{"id":"F2017L01504","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No.103 (October 2017)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-103-october-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144268,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01504-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. 103 (October 2017)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 103 (October 2017)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 103 (October 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: 18 October 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.103 (October 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 23 October 2017\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$59,033,063.26

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

-

Total

$62,329,868.19

\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.103 (October 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 23 October 2017","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 23 October 2017\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$59,033,063.26

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

-

Total

$62,329,868.19

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"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 payment determinations for general purpose financial assistance. There is no scope creep; it is a routine, time-limited payment instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 operative provisions","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","Simple tabular format for the substantive content","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward arithmetic calculation (sum of two amounts equals total)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Commonwealth to pay $62.3 million in untied general-purpose grants — $59.0 million to Western Australia and $3.3 million to the Australian Capital Territory. It affects those two jurisdictions (other states and territories are listed but receive nothing here) and operates as part of Australia’s horizontal fiscal equalisation system, topping up jurisdictions to help them deliver comparable public services."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change the statutory scope of general purpose financial assistance; it implements a routine, time‑limited allocation of funds to specified jurisdictions under the existing Act rather than altering eligibility, purpose, or ongoing rules."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, one-off allocation for a single payment date (23 October 2017)","Simple tabular distribution with only two positive entries and a clear total","Clear legal basis cited (subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","Low regulatory or procedural detail—no conditions, formulas, or ongoing obligations","Document contains some textual duplication but no substantive ambiguity about recipients or amounts"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs the Commonwealth to pay $62,329,868.19 of general purpose financial assistance on 23 October 2017: Western Australia $59,033,063.26 and the Australian Capital Territory $3,296,804.93. Made under section 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, it instructs the Commonwealth to transfer funds to the named jurisdictions; recipients receive unrestricted grant money, the Assistant Minister set the amounts, and the payment imposes administrative/budgetary costs on the Commonwealth while creating fiscal discretion for the States/Territory."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-103-october-2017","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-103-october-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-103-october-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-103-october-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-103-october-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-103-october-2017/documents"}}