{"id":"F2019L00462","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 119 (January 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-119-january-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99061,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00462-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. 119 (january 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 119 (january 2019)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 119 (january 2019)

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

MATHIAS CORMANN


Dated: 15 January 2019

\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. 119 (January 2019).\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 January 2019\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. 119 (January 2019).","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 January 2019","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 January 2019\n\n![](image.001.png)","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"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 — making periodic determinations of general purpose financial assistance payments to states. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 operative provisions (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)","Single simple condition: payment of specified amounts on a fixed date","Tabular data is referenced but not included in the text (image placeholder)","No exceptions, nested conditions, or discretionary powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs the Commonwealth to pay specified amounts of general-purpose (untied) financial assistance to each state and territory on 21 January 2019.\n\nIt affects state and territory governments (recipients), the Federal Treasury (payer) and taxpayers indirectly, and matters because it implements routine GST-related distributions under Australia’s federal financial relations, giving states flexibility to fund local priorities."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not state any change to the scope of general purpose financial assistance; it simply specifies the amounts and payment date under the existing Federal Financial Relations Act framework and does not amend eligibility, conditions or the underlying Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: only fixes payment amounts and a payment date (21 January 2019).","Short, self-contained text with a single commencement provision (commences when made).","Made under clear statutory authority (s9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009) — no new legislative framework created.","Key content presented as a table of amounts rather than complex rules or definitions.","No conditions, eligibility tests, penalties or ongoing reporting obligations included in the text.","Administrative execution risk limited to payment processing and interpretation of the table; low compliance burden on States.","Relies on external Act for broader legal context and meaning of 'general purpose financial assistance', so legal effect depends on that Act."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination, made under section 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 by the Acting Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance, fixes the Commonwealth amounts to be paid to each State as general purpose financial assistance and schedules that payment for 21 January 2019. It commences on the day it is made and specifies the payment amounts in an attached table."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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