{"id":"F2018L01265","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No.112 (29 June 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-112-29-june-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97952,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01265-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. 112 (29 June 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 112 (29 June 2018)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 112 (29 June 2018)

I, SCOTT JOHN MORRISON, Treasurer, make this determination under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

SCOTT JOHN MORRISON


Dated: 26 June 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.112 (29 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 29 June 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

$44,364,723.00

Victoria

$22,182,361.35

Queensland

-

Western Australia

-

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

-

Northern Territory

$259,600,000.00

Total

$326,147,084.35

\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.112 (29 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 29 June 2018","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 29 June 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

$44,364,723.00

Victoria

$22,182,361.35

Queensland

-

Western Australia

-

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

-

Northern Territory

$259,600,000.00

Total

$326,147,084.35

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not alter the statutory scope of general purpose financial assistance. It simply specifies particular payment amounts and a payment date under the existing power in subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (preamble; cl.3; payment table)."},"complexity_factors":["Simple structure: three operative clauses (name, commencement, determination) and a single payment table (cl.1 name; cl.2 commencement; cl.3 determination; payment table).","Limited scope of action: specifies amounts and payment date only — no new conditions, obligations or entitlement rules are created (cl.3; payment table).","Legal authority explicit: made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, so the instrument is an exercise of statutory power rather than primary legislation (preamble).","Numeric and formatting issues: table uses dash symbols for nil payments and large numeric figures with varied formatting, which can confuse automated extraction or auditing processes (payment table).","Low discretion and compliance burden: operational discretion lies with Treasurer in making the determination; recipients only receive funds — no new reporting or compliance duties are imposed by this instrument (preamble; cl.3).","Document duplication/repetition: repeated blocks of identical text and tables within the instrument increase reader effort but do not change legal effect (entire text)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs the Treasurer to make a one-off general-purpose grant payment on 29 June 2018. It specifies dollar amounts for New South Wales, Victoria and the Northern Territory and gives a total sum; other jurisdictions are shown as receiving no payment under this instrument. It implements a federal fiscal transfer under the authority of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and therefore affects the Commonwealth (payer) and the named States (recipients)."},"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: only 3 operative sections","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, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Single purpose: specify dollar amounts for payment","Table format is simple and repetitive"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical document made by the Treasurer (Scott Morrison) under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It simply authorises the Commonwealth to pay **$326 million in general purpose financial assistance** to the States and Territories on 29 June 2018.\n\n**Who gets what:**\n- **New South Wales**: $44.4 million\n- **Victoria**: $22.2 million \n- **Northern Territory**: $259.6 million\n- **Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, and ACT**: $0 (shown as \"-\")\n\n**What this means:**\n\"General purpose financial assistance\" is untied funding — money the Federal Government gives to States with no strings attached, unlike grants for specific projects (like hospitals or roads). States can spend this on whatever priorities they choose.\n\nThis determination is essentially a payment instruction. It doesn't create new policy; it just triggers the actual transfer of funds that were already budgeted."},"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-112-29-june-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-112-29-june-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-112-29-june-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-112-29-june-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-112-29-june-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-112-29-june-2018/documents"}}