{"id":"F2019L00486","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 120 (February 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-120-february-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99091,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00486-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. 120 (FEBRUARY 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 120 (FEBRUARY 2019)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 120 (FEBRUARY 2019)

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 February 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. 120 (February 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 February 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$93,241,224.73

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

$475,741.76

Total

$97,059,926.69

\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. 120 (February 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 February 2019","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 February 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$93,241,224.73

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

$475,741.76

Total

$97,059,926.69

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"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 — making specific grants of financial assistance to states. It has not expanded beyond the original legislative purpose; it is a routine administrative instrument implementing the established intergovernmental fiscal framework."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — only 3 operative provisions","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","Simple tabular format for monetary amounts","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward commencement provision (commences on date of making)","Duplicate content in the source text (HTML table appears twice) creates visual clutter but doesn't add legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay $97,059,926.69 on 21 February 2019 under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, directing funds to Western Australia ($93,241,224.73), the Australian Capital Territory ($3,342,960.20) and the Northern Territory ($475,741.76); the other states receive nothing on this occasion.\n\nIt’s a routine payroll instruction from the Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance, part of horizontal fiscal equalisation to top up jurisdictions whose GST shares had fallen."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not change the statutory scope of general purpose financial assistance under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It exercises the Act's power to specify amounts for a particular payment date (see s 3 and the table). It neither adds recipients nor attaches new conditions; it merely allocates specific dollar amounts for payment on 21 February 2019 and records commencement on the date made."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow administrative purpose: specifies one-off payment amounts for a single payment date (s 3 and the table).","Fixed numeric entries reduce interpretive complexity (explicit dollar amounts for WA, ACT, NT and a total).","Clear legal basis and immediate commencement: made under s 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and commences when made (Commencement clause).","Limited discretion recorded in the instrument itself; decision-maker identified (Assistant Minister signature and date).","Ambiguity element: table uses “-” for several States, which must be read as nil amounts but could prompt confirmation in administrative practice.","No conditions, allocations formulae, or ongoing compliance requirements are set out in the text.","Administrative complexity exists only in payment processing and ledger entries, not in legal interpretation."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination, made under s 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, directs the Commonwealth to pay specified general‑purpose financial assistance to States on 21 February 2019. It lists payments: Western Australia $93,241,224.73; Australian Capital Territory $3,342,960.20; Northern Territory $475,741.76; total $97,059,926.69.\n\nThe instrument commences on the day it was made (19 Feb 2019). The Assistant Minister (Treasury and Finance) authorises the payments; the measure affects state cash flows and budgeting for that payment date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-120-february-2019","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-120-february-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-120-february-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-120-february-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-120-february-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-120-february-2019/documents"}}