{"id":"F2018L01655","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 116 (October 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-116-october-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98306,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01655-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. 116 (October 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 116 (October 2018)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 116 (October 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: 15 October 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. 116 (October 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 22 October 2018\n\n![](image.001.png)","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. 116 (October 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 22 October 2018","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 22 October 2018\n\n![](image.001.png)","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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose: authorising a specific scheduled payment of general purpose financial assistance to States. It has not expanded beyond this single administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 operative sections (Name, Commencement, Determination)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","Simple tabular data structure for payment amounts (though the actual figures are in an image, not text)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward administrative instrument making a single payment allocation"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument (Determination No. 116 under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, signed by Assistant Minister Zed Seselja on 15 October 2018) authorises a one‑off Commonwealth payment of specified dollar amounts of general purpose financial assistance to each State and Territory to be paid on 22 October 2018. It reallocates federal revenue to the States and Territories — giving them untied funds to support services taxpayers ultimately fund — as part of Australia’s federal financial relations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination implements a routine, time‑limited payment of general purpose financial assistance consistent with its stated function (section 3) and commencement rule (section 2). It does not expand or narrow the statutory grant-making power; it simply specifies amounts and a payment date under s9(1)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument limited to specifying payment amounts (s3).","Made under an express statutory power: s9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (instrument-maker identified).","Commencement is immediate (section 2), producing a fixed administrative timeline.","Operative detail confined to a numeric table (payment on 22 October 2018) rather than procedural rules.","Low regulatory/content complexity but requires ordinary Treasury/state payment processing and budget accounting."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination orders the Commonwealth to pay specified amounts to Australian States as general purpose financial assistance, with payments scheduled for 22 October 2018. It is made by the Assistant Minister under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and takes effect on the day it is made. It affects State governments (as recipients) and the Commonwealth budget (as payer); the instrument sets the payment amounts and date but does not attach program-level conditions in this text."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-116-october-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-116-october-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-116-october-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-116-october-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-116-october-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-116-october-2018/documents"}}