{"id":"F2020L00444","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 134 (April 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-134-april-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100969,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00444-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. 134 (April 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 134 (April 2020)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 134 (April 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: 16 April 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. 134 (April 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 April 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$58,886,484.33

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,389,761.64

Northern Territory

-

Total

$62,276,245.97

\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. 134 (April 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 April 2020","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 April 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$58,886,484.33

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,389,761.64

Northern Territory

-

Total

$62,276,245.97

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change the statutory scope of general purpose financial assistance under the Act. It only specifies amounts and a payment date for a one-off grant distribution (paras 2–3 and the payment table), leaving underlying legislation, criteria and future allocations unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Purely mechanical: specifies fixed payment amounts and a single payment date (table; para 3).","Legal authority is a single statutory hook—subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (instrument header).","Limited actors: Minister (maker) and listed States/Territories are the only decision-makers/recipients (instrument header; table).","No new conditions, eligibility tests, allocation formulas or ongoing administrative rules — only a one-off payment schedule (paras 2–3, table).","Source text includes repeated headings and formatting duplication, which can cause minor parsing/reading friction but not substantive legal complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This Ministerial determination, made under section 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, directs Commonwealth payments of general purpose financial assistance to the States on 21 April 2020. It names two cash payments—$58,886,484.33 to Western Australia and $3,389,761.64 to the Australian Capital Territory—totaling $62,276,245.97, and takes effect when made. It mechanically reallocates budgeted grant funds to named jurisdictions and therefore alters state cash flows for that payment date."},"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 of general purpose financial assistance to be paid to states. There is no scope creep; it is a routine administrative instrument setting out a specific payment."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — only 3 operative provisions","No defined terms in an interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","Simple tabular format showing only payment amounts","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Essentially a payment schedule with legal formalities"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay $58.9 million to Western Australia and $3.4 million to the Australian Capital Territory (total $62.3 million) on 21 April 2020 as general-purpose financial assistance. It reallocates federal GST-style grants to help state budgets—particularly relevant during the early COVID‑19 fiscal shock—and leaves the other states and territories with no payment on this occasion."},"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-134-april-2020","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-134-april-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-134-april-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-134-april-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-134-april-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-134-april-2020/documents"}}