{"id":"F2020L00001","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 129 (November 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-129-november-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100531,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00001-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. 129 (November 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 129 (November 2019)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 129 (November 2019)

I, Michael Sukkar, Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer, make this determination under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

Michael Sukkar

Dated: 18 November 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. 129 (November 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 November 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$28,847,337.96

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,389,761.64

Northern Territory

-

Total

$32,237,099.60

\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. 129 (November 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 November 2019","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 November 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$28,847,337.96

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,389,761.64

Northern Territory

-

Total

$32,237,099.60

\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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination does not enlarge or narrow the statutory scheme; it implements the Act by specifying amount(s) and payment date for general purpose financial assistance in a single table, consistent with the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (s 9(1))."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: three operative clauses (name, commencement, determination) and a single payment table.","Numeric specificity: fixed dollar amounts for named recipients (Western Australia and ACT) and a single payment date (21 November 2019).","Legal hook: made under s 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 — limited statutory discretion invoked (section cited in instrument).","Immediate commencement: clause 2 commences on the day the instrument is made, limiting timing complexity.","Low procedural burden: no ongoing obligations, conditions, or reporting requirements in the text.","Administrative requirement: Commonwealth payment mechanism must effect transfers to States on the specified date (implicit operational step)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination, made under section 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, directs specific one‑off payments for general purpose financial assistance to the States on 21 November 2019. It allocates $28,847,337.96 to Western Australia and $3,389,761.64 to the Australian Capital Territory, with a total of $32,237,099.60; other States are shown with no payment. It affects State cashflows by specifying when and how much is to be paid."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose exactly as intended: to specify particular payment amounts to specific states on a specific date. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the straightforward administrative function of authorising GST redistribution payments under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (approximately 300 words of substantive content)","Only 3 operative provisions: name, commencement date, and payment table","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except the empowering Act in the preamble)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers","Simple tabular format for payment amounts","Straightforward administrative instrument with single, clear purpose"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises a one‑off general purpose payment of $32,237,099.60 to be made on 21 November 2019—$28,847,337.96 to Western Australia and $3,389,761.64 to the Australian Capital Territory. It directs Commonwealth funds (paid by Treasury/Finance) to those jurisdictions under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, part of routine federal redistribution of untied funding to states."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-129-november-2019","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-129-november-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-129-november-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-129-november-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-129-november-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-129-november-2019/documents"}}