{"id":"F2019L00686","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 123 (May 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-123-may-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99295,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00686-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. 123 (May 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 123 (May 2019)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 123 (May 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: 16 May 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. 123 (May 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 May 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$57,675,266.34

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

-

Total

$61,018,226.54

\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. 123 (May 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 May 2019","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 May 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$57,675,266.34

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,342,960.20

Northern Territory

-

Total

$61,018,226.54

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not change the statutory scope of general purpose financial assistance. It merely specifies the amounts to be paid for a particular payment date (21 May 2019), allocating funds to WA and the ACT and recording nil entries for other States; it does not create new eligibility rules or alter the underlying grant program."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow operational scope: specifies fixed amounts for a single scheduled payment (21 May 2019), reducing interpretive complexity.","Legal basis is explicit: made under s.9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, so procedural authority is clear.","Limited number of affected jurisdictions: only Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory have non‑zero amounts listed.","Formatting artefacts: repeated headings and table duplication in the text may cause minor administrative/readability confusion.","Dash entries for other States (\"-\") require an administrative interpretation as nil payments; nominal ambiguity but low legal complexity.","Immediate commencement upon making affects timing but not substantive rights or obligations."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under section 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, directs the Commonwealth to pay general purpose financial assistance on 21 May 2019. It specifies payment amounts only for Western Australia ($57,675,266.34) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3,342,960.20), with a stated total of $61,018,226.54; other States are shown with “-” (no payment). It commences when made and is signed by the Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance."},"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. The scope remains tightly constrained to this single administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (3 operative provisions)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act citation","Simple tabular format with straightforward arithmetic","No conditional logic, exceptions, or discretionary powers","Single purpose: specify dollar amounts for payment"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Australian Government to pay $61,018,226.54 in general-purpose payments: $57,675,266.34 to Western Australia and $3,342,960.20 to the Australian Capital Territory. Other states and territories receive nothing under this payment.\n\nIt’s part of horizontal fiscal equalisation—federal funding to help jurisdictions provide comparable public services—allowing WA and the ACT discretion to spend the money on local priorities like hospitals, schools or roads."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-123-may-2019","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-123-may-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-123-may-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-123-may-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-123-may-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-123-may-2019/documents"}}