{"id":"F2019L00460","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 118 (December 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-118-december-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99056,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00460-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. 118 (December 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 118 (December 2018)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 118 (December 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: 17 December 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. 118 (December 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 December 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. 118 (December 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 December 2018","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2018\n\n![](image.001.png)","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 implements an allocated payment by specifying amounts and a payment date; it does not add or remove categories of assistance, change eligibility, or create new conditions under the Act (see sections 2–3 and instrument header citing s9(1))."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument: specifies amounts for a single payment date (section 3).","Clear legal authority: made under s9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (instrument header).","Low substantive discretion: no new eligibility rules, conditions, or ongoing obligations in the text.","Dependence on a table/image for the operative numbers—readers need the table to see exact amounts.","Administrative implications only: impacts Commonwealth cash flow and State budgets but imposes minimal compliance or behavioural change on third parties (sections 2–3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination, made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and dated 17 December 2018, specifies the dollar amounts the Commonwealth will pay to each State as general purpose financial assistance on 21 December 2018. It commences on the day it is made (section 2) and directs payment of the amounts listed in the table (section 3).\n\nMechanically, the instrument causes a one‑off transfer of untied funds from the Commonwealth to States; the Assistant Minister (the decision‑maker) sets the amounts and Treasury/Finance administers the payment."},"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 exactly its original purpose: to specify amounts for a single payment of general purpose financial assistance. It has not expanded beyond the straightforward administrative function authorised by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 operative sections (Name, Commencement, Determination)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","Simple, direct operative clause: 'The amounts specified in the following table are to be paid'","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single purpose instrument with straightforward administrative function"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Commonwealth to pay specified amounts of general purpose financial assistance to Australian States and Territories on 21 December 2018 under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. \n\nIt matters because these untied grants — effectively GST-related revenue — fund hospitals, schools, roads and other services, and this determination triggers the pre-Christmas transfer of billions in public funds to state governments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-118-december-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-118-december-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-118-december-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-118-december-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-118-december-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-118-december-2018/documents"}}