{"id":"F2018L00155","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No.107 (February 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-107-february-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96793,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00155-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","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. 107 (February 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 107 (February 2018)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 107 (February 2018)

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 February 2018

\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.107 (February 2018).\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 February 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$65,002,420.02

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

$705,188.73

Total

$69,004,413.68

\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.107 (February 2018).","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 February 2018","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 February 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$65,002,420.02

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

$705,188.73

Total

$69,004,413.68

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not alter the statutory scope of the Federal Financial Relations Act. It merely allocates specified general-purpose grant amounts to States for a single payment date (cl.3 and the accompanying table) and does not create new conditions, powers or duties beyond making the payment."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: specifies amounts for one payment date (cl.3 and table).","Clear legal authority and signature: made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 by the Assistant Minister (signature block).","Immediate commencement: begins on the day it is made (cl.2) — little phased implementation complexity.","Numerical particulars: table contains precise monetary entries and a total, requiring accurate payment processing.","Formatting quirks: many States shown with hyphens/line-through (interpreted as zero) which may require administrative clarity when loading payments.","Limited administrative discretion: instrument prescribes amounts rather than delegating formulae or conditions, reducing interpretive complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs the Commonwealth to pay specified general-purpose grants to States on 21 February 2018, listing amounts (notably $65,002,420.02 to Western Australia, $3,296,804.93 to the Australian Capital Territory and $705,188.73 to the Northern Territory) and a total of $69,004,413.68. Made by the Assistant Minister to the Treasurer under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and commencing on signing, it changes Commonwealth outlays and increases State receipts for that payment date."},"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"},"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 — authorising specific GST revenue sharing payments to states. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — only 3 operative sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act citation","Simple tabular format for payment amounts","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward commencement provision (commences on date of making)"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay $69 million in general purpose financial assistance to Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory (scheduled 21 February 2018). The payments are untied, so recipients may spend them as they choose.\n\nIt matters because it is part of Australia’s federal financial relations under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009: these redistributions help jurisdictions—notably WA amid a mining‑revenue downturn—maintain services without Commonwealth direction."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-107-february-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-107-february-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-107-february-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-107-february-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-107-february-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-107-february-2018/documents"}}