{"id":"F2020L00164","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 132 (February 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-132-february-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100736,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00164-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. 132 (FEBRUARY 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 132 (FEBRUARY 2020)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 132 (FEBRUARY 2020)

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: 20 February 2020

\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. 132 (February 2020).\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 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$77,634,297.37

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,389,761.64

Northern Territory

$432,087.09

Total

$81,456,146.10

\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. 132 (February 2020).","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 2020","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 February 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$77,634,297.37

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,389,761.64

Northern Territory

$432,087.09

Total

$81,456,146.10

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument simply specifies lump-sum payments and a commencement date. It does not purport to amend or expand the statutory scheme in the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, nor does it introduce new eligibility rules or ongoing program conditions."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, transaction-specific instrument: fixes amounts for a single payment date","Legal authority plainly stated (subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","Immediate commencement (section 2) reduces phased implementation issues","Table lists recipients and precise monetary amounts (WA, ACT, NT) and total","No formulas, eligibility criteria, or ongoing obligations included in the text","Duplicated headings/tables and formatting repetition in the document may cause minor interpretive friction"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination, made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, directs the Commonwealth to pay fixed lump sums to States as general purpose financial assistance, payable on 21 February 2020. The table in the instrument allocates funds only to Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, totalling $81,456,146.10. The determination commences on the day it is made and contains no allocation formula or conditions within the text."},"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 — making periodic determinations of general purpose financial assistance amounts. It has not expanded beyond this 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 nested provisions","Single purpose: authorising specific dollar amounts to specific recipients"],"plain_english_summary":"A ministerial determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay $81,456,146.10 on 21 February 2020 under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 as general purpose financial assistance. Recipients: Western Australia $77,634,297.37; Australian Capital Territory $3,389,761.64; Northern Territory $432,087.09 (other states $0).\n\nThis unconditional payment is part of Australia’s horizontal fiscal equalisation—redistributing funds so jurisdictions with lower revenue‑raising capacity or higher costs can provide comparable public services."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-132-february-2020","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-132-february-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-132-february-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-132-february-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-132-february-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-132-february-2020/documents"}}