{"id":"F2018L01282","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 114 (August 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-114-august-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97981,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01282-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. 114 (AUGUST 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 114 (AUGUST 2018)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 114 (AUGUST 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 August 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. 114 (August 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 August 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$71,207,534.88

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

$1,967,794.86

Total

$76,518,289.94

\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. 114 (August 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 August 2018","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 August 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$71,207,534.88

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

$1,967,794.86

Total

$76,518,289.94

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination does not change the statutory scheme. It exercises existing authority to allocate specified general-purpose payments and sets the payment date (clauses 2–3 and accompanying table); it does not amend eligibility, purpose, or mechanisms established by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose statutory instrument: sets specified payments rather than creating new rules or obligations (clause 3 and table).","Clear legal authority: made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (signatory paragraph).","Immediate commencement on making (clause 2) reduces implementation timing ambiguity.","Numeric precision: fixed monetary amounts for named jurisdictions (table) — low interpretive complexity but requires accurate payment processing.","No conditions, eligibility criteria, reporting duties, or procedural variations included in the text — minimal compliance burden.","Concentrated recipients (WA, ACT, NT) create allocation asymmetry that is simple to calculate but relevant to budgetary impact analysis."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, directs the Commonwealth to pay specified general-purpose grants to States on 21 August 2018 and commences when made. Amounts are allocated to Western Australia ($71,207,534.88), the Australian Capital Territory ($3,342,960.20) and the Northern Territory ($1,967,794.86); other States receive nil; total $76,518,289.94. It transfers Commonwealth funds to state budgets and concentrates payments in a small number of jurisdictions."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves exactly its original purpose under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 — to specify amounts for general purpose financial assistance grants. It is one in a series of similar determinations (No. 114) and does not expand beyond the statutory framework."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument — only 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, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Single purpose: specify dollar amounts for a specific payment date","Tabular format makes the substantive content immediately readable"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises a single general-purpose payment of $76.5 million by the Commonwealth on 21 August 2018. It directs funds to three jurisdictions: Western Australia $71.2m, Australian Capital Territory $3.3m, and Northern Territory $2.0m; other states receive nothing on this occasion.\n\nSigned by Assistant Minister Michael Sukkar under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, the money is unrestricted general purpose assistance the recipients may spend as they choose."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-114-august-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-114-august-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-114-august-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-114-august-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-114-august-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-114-august-2018/documents"}}