{"id":"F2018L01656","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 117 (November 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-117-november-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98309,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01656-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. 117 (NOVEMber 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 117 (NOVEMber 2018)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 117 (NOVEMber 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 November 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. 117 (November 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 November 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. 117 (November 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 November 2018","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 November 2018\n\n![](image.001.png)","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not expand or narrow the statutory scope set by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009; it operates within subsection 9(1) by specifying amounts and a payment date for general purpose financial assistance (see header citing s9(1), cl 3 and the payment table). It is procedural—authorising particular transfers—rather than substantive law reform."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument: only sets payment amounts for a specific grant round (Determination cl 3 and table).","Statutory authority is a single cross-reference to subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (header text).","Immediate commencement rule (cl 2) reduces implementation timing complexity but requires prompt action.","Payment scheduling is explicit (payment on 21 November 2018) but the substantive figures are provided in an embedded table (image), which may limit machine-readability.","Ministerial signature and date formalise executive discretion in issuing the payment determination (front matter: Zed Seselja, 19 November 2018)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, sets the dollar amounts to be paid to Australian States as general purpose financial assistance, with the payment scheduled for 21 November 2018. It commences on the day it is made and affects Commonwealth and State treasuries by authorising the specified intergovernmental grant transfers."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 — authorising specific payments of general purpose financial assistance to States. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 operative sections plus preliminary provisions","No defined terms section; ordinary words used in their plain meaning","Single cross-reference (to section 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Substantive content (the actual dollar amounts) contained in an external table/image rather than legislative text","Highly standardised, formulaic structure repeated across hundreds of similar determinations"],"plain_english_summary":"Determination No. 117 (Nov 2018), made by Assistant Minister Zed Seselja, authorises the Commonwealth to pay specified general purpose financial assistance to each State—unrestricted grants payable on 21 November 2018 (amounts set out in the table). It affects the States (recipients), the Commonwealth (payer), and taxpayers indirectly, and is routine but essential for maintaining Australia’s federal funding flows for services like schools and hospitals."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-117-november-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-117-november-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-117-november-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-117-november-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-117-november-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-117-november-2018/documents"}}