{"id":"F2018L00653","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 109 (April 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-109-april-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100075,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00653-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. 109 (APRIL 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 109 (APRIL 2018)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 109 (APRIL 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: 18th April 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.109 (April 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 23 April 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$69,068,366.58

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

-

Total

$72,365,171.51

\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.109 (April 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 23 April 2018","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 23 April 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$69,068,366.58

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,296,804.93

Northern Territory

-

Total

$72,365,171.51

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the legal scope of general purpose financial assistance. It simply specifies commencement (cl.2) and allocates particular payment amounts on a specified date (cl.3 and the table) under the existing statutory scheme (s9(1))."},"complexity_factors":["Single, one‑off payment date and purpose (cl.3 and table)","Fixed monetary amounts listed explicitly in a simple table (no formulas or indexing)","Limited number of affected recipients (only WA and ACT receive amounts)","Clear statutory authority cited (made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","No cross-references to other provisions, conditions, reporting requirements or eligibility tests"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination (made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009) directs the Commonwealth to pay specific general-purpose financial assistance to States on 23 April 2018. It names the recipients and sets fixed amounts (Western Australia $69,068,366.58; Australian Capital Territory $3,296,804.93) with a total of $72,365,171.51. It creates a Commonwealth payment obligation and determines which States receive the grant and how much."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose: authorising specific GST-related or general revenue assistance payments to States under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. There is no evidence of scope creep; it is a routine administrative instrument specifying payment amounts for a particular date."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (3 operative provisions)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward tabular format for payment amounts","Single purpose: specifying payment amounts to specific jurisdictions"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises Commonwealth general purpose financial assistance to Western Australia ($69,068,366.58) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3,296,804.93), payable 23 April 2018, total $72,365,171.51.\n\nIt’s a routine, untied transfer under Australia’s federal financial relations that lets recipient governments set spending priorities; other States and Territories receive no payment this round."},"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-109-april-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-109-april-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-109-april-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-109-april-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-109-april-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-109-april-2018/documents"}}