{"id":"F2018L00470","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No.108 (March 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-108-march-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99999,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00470-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. 108 (March 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 108 (March 2018)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 108 (March 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: 16 March 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.108 (March 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 March 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$59,131,301.52

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

-

Total

$62,428,106.45

\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.108 (March 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 March 2018","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 March 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$59,131,301.52

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

-

Total

$62,428,106.45

\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 its intended function under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 — authorising specific grant payments to states. There is no scope creep; it is a routine, narrow administrative instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — only 3 operative provisions","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act citation","Simple tabular format for the substantive content (payment amounts)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward administrative instrument executing a single payment decision"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay $62.4 million in general purpose financial assistance to two states: Western Australia ($59.1 million) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3.3 million); other jurisdictions receive nothing. It affects state governments (who can spend the funds without conditional rules) and federal taxpayers. The payment, part of routine federal–state financial relations, was scheduled for 21 March 2018."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination implements the existing statutory power to specify payments for general purpose financial assistance and does not alter the scope of the GPFA scheme. It simply allocates amounts for the 21 March 2018 payment (WA and ACT positive; other jurisdictions nil), was made under s9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 by the Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, and requires the Commonwealth to effect the listed transfers."},"complexity_factors":["Single, routine administrative act: specifies fixed payment amounts for a single payment date (cl.3 and table).","Limited subject-matter: only general purpose financial assistance (no program rules, conditions or eligibility tests).","Clear statutory authority: made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (signature block).","Monetary precision: specific dollar figures with cents require accurate payment processing ($59,131,301.52; $3,296,804.93; total $62,428,106.45).","Low interpretive ambiguity: table format and commencement clause (cl.2) leave little room for discretionary interpretation.","Administrative immediacy: commences on the day made (cl.2), requiring prompt execution by Treasury/payment systems."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs the Commonwealth to pay specific lump-sum general purpose financial assistance to States and Territories on 21 March 2018. The payment table lists Western Australia $59,131,301.52 and the Australian Capital Territory $3,296,804.93, other jurisdictions nil, total $62,428,106.45. It matters because it allocates federally controlled grant funds to sub‑national governments under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-108-march-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-108-march-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-108-march-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-108-march-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-108-march-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-108-march-2018/documents"}}