{"id":"F2020L00273","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 133 (March 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-133-march-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100821,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00273-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. 133 (March 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 133 (March 2020)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 133 (March 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: 17 March 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. 133 (March 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 23 March 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$73,952,217.97

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,389,761.64

Northern Territory

-

Total

$77,341,979.61

\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. 133 (March 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 23 March 2020","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 23 March 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$73,952,217.97

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,389,761.64

Northern Territory

-

Total

$77,341,979.61

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument sets allocations for a single scheduled payment and contains no provisions expanding, contracting or otherwise modifying the underlying programmatic scope. Clause 3 and the payment table effect the payment only; there is no indication in the text that the scope of the general purpose financial assistance program has been changed from its existing operation."},"complexity_factors":["Authority is straightforward: made under Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 s9(1).","Commencement is immediate (clause 2), limiting temporal uncertainty.","Mechanics are simple: clause 3 + a single payment table specifying fixed amounts for a single payment date (23 March 2020).","Presentation uses ‘-’ to denote nil allocations, which could cause minor interpretation risk when extracting numeric data.","Document contains duplicated headings and repeated table material, increasing reading/transcription effort but not legal complexity.","No conditions, formulas, or ongoing reporting obligations — minimal administrative or compliance burden on recipients."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination, made under section 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, orders one-off lump‑sum payments of general purpose financial assistance to the States for payment on 23 March 2020. It lists fixed dollar allocations (Western Australia $73,952,217.97; Australian Capital Territory $3,389,761.64; other jurisdictions shown as “-”), takes effect on the day it is made (cl.2), and directs the Commonwealth to pay those amounts so States can make general purpose grants."},"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"},"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. There is no scope creep; it is a routine administrative instrument doing precisely what the parent Act envisages."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 operative provisions","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation (except the empowering Act cited in the header)","Simple tabular format for the only substantive content (dollar amounts)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Essentially a payment schedule with legal force"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises $77,341,979.61 in general-purpose financial assistance to be paid by the Commonwealth on 23 March 2020, with Western Australia receiving $73,952,217.97 and the Australian Capital Territory $3,389,761.64 (other jurisdictions receive nothing this round).\n\nIt affects state and territory treasuries (as grant recipients) and Australian taxpayers, and matters because these routine Commonwealth payments fund state services and provided timely support as the COVID‑19 crisis began."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-133-march-2020","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-133-march-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-133-march-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-133-march-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-133-march-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-133-march-2020/documents"}}