{"id":"F2010L03334","name":"Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 21 (December 2010)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-21-december-2010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85660,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L03334-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Federal Financial Relations (General pur","sectionType":"part","heading":"Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination No. 21 (December 2010)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination \nNo. 21 (December 2010)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination
No. 21 (December 2010)

I, WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN, Treasurer, make this Determination under section 9 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN


Dated: 15 December 2010

\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. 21 (December 2010).\n\n### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.\n\n### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nDrawing right means a drawing right issued under section 27 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n### \n\n### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 9(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.\n\n## PArt 2 — Purpose\n\n### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 9 of the Act, for the purpose of providing financial support for the States’ service delivery efforts through general purpose financial assistance to be used by the States for any purpose.\n\n### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 9(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 9(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund.\n 7. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n 8. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 9. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement. Schedule 1 to this determination provides a summary of the relevant provisions for general purpose financial assistance.\n\n## Part 3 — General purpose Financial Assistance\n\n### Determination\n\n 10. In accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 are to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid on 21 December 2010 to the States specified in that table for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to those States.\n\n### \nTable 1: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2010\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 11. Schedule 2 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n 12. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement.\n\n### Drawing rights limits\n\n 13. Subsection 9(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance in the financial year starting on 1 July 2010 must not exceed $1,000,000,000.\n 14. The amounts specified in Table 2 show the total amounts determined in the 2010‑11 financial year in respect of general purpose financial assistance, including amounts specified in Table 1 above.\n 15. The total amount determined for payment of general purpose financial assistance to date in the 2010-11 financial year (including this determination) does not exceed the general drawing rights limit.\n\n### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of general purpose financial assistance in 2010\\-11\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of general purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$536,128,636.49

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$17,788,008.12

Northern Territory

$2,555,877.21

Total

$556,472,521.82

Global drawing rights limit for 2010-11

$1,000,000,000.00

Remaining drawing rights limit for 2010-11

$443,527,478.18

\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. 21 (December 2010).","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Commencement","sectionType":"division","heading":"Commencement","content":"### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Definitions","sectionType":"division","heading":"Definitions","content":"### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nDrawing right means a drawing right issued under section 27 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n###","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Exemption from section 42 (disallowance)","sectionType":"division","heading":"Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003","content":"### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 9(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"PArt 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Purpose","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination
No. 21 (December 2010)

I, WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN, Treasurer, make this Determination under section 9 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN


Dated: 15 December 2010

\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. 21 (December 2010).\n\n### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.\n\n### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nDrawing right means a drawing right issued under section 27 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n### \n\n### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 9(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.\n\n## PArt 2 — Purpose\n\n### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 9 of the Act, for the purpose of providing financial support for the States’ service delivery efforts through general purpose financial assistance to be used by the States for any purpose.\n\n### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 9(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 9(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund.\n 7. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n 8. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 9. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement. Schedule 1 to this determination provides a summary of the relevant provisions for general purpose financial assistance.\n\n## Part 3 — General purpose Financial Assistance\n\n### Determination\n\n 10. In accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 are to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid on 21 December 2010 to the States specified in that table for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to those States.\n\n### \nTable 1: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2010\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 11. Schedule 2 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n 12. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement.\n\n### Drawing rights limits\n\n 13. Subsection 9(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance in the financial year starting on 1 July 2010 must not exceed $1,000,000,000.\n 14. The amounts specified in Table 2 show the total amounts determined in the 2010‑11 financial year in respect of general purpose financial assistance, including amounts specified in Table 1 above.\n 15. The total amount determined for payment of general purpose financial assistance to date in the 2010-11 financial year (including this determination) does not exceed the general drawing rights limit.\n\n### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of general purpose financial assistance in 2010\\-11\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of general purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$536,128,636.49

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$17,788,008.12

Northern Territory

$2,555,877.21

Total

$556,472,521.82

Global drawing rights limit for 2010-11

$1,000,000,000.00

Remaining drawing rights limit for 2010-11

$443,527,478.18

\n```","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Provision of financial assistance","sectionType":"division","heading":"Provision of financial assistance","content":"### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 9 of the Act, for the purpose of providing financial support for the States’ service delivery efforts through general purpose financial assistance to be used by the States for any purpose.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Terms and conditions","sectionType":"division","heading":"Terms and conditions","content":"### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 9(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 9(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund.\n 7. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n 8. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 9. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement. Schedule 1 to this determination provides a summary of the relevant provisions for general purpose financial assistance.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"General purpose Financial Assistance","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination
No. 21 (December 2010)

I, WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN, Treasurer, make this Determination under section 9 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

WAYNE MAXWELL SWAN


Dated: 15 December 2010

\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. 21 (December 2010).\n\n### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.\n\n### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nDrawing right means a drawing right issued under section 27 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n### \n\n### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 9(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.\n\n## PArt 2 — Purpose\n\n### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 9 of the Act, for the purpose of providing financial support for the States’ service delivery efforts through general purpose financial assistance to be used by the States for any purpose.\n\n### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 9(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 9(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund.\n 7. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n 8. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 9. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement. Schedule 1 to this determination provides a summary of the relevant provisions for general purpose financial assistance.\n\n## Part 3 — General purpose Financial Assistance\n\n### Determination\n\n 10. In accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 are to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid on 21 December 2010 to the States specified in that table for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to those States.\n\n### \nTable 1: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2010\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 11. Schedule 2 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n 12. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement.\n\n### Drawing rights limits\n\n 13. Subsection 9(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance in the financial year starting on 1 July 2010 must not exceed $1,000,000,000.\n 14. The amounts specified in Table 2 show the total amounts determined in the 2010‑11 financial year in respect of general purpose financial assistance, including amounts specified in Table 1 above.\n 15. The total amount determined for payment of general purpose financial assistance to date in the 2010-11 financial year (including this determination) does not exceed the general drawing rights limit.\n\n### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of general purpose financial assistance in 2010\\-11\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of general purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$536,128,636.49

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$17,788,008.12

Northern Territory

$2,555,877.21

Total

$556,472,521.82

Global drawing rights limit for 2010-11

$1,000,000,000.00

Remaining drawing rights limit for 2010-11

$443,527,478.18

\n```","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"Determination","sectionType":"division","heading":"Determination","content":"### Determination\n\n 10. In accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 are to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid on 21 December 2010 to the States specified in that table for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to those States.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Table 1: General purpose financial assis","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 1: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2010","content":"### \nTable 1: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2010\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 11. Schedule 2 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n 12. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"Drawing rights limits","sectionType":"division","heading":"Drawing rights limits","content":"### Drawing rights limits\n\n 13. Subsection 9(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance in the financial year starting on 1 July 2010 must not exceed $1,000,000,000.\n 14. The amounts specified in Table 2 show the total amounts determined in the 2010‑11 financial year in respect of general purpose financial assistance, including amounts specified in Table 1 above.\n 15. The total amount determined for payment of general purpose financial assistance to date in the 2010-11 financial year (including this determination) does not exceed the general drawing rights limit.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of ge","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of general purpose financial assistance in 2010-11","content":"### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of general purpose financial assistance in 2010\\-11\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of general purpose financial assistance

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

$536,128,636.49

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

$17,788,008.12

Northern Territory

$2,555,877.21

Total

$556,472,521.82

Global drawing rights limit for 2010-11

$1,000,000,000.00

Remaining drawing rights limit for 2010-11

$443,527,478.18

\n```","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"SChedule 1","sectionType":"part","heading":null,"content":"# SChedule 1\n\n## Summary of Relevant Agreements for General Purpose financial Assistance\n\n| Payment title | Purpose | Relevant agreement |\n| -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Royalty payments | | |\n| — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to Western Australia from royalties payable under the Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Act 2006 in respect of the North West Shelf oil and gas project off the coast of Western Australia. The Commonwealth collects these royalties because it has jurisdiction over off‑shore areas.These royalties will be shared between the Commonwealth (approximately one third) and Western Australia (approximately two thirds). These payment arrangements are in accordance with section 75 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| Compensation for impact on royalties of excise amendment | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to compensate Western Australia for the loss of royalty revenue resulting from the removal in the 2008-09 Budget of the exemption of condensate from crude oil excise. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| ACT Municipal Services | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to the Australian Capital Territory to:• assist in meeting the additional municipal costs which arise from Canberra's role as the national capital; and• compensate the Australian Capital Territory for additional costs resulting from the national capital planning influences on the provision of water and sewerage services. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n\n# \nSchedule 2\n\n## Amounts of General Purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2010 ($)\n\n![](image.002.png)","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"Summary of Relevant Agreements for Gener","sectionType":"part","heading":"Summary of Relevant Agreements for General Purpose financial Assistance","content":"## Summary of Relevant Agreements for General Purpose financial Assistance\n\n| Payment title | Purpose | Relevant agreement |\n| -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Royalty payments | | |\n| — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to Western Australia from royalties payable under the Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Act 2006 in respect of the North West Shelf oil and gas project off the coast of Western Australia. The Commonwealth collects these royalties because it has jurisdiction over off‑shore areas.These royalties will be shared between the Commonwealth (approximately one third) and Western Australia (approximately two thirds). These payment arrangements are in accordance with section 75 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| Compensation for impact on royalties of excise amendment | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to compensate Western Australia for the loss of royalty revenue resulting from the removal in the 2008-09 Budget of the exemption of condensate from crude oil excise. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| ACT Municipal Services | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to the Australian Capital Territory to:• assist in meeting the additional municipal costs which arise from Canberra's role as the national capital; and• compensate the Australian Capital Territory for additional costs resulting from the national capital planning influences on the provision of water and sewerage services. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 2","sectionType":"part","heading":null,"content":"# SChedule 1\n\n## Summary of Relevant Agreements for General Purpose financial Assistance\n\n| Payment title | Purpose | Relevant agreement |\n| -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Royalty payments | | |\n| — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to Western Australia from royalties payable under the Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Act 2006 in respect of the North West Shelf oil and gas project off the coast of Western Australia. The Commonwealth collects these royalties because it has jurisdiction over off‑shore areas.These royalties will be shared between the Commonwealth (approximately one third) and Western Australia (approximately two thirds). These payment arrangements are in accordance with section 75 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| Compensation for impact on royalties of excise amendment | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to compensate Western Australia for the loss of royalty revenue resulting from the removal in the 2008-09 Budget of the exemption of condensate from crude oil excise. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n| ACT Municipal Services | The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to the Australian Capital Territory to:• assist in meeting the additional municipal costs which arise from Canberra's role as the national capital; and• compensate the Australian Capital Territory for additional costs resulting from the national capital planning influences on the provision of water and sewerage services. | Schedule D – Payment arrangement of the Intergovernmental Agreement |\n\n# \nSchedule 2\n\n## Amounts of General Purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2010 ($)\n\n![](image.002.png)","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"Amounts of General Purpose financial ass","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amounts of General Purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2010 ($)","content":"## Amounts of General Purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 December 2010 ($)\n\n![](image.002.png)","sortOrder":17}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination does not change the statutory scope established by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009; it implements that scope by specifying amounts to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund and paid as general purpose assistance for 2010–11 (see s9 and s9(3) re: drawing-rights cap). It stays within the Act’s framework by relying on the COAG Reform Fund special account rules and the Intergovernmental Agreement (Schedule D) for terms and conditions."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple statutory cross-references: Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (s9, s9(2), s9(3), s9(5)), COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 (s5, s7(2)), Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (Special Account/drawing right concept), and the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (disallowance exemption) — increases legal navigation burden.","Reliance on external instrument for operative terms: the Intergovernmental Agreement (Schedule D) and written agreements between Commonwealth and States determine payment terms, requiring users to consult separate texts.","Numeric allocations and aggregation constraints: detailed state-level amounts in tables and a statutory annual drawing-rights cap ($1,000,000,000) require arithmetic verification and tracking across instruments.","Procedural steps required: crediting to the COAG Reform Fund before payment (s9(2) referenced), and requirement for written agreements under COAG Reform Fund Act (s7(2)) create administrative compliance tasks.","Disallowance exemption (s9(5)) narrows parliamentary review avenues, which is a legal nuance affecting oversight and challengeability."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination, made by the Treasurer under section 9 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, directs the Commonwealth to credit $556,472,521.82 to the COAG Reform Fund and pay that sum on 21 December 2010 as untied general purpose grants to specified jurisdictions (notably Western Australia, the ACT and the Northern Territory). It implements the Act’s payment mechanism (credit to the Special Account) and ties payments to the Intergovernmental Agreement’s payment arrangements (Schedule D)."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2732},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination operates strictly within the established framework of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, authorizing specific payment amounts to States under the existing intergovernmental agreement. It does not expand the scope beyond the original legislative purpose of providing general purpose financial assistance."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 defined terms in the interpretation section","Straightforward payment mechanism with no conditional logic or exceptions","Simple cross-references to parent Act (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009) and COAG Reform Fund Act 2008","Single arithmetic cap ($1 billion annual limit) with no nested calculations","Tabular presentation of financial allocations for ease of reading"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises the Commonwealth to transfer about $556 million in general purpose financial assistance to three jurisdictions: mainly Western Australia (≈$536m) as compensation for offshore oil and gas royalties and excise changes, the Australian Capital Territory (≈$17.8m) to help meet municipal and national-capital costs, and the Northern Territory (≈$2.6m) for budget support. Payments flow via the COAG Reform Fund and remain within the $1 billion annual cap under the Federal Financial Relations Act, under rules in Schedule D of the IGA."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-21-december-2010","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-21-december-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-21-december-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-21-december-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-21-december-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-general-purpose-financial-assistance-determination-no-21-december-2010/documents"}}