{"id":"F2019L00672","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 122 (April 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-122-april-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99283,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00672-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. 122 (APRIL 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 122 (APRIL 2019)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 122 (APRIL 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: 17 April 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. 122 (April 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 23 April 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$506,368,145.61

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

-

Total

$509,711,105.81

\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. 122 (April 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 23 April 2019","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 23 April 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$506,368,145.61

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

-

Total

$509,711,105.81

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or restrict the statutory scope of general purpose financial assistance; it simply specifies amounts and a payment date under the existing power (see commencement clause and cl. 3). It functions as an operational payment direction rather than a change to the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009."},"complexity_factors":["Single, dated payment schedule (23 April 2019) listing monetary amounts — straightforward numeric table (Part 1, Determination table).","No conditions, formulas, allocations or ongoing duties included — only one‑off payments specified (cl. 3 and table).","Legal authority expressly stated (subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009) — limited statutory discretion required (heading/intro).","Repeated/duplicated headings and HTML formatting in source add minor clarity overhead but no substantive legal complexity.","Implementation requires standard Treasury/payment processing rather than new regulatory frameworks — low administrative complexity.","Potential operational point: dash entries ('-') for many States may require internal accounting treatment to record nil payments."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination instructs the Commonwealth to pay specified one‑off amounts to States on 23 April 2019 as general purpose financial assistance. The table lists Western Australia ($506,368,145.61), the Australian Capital Territory ($3,342,960.20) and a total of $509,711,105.81, and the instrument takes effect when made. It affects State governments as recipients and the Assistant Minister/Treasury as the decision‑maker under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009; mechanically it authorises a cash transfer and requires routine Commonwealth payment processing."},"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 — it specifies amounts for general purpose financial assistance grants. There is no scope creep; it is a routine, narrow administrative instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument — only 3 operative provisions","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act citation","Simple tabular format for the substantive content (payment amounts)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward administrative determination with single purpose: authorising specific payment amounts"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay $509.7 million in untied, general-purpose grants to states and territories. Nearly all of the funds—$506.37 million—go to Western Australia, with $3.34 million to the ACT and none to other jurisdictions. It reflects routine fiscal‑federal transfers under the Federal Financial Relations Act and the GST distribution formula."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-122-april-2019","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-122-april-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-122-april-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-122-april-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-122-april-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-122-april-2019/documents"}}