{"id":"F2017L01543","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No.104 (November 2017)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-104-november-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144351,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01543-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. 104 (november 2017)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 104 (november 2017)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 104 (november 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: 17 November 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.104 (November 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 November 2017\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$36,434,826.05

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

-

Total

$39,731,630.98

\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.104 (November 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 November 2017","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 November 2017\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$36,434,826.05

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

-

Total

$39,731,630.98

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative determination made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It performs exactly the function intended by that Act — authorising specific grant payments to States. There is no scope creep; it is a narrow, time-limited instrument specifying payment amounts for a single payment date."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 operative provisions","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except the enabling Act in the preamble)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers","Single purpose: specify dollar amounts for payment","Table format makes the substantive content immediately readable"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises a single Commonwealth general-purpose payment of $39.7 million on 21 November 2017, allocated to Western Australia ($36.4m) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3.3m); other jurisdictions receive nothing on this occasion.\n\nIt affects State/Territory treasuries and federal taxpayers and matters as part of Australia’s fiscal redistribution—untied funding States can spend as they choose—and appears to be a top-up or adjustment rather than the main annual distribution."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change the statutory scheme; it simply allocates specific amounts for one instalment of general purpose financial assistance under subsection 9(1) (see clause 3 and the table). It does not amend eligibility, formulae or the Act itself. Practically, its scope is limited to executing the listed payments on 21 November 2017; dash entries in the table indicate no payment is specified for those States for this instalment."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow scope: specifies amounts for a single scheduled payment date (21 November 2017), limiting longitudinal complexity.","Statutory basis: enacted under Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 subsection 9(1), so legal authority and limits derive from that Act.","Tabular detail: numeric precision (two state entries and a total) requires administrative reconciliation and accurate accounting.","Interpretation ambiguity: dash entries for most States are presented instead of explicit zeros, creating a small interpretive question about nil payments.","Immediate commencement (clause 2): payments are effective on the day made, imposing tight timing on administrative processes.","Administrative dependency: actual payment relies on Treasury/agency execution and matching to appropriation/accounting systems (implied by payment instruction).","Document duplication/formatting: repeated headings and tables increase risk of clerical confusion though not substantive change."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination, made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, authorises specific cash payments to States for a single instalment of general purpose financial assistance dated 21 November 2017. The table names amounts for Western Australia ($36,434,826.05) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3,296,804.93) and a total of $39,731,630.98. It takes effect on the day it is made and is an instruction to pay those amounts to the States."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-104-november-2017","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-104-november-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-104-november-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-104-november-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-104-november-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-104-november-2017/documents"}}