{"id":"F2018L01266","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 113 (July 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-113-july-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97960,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01266-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. 113 (JULY 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 113 (JULY 2018)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 113 (JULY 2018)

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

SCOTT JOHN MORRISON


Dated: 19 July 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. 113 (July 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 July 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$57,751,741.33

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

-

Total

$61,094,701.53

\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. 113 (July 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 July 2018","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 23 July 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$57,751,741.33

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

-

Total

$61,094,701.53

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose: authorising specific one-off payments of general purpose financial assistance to particular states. It has not expanded beyond the straightforward administrative function contemplated by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 operative provisions","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation (except the enabling Act in the preamble)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers","Purely administrative — simply specifies amounts in a table","Straightforward tabular format with clear monetary allocations"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay $61,094,701.53 in untied general purpose financial assistance—$57,751,741.33 to Western Australia and $3,342,960.20 to the Australian Capital Territory. It affects state and territory governments (WA and ACT here) and federal taxpayers, providing unrestricted funding that can be spent at recipients’ discretion. Made by the Treasurer under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, it appears to be a top‑up or adjustment payment and takes effect immediately."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination does not change the statutory scope of federal financial relations. It operates within the existing framework of the Act by specifying amounts to be paid as general purpose financial assistance on a particular date. It lists non-zero payments only for Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory and a total of $61,094,701.53; it does not alter eligibility criteria, conditions, or program rules."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow scope: single payment date (23 July 2018) and a small set of monetary entries","Clear statutory authority: made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009","Simple legal effect: specifies fixed amounts for general purpose financial assistance (cl.3) with total calculated","Minimal regulatory content: no conditions, eligibility rules, or ongoing obligations included","Formality issues: use of hyphens to represent nil payments could create minor interpretive ambiguity","Ministerial discretion in issuing determinations (administrative decision-making, limited external procedural detail)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination, made under s.9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, directs the Commonwealth to pay general purpose financial assistance on 23 July 2018: $57,751,741.33 to Western Australia and $3,342,960.20 to the Australian Capital Territory, total $61,094,701.53. It commences when made.\n\nIt affects state and territory budgets by transferring federal funds; the Treasurer decides and bears the cost (cl.3). Payments are unconditional general-purpose grants and the instrument contains no new conditions or program rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-113-july-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-113-july-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-113-july-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-113-july-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-113-july-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-113-july-2018/documents"}}