{"id":"F2020L00142","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.159 (January 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-159-january-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100711,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00142-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Federal Financial Relations (National Pa","sectionType":"part","heading":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.159 (January 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.159 (January 2020)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Name of determination","sectionType":"division","heading":"Name of determination","content":"### Name of determination\n\n This determination is the Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.159 (January 2020).","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Commencement","sectionType":"division","heading":"Commencement","content":"### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which it is made.","sortOrder":2},{"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 specified in that table for the purpose of making a grant of financial assistance to:\n (a) support the delivery by the States of specified outputs or projects specified in Schedule 1;\n (b) facilitate the reforms by the States specified in Schedule 1; or\n (c) reward the States for the nationally significant reforms specified in \n Schedule 1.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Table 1: National Partnership Payments f","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 10 January 2020","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 10 January 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

$33,000,000.00

Victoria

$2,000,000.00

Queensland

$5,000,000.00

Western Australia

-

South Australia

$2,000,000.00

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

-

Northern Territory

-

Total

$42,000,000.00

\n```\n\nSchedule 1 to this determination provides further information on these payments.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 10 January 2020 ($)","content":"# Schedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 10 January 2020 ($)\n\n| | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------ | ------------- | --- | ------------ | --- | --- | --- | ------------- |\n| Contingent | | | | | | | | | |\n| Disaster recovery funding arrangements | 33,000,000.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 5,000,000.00 | - | 2,000,000.00 | - | - | - | 42,000,000.00 |\n| Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments | 33,000,000.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 5,000,000.00 | - | 2,000,000.00 | - | - | - | 42,000,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | 33,000,000.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 5,000,000.00- | - | 2,000,000.00 | - | - | - | 42,000,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose: authorising a specific tranche of National Partnership payments for disaster recovery. It has not expanded beyond this straightforward funding allocation role."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 500 words)","Only 3 operative sections: name, commencement, and determination","Single purpose: authorising specific payment amounts to specific states","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation","Simple tabular format for payment breakdown","No conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises $42 million in Commonwealth National Partnership payments for disaster recovery, to be paid on 10 January 2020: $33M to NSW, $5M to QLD, and $2M each to VIC and SA. \n\nIt directs federal funding to state governments so they can support affected communities’ recovery — other jurisdictions receive no payment under this tranche."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The text contains no provision or statement that alters the overarching Federal Financial Relations framework. It simply allocates specified national partnership payments for disaster recovery and associated reforms to named States (Table 1; Schedule 1), so there is no evidence in this instrument that the legal or programmatic scope has changed from the framework under which such determinations are made."},"complexity_factors":["Fixed, one-off payment schedule (Table 1; Schedule 1) — straightforward allocation of amounts.","Narrow policy scope: disaster recovery funding and related reforms described in Schedule 1.","Small number of recipients (NSW, QLD, VIC, SA) — limited distributional complexity.","No detailed conditions, performance metrics, payment triggers or reporting requirements included in the supplied text — reduces procedural detail but may leave implementation issues unspecified.","Immediate commencement on the day the instrument is made (s2) — short lead time for execution.","Determination s3 bundles three purposes (support delivery, facilitate reforms, reward reforms), which combines different objectives under the same payment schedule."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs the Commonwealth to pay $42,000,000 to specified States on 10 January 2020 to fund disaster recovery outputs and related reforms listed in Schedule 1. Amounts are apportioned to NSW ($33m), QLD ($5m), VIC ($2m) and SA ($2m). It matters because the determination sets who receives federal funding, when it is paid, and thereby affects state capacity to deliver recovery projects and the incentives to implement the specified reforms."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-159-january-2020","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-159-january-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-159-january-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-159-january-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-159-january-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-159-january-2020/documents"}}