{"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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument implements an existing statutory function by specifying grant amounts for 2020–21 (s5). It does not add conditions, change eligibility, expand or narrow the purpose of payments under the National Health Reform Agreement; therefore no change of scope from the Act’s implementing function is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Simple legislative form: short instrument with a single operative table of amounts (s5).","Fixed, specified dollar figures for each State—no calculation rules or formulas.","Limited cross-references: relies on authority in the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (s3) and on section 15A of that Act for purpose.","Clear commencement provision fixing effect from day after registration (s2).","Minimal definitions and no delegated discretion or administrative criteria."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (s3), requires the Commonwealth to pay specified grant amounts to each State for the 2020–21 payment year to fund expenditure under the National Health Reform Agreement (s5). It records each State’s dollar allocation and the total ($26,661,276,047.28) and comes into effect the day after registration (s2)."},"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"},"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 instrument authorises $26.66 billion in Commonwealth hospital funding for the 2020–21 year to be paid to the eight states and territories under the National Health Reform Agreement. It simply fixes the Commonwealth’s contribution so public hospital payments can legally flow to state-run health systems. It implements an agreed payment; it does not change the underlying funding rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-health-reform-payments-for-2020-21-determination-2022","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-health-reform-payments-for-2020-21-determination-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-health-reform-payments-for-2020-21-determination-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-health-reform-payments-for-2020-21-determination-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-health-reform-payments-for-2020-21-determination-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-health-reform-payments-for-2020-21-determination-2022/documents"}}