{"id":"F2018L01440","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 115 (September 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-115-september-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98120,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01440-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. 115 (September 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 115 (September 2018)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 115 (September 2018)

I, ZED SESELJA, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance, make this determination under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

ZED SESELJA


Dated: 19 September 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. 115 (September 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 September 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$87,316,690.68

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

-

Total

$90,659,650.88

\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. 115 (September 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 September 2018","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 September 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$87,316,690.68

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

-

Total

$90,659,650.88

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination does not change the statutory scope of general purpose financial assistance. It simply specifies the amounts and payment date for a one‑off grant under the Act (see determination clauses and table). No new categories of recipients, conditions, or ongoing powers are added."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter — a single payment schedule (table) specifying amounts.","Legal basis explicitly stated: made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (preliminary text).","Specific payment date (21 September 2018) reduces temporal ambiguity.","Only two jurisdictions listed with positive amounts; other entries are blanks or dashes, simplifying application.","No regulatory rules, conditions, formulas, or ongoing duties in the text — low administrative discretion required.","Repetition and duplicated headings in source may cause minor readability confusion but do not change substance."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination, made by the Assistant Minister under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, directs the Commonwealth to pay specified general-purpose grants to States on 21 September 2018. The table lists payments to Western Australia ($87,316,690.68) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3,342,960.20), totalling $90,659,650.88.\n\nWho pays: the Commonwealth. Who decides: the Assistant Minister via this determination. Effect: a one‑off transfer of funds to the listed jurisdictions; it does not create new recipient obligations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose: authorising a specific payment of general purpose financial assistance to specific states on a specific date. There is no evidence of scope creep — it does exactly what the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 enables, which is to make determinations about GST and general purpose payments."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — only 3 operative provisions","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","Simple tabular format for payment amounts","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward commencement provision (commences on date of making)"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises a single Commonwealth general-purpose payment of $90,659,650.88 on 21 September 2018, allocated only to Western Australia ($87,316,690.68) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3,342,960.20).\n\nIt affects state and territory governments (WA and ACT recipients) and federal taxpayers, illustrating how the Commonwealth redistributes tax revenue through untied grants to meet jurisdictional fiscal needs."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-115-september-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-115-september-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-115-september-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-115-september-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-115-september-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-115-september-2018/documents"}}