{"id":"F2019L01166","name":"Federal Financial Relations (Housing, Homelessness and Housing Affordability Payments for 2018 19) Determination 2019","slug":"federal-financial-relations-housing-homelessness-and-housing-affordability-payments-for-2018-19-dete","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440219,"registerId":"F2019L01166-fast-fetch-1775955930395","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Federal Financial Relations (Housing, Homelessness and Housing Affordability Payments for 2018 19) Determination 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFederal Financial Relations (Housing, Homelessness and Housing Affordability Payments for 2018‑19) Determination 2019\n\nI, Michael Sukkar, Assistant Treasurer, make the following determination.\n\nDated   4 September 2019\n\n \n\nMichael Sukkar\n\nAssistant Treasurer\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name \n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\nPart 2—Determination of housing, homelessness and housing affordability payments for 2018‑19\n\n5  Housing, homelessness and housing affordability payments for 2018‑19\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Federal Financial Relations (Housing, Homelessness and Housing Affordability Payments for 2018 19) Determination 2019.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: Paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003 has the effect that expressions have the same meaning in this instrument as in the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 as in force from time to time.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nthe Act means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nPart 2—Determination of housing, homelessness and housing affordability payments for 2018‑19\n\n \n\n5  Housing, homelessness and housing affordability payments for 2018‑19\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 15C(2) of the Act, each item of the following table specifies an amount that is to be paid to the State specified in the item, for the purpose of making a grant of financial assistance for the 2018-19 financial year, for the purpose of expenditure in accordance with the primary housing agreement, and a supplementary housing agreement that relates to that financial year to which that State is a party:\n\n \n\n| Item | For this State: | The amount of financial assistance for the 2018‑19 financial year is: |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | New South Wales | $476,464,270.58 |\n| 2 | Victoria | $395,181,358.81 |\n| 3 | Queensland | $314,257,569.99 |\n| 4 | Western Australia | $163,542,999.98 |\n| 5 | South Australia | $107,545,804.89 |\n| 6 | Tasmania | $33,232,624.52 |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $25,962,187.49 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | $19,657,105.97 |\n|  | Total | $1,535,843,922.23 |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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: specifying annual payment amounts to states for specific purposes. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative sections across 2 Parts","Only 1 defined term ('the Act')","No cross-references beyond the enabling Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single purpose: a table of dollar amounts allocated to states","No subsections with multiple paragraphs or complex numbering"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination authorises about $1.54 billion in Commonwealth payments to the eight states and territories for housing, homelessness support and affordability programs in 2018–19, with New South Wales the largest recipient.  \n\nIt is the legal mechanism that enables those transfers; the states must spend the funds in accordance with the existing primary and supplementary housing agreements with the Commonwealth."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not change the substantive scope of the housing, homelessness or housing‑affordability programs. It merely specifies the amounts to be paid to each State for 2018–19 for expenditure under existing primary and supplementary housing agreements (authority under the Federal Financial Relations Act, see s5). It does not alter eligibility, program rules or create new obligations beyond allocating funds."},"complexity_factors":["Fixed, tabulated monetary allocations to eight jurisdictions (simple structure and limited provisions) — s5","Relies on external statutory definitions and authority in the Federal Financial Relations Act rather than creating new terms — ss3–4","Commencement mechanic: instrument operates from day after registration (formal timing requirement) — s2","Interaction required with primary and supplementary housing agreements to determine permissible expenditure (administrative dependency) — s5","Precise monetary figures to the cent increase administrative precision and accounting requirements","No substantive policy rules or eligibility criteria included, so legal complexity is low but operational coordination with States remains necessary"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the exact dollar amounts the Commonwealth will pay each State for housing, homelessness and housing‑affordability grants for the 2018–19 financial year, listing eight jurisdictional payments that total $1,535,843,922.23. It is made under the Federal Financial Relations Act and takes effect as provided in the instrument.\n\nThose payments are to be paid to States for expenditure in accordance with the primary housing agreement and any related supplementary housing agreement (s5). It allocates Commonwealth funding to State budgets and service delivery without changing program eligibility or rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-housing-homelessness-and-housing-affordability-payments-for-2018-19-dete","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-housing-homelessness-and-housing-affordability-payments-for-2018-19-dete/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-housing-homelessness-and-housing-affordability-payments-for-2018-19-dete/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-housing-homelessness-and-housing-affordability-payments-for-2018-19-dete/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-housing-homelessness-and-housing-affordability-payments-for-2018-19-dete/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-housing-homelessness-and-housing-affordability-payments-for-2018-19-dete/documents"}}