{"id":"F2022L00226","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Health Reform Payments for 2020-21) Determination 2022","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-health-reform-payments-for-2020-21-determination-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441239,"registerId":"F2022L00226-fast-fetch-1775956607992","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Federal Financial Relations (National Health Reform Payments for 2020-21) Determination 2022","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![Commonwealth Code of Arms](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFederal Financial Relations (National Health Reform Payments for 2020‑21) Determination 2022\n\nI, Josh Frydenberg, Treasurer, make the following determination.\n\nDated   23 February 2022\n\n \n\nJosh Frydenberg\n\nTreasurer\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 national health reform payments for 2020-21\n\n5  National health reform payments for 2020-21\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Federal Financial Relations (National Health Reform Payments for 2020‑21) Determination 2022.\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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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: Expressions have the same meaning in this instrument as in the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 as in force from time to time—see paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nthe Act means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nPart 2—Determination of national health reform payments for 2020-21\n\n \n\n5  National health reform payments for 2020-21\n\n  For the purposes of section 15A 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 2020-21 payment year, for the purpose of making a grant of financial assistance for the purpose of expenditure in accordance with the National Health Reform Agreement:\n\n \n\n| Item | For this State: | The amount of financial assistance for the 2020‑21 payment year is: |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | New South Wales | $8,164,988,800.77 |\n| 2 | Victoria | $6,941,856,642.99 |\n| 3 | Queensland | $5,717,387,033.74 |\n| 4 | Western Australia | $2,741,425,146.57 |\n| 5 | South Australia | $1,700,367,490.92 |\n| 6 | Tasmania | $540,133,885.08 |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $487,471,860.73 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | $367,645,186.48 |\n|  | Total | $26,661,276,047.28 |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly its intended function: specifying payment amounts under the National Health Reform Agreement for a single financial year. There is no scope creep — it does not expand beyond the straightforward payment determination purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative provisions across 2 Parts","Zero defined terms in the instrument itself (relies entirely on external definitions from the parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the single reference to section 15A of the Act","Single purpose: a table of dollar amounts with no operative complexity","No subordinate legislation-making powers or delegated authority provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **money distribution notice** from the federal government to the states and territories for hospital and health funding.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Authorises **$26.66 billion** in federal health funding to be paid to the eight states and territories for the 2020-21 financial year\n- This money is paid under the **National Health Reform Agreement** — the deal between Canberra and the states about who pays for what in public hospitals\n\n**Who gets what:**\n| State/Territory | Amount |\n|----------------|--------|\n| New South Wales | $8.16 billion |\n| Victoria | $6.94 billion |\n| Queensland | $5.72 billion |\n| Western Australia | $2.74 billion |\n| South Australia | $1.70 billion |\n| Tasmania | $540 million |\n| ACT | $487 million |\n| Northern Territory | $368 million |\n\n**Why it matters:**\nPublic hospitals are run by states but jointly funded. This determination locks in the Commonwealth's contribution for 2020-21. Without this instrument, the money can't legally flow. It's essentially the Treasurer signing the cheque after the numbers have been negotiated through the National Health Reform Agreement process.\n\n**Key point:** This doesn't *change* the rules — it just executes a payment already agreed under existing law (the *Federal Financial Relations Act 2009*)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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