{"id":"F2017L01508","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No.102 (September 2017)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-102-september-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144270,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01508-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Federal Financial Relations (General Pur","sectionType":"part","heading":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 102 (SEPTEMBER 2017)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 102 (SEPTEMBER 2017)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 102 (SEPTEMBER 2017)

I, MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR, Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, make this determination under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR


Dated: 15 September 2017

\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 No.102 (September 2017).\n\n### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which it is made.\n\n### Determination\n\n 3. The amounts specified in the following table are to be paid to the States for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to those States.\n\n### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 September 2017\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$56,003,702.87

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

-

Total

$59,300,507.80

\n```","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 No.102 (September 2017).","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Commencement","sectionType":"division","heading":"Commencement","content":"### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which it is made.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Determination","sectionType":"division","heading":"Determination","content":"### Determination\n\n 3. The amounts specified in the following table are to be paid to the States for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to those States.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Table: General purpose financial assista","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 September 2017","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 September 2017\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$56,003,702.87

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

-

Total

$59,300,507.80

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 — making specific grants of general purpose financial assistance to states. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 operative sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, s 9(1))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single purpose: specify dollar amounts for payment","Table format is simple and repetitive (though presented as HTML markup in the source)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Commonwealth to pay $56 million to Western Australia and $3.3 million to the Australian Capital Territory as general purpose financial assistance on 21 September 2017. It’s an administrative execution of budgeted horizontal fiscal equalisation payments—no new policy—intended to top up jurisdictions (notably WA amid 2017 mining revenue weakness) so they can meet service costs."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination does not change the statutory scope of general purpose financial assistance under the Federal Financial Relations Act; it simply specifies the amounts to be paid for a single scheduled payment (see clause 3 and the Table)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, transactional scope: single-payment instruction for 21 September 2017 (clause 3 and Table).","Clear legal basis: made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (signature paragraph).","Simple commencement rule: starts on day made (clause 2), so no phased implementation.","Fixed, itemised amounts reduce interpretive ambiguity and administrative discretion (clause 3 and Table).","Concentrated distribution: most funding to WA and ACT increases political significance but not legal complexity (Table).","Low compliance and implementation burden beyond routine payment processing and accounting (Table).","Document repeats headings and table but contains no formulae, conditions, or ongoing reporting requirements."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination (No.102, Sept 2017) directs the Commonwealth to pay specified sums as general purpose financial assistance to States and Territories for payment on 21 September 2017. It is made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and commences on the day it is made. It allocates $56,003,702.87 to Western Australia and $3,296,804.93 to the Australian Capital Territory (total $59,300,507.80); other jurisdictions are shown nil. The measure creates a direct Commonwealth spending cost, concentrates benefits on two jurisdictions, and imposes minimal compliance burden and little administrative discretion."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-102-september-2017","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-102-september-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-102-september-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-102-september-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-102-september-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-102-september-2017/documents"}}