{"id":"F2018L01260","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No.111 (June 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-111-june-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97935,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01260-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. 111 (June 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 111 (June 2018)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt 1.02pt; vertical-align:top\"><h1 id=\"navPoint_1\"><span>Federal Financial Relations (</span><span>General Purpose Financial Assistance</span><span>) Determination</span><span> </span><span>No.</span><span> </span><span>1</span><span>1</span><span>1</span><span> (</span><span>June</span><span> </span><span>2018</span><span>)</span></h1></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-top:12pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>I,</span><span> MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR</span><span>, </span><span>Assistant Minister to the </span><span>Treasurer</span><span>,</span><span> </span><span>make this </span><span>d</span><span>etermination under </span><span>sub</span><span>s</span><span>ection </span><span>9</span><span>(1)</span><span> of the </span><span style=\"font-style:italic\">Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:52.3pt\"><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style=\"width:209.75pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"width:198pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; text-decoration:underline; display:inline-block\"></span></p><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR</span></p></td><td style=\"width:209.75pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p style=\"margin-top:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><br><span>Dated: </span><span>18</span><span>June</span><span> 2018</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:1.02pt 2.85pt 1.4pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\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.111 (June 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 June 2018\n\n```html\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width:426.85pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td style=\"width:73pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">State</span></p></td><td style=\"width:4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\"></span></p></td><td style=\"width:68pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\"></span></p></td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:238.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Amount of General purpose financial assistance</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>New South Wales</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Victoria</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Queensland</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Western Australia</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>$77,080,810.86</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>South Australia</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Tasmania</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Australian Capital Territory</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>$3,296,804.93</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Northern Territory</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Total</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>$80,377,615.79</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"width:83.8pt\"></td><td style=\"width:14.8pt\"></td><td style=\"width:78.8pt\"></td><td style=\"width:13.55pt\"></td><td style=\"width:235.9pt\"></td></tr></tbody></table>\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.111 (June 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 June 2018","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 June 2018\n\n```html\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width:426.85pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td style=\"width:73pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">State</span></p></td><td style=\"width:4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\"></span></p></td><td style=\"width:68pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\"></span></p></td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:238.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Amount of General purpose financial assistance</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>New South Wales</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Victoria</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Queensland</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Western Australia</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>$77,080,810.86</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>South Australia</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Tasmania</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Australian Capital Territory</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>$3,296,804.93</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>Northern Territory</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>-</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:15pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:166.6pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Total</span></p></td><td style=\"width:2.75pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:225.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:22pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt\"><span>$80,377,615.79</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"width:83.8pt\"></td><td style=\"width:14.8pt\"></td><td style=\"width:78.8pt\"></td><td style=\"width:13.55pt\"></td><td style=\"width:235.9pt\"></td></tr></tbody></table>\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination simply authorises specific general-purpose payments to named States for a single payment date. 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