december/documents"}}