{"id":"F2019L00485","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 121 (March 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-121-march-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99088,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00485-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. 121 (March 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 121 (March 2019)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 121 (March 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 March 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. 121 (March 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 March 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. 121 (March 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 March 2019","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 March 2019\n\n![](image.001.png)","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009: to specify the amounts and timing of general purpose financial assistance payments to States. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward tabular data presentation (though the actual dollar amounts are embedded in an image, not machine-readable text)","Single purpose instrument with no subordinate provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument authorises a specific general‑purpose payment from the Commonwealth to State and Territory governments, made by the Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It sets the payment date as 21 March 2019 and specifies each jurisdiction’s amount (allowing States to spend it as they see fit).\n\nThis routine determination affects State and Territory budgets and is funded from federal revenue, part of the regular flow of Commonwealth funds for public services."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not change the scope of the general purpose financial assistance scheme. It operates as an operational instrument specifying amounts and timing for a payment round under the existing statutory framework (s9(1) authority), rather than altering eligibility, purposes, or the GPFA scheme's legal boundaries."},"complexity_factors":["Relies on a separate table (image) for the critical numerical details (per‑State amounts) rather than embedding figures in text — raises accessibility and verification needs.","Legal authority is succinctly stated (made under s9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009) but the instrument does not reproduce the statutory allocation formula, so understanding broader legal effect requires cross‑referencing the Act.","Immediate commencement clause (commences on day made) and a single specified payment date (21 March 2019) mean tight administrative timing for execution.","Low legislative discretion shown in the text (it prescribes amounts and timing) but administrative complexity may arise in payment processing and state receipt reconciliation.","Does not amend program scope or entitlement rules — it is an operational payment schedule, which reduces legal complexity but increases reliance on external financial and intergovernmental processes.","Sparse text: few operative clauses, so legal interpretation issues are limited but any errors in the external table would be consequential."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination fixes the dollar amounts and the payment date for a single round of general purpose financial assistance (GPFA) from the Commonwealth to the States. Made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 by the Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance, it takes effect when made and directs specific per‑State payments for distribution on 21 March 2019. It matters because it allocates federal funds to state budgets and sets the timing for that transfer."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-121-march-2019","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-121-march-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-121-march-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-121-march-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-121-march-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-121-march-2019/documents"}}