{"id":"F2020L00738","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 136 (June 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-136-june-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":145341,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00738-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","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. 136 (JUNE 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 136 (JUNE 2020)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 136 (JUNE 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 June 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. 136 (June 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 22 June 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$37,980,542.21

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,389,761.66

Northern Territory

-

Total

$41,370,303.87

\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. 136 (June 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 22 June 2020","content":"### Table: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 22 June 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of General purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$37,980,542.21

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$3,389,761.66

Northern Territory

-

Total

$41,370,303.87

\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 Federal Financial Relations Act. It simply allocates specific amounts for a single payment on 22 June 2020 (see cl.3 and the payment table), directing Commonwealth funds to WA ($37,980,542.21) and the ACT ($3,389,761.66). No new conditions or broader categories of recipients are introduced."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, transactional scope: single payment date and explicit amounts in a short table (cl.3 and the payment table).","Authority is a straightforward ministerial power: made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (preamble).","Immediate commencement: starts on the day it is made (cl.2) — no phased implementation or contingencies.","No formulas, conditions, indexing or reporting requirements in the text — minimal legal or administrative calculation needed (cl.3 and table).","Recipient concentration: only Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory receive specified amounts, concentrating benefits and simplifying distribution (payment table).","Formalities only: signed/dated instrument — limited discretion once made (preamble/signature block)."],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination (made under subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009) authorises Commonwealth payments totalling $41,370,303.87 on 22 June 2020 as general purpose financial assistance to States. The table allocates $37,980,542.21 to Western Australia and $3,389,761.66 to the Australian Capital Territory; other jurisdictions receive no payment. It matters because it authorises a one‑off Commonwealth transfer that the receiving jurisdictions must record and deliver as general purpose grants."},"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 — authorising specific payments of general purpose financial assistance to states and territories. It is a routine, narrow instrument with no expansion beyond its original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (approximately 300 words of substantive content)","Only 3 operative provisions: name, commencement date, and payment table","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (subsection 9(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Simple tabular format for payment amounts with no formulas or calculations required"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay $41,370,303.87 in general-purpose financial assistance to two jurisdictions: Western Australia ($37,980,542.21) and the Australian Capital Territory ($3,389,761.66). \n\nAs unrestricted funding under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, these payments give WA and the ACT flexibility to allocate the money to their own priorities, supporting state service delivery."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-136-june-2020","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-136-june-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-136-june-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-136-june-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-136-june-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-136-june-2020/documents"}}