{"id":"F2020L00143","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.160 (January 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-160-january-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100713,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00143-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.160 (January 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.160 (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.160 (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 21 January 2020","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 21 January 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

-

Victoria

$1,000,000.00

Queensland

-

Western Australia

-

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

-

Northern Territory

-

Total

$1,000,000.00

\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 21 January 2020 ($)","content":"# Schedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 21 January 2020 ($)\n\n| | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ------------ | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ------------ |\n| Contingent | | | | | | | | | |\n| Disaster recovery funding arrangements | - | 1,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,000,000.00 |\n| Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments | - | 1,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,000,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | - | 1,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,000,000.00 |\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 payment to a specific state for a specific purpose. It has not expanded beyond the standard template for Federal Financial Relations determinations."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (3 operative clauses plus tables)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond generic reference to 'Schedule 1'","Simple conditional structure: if State = Victoria, then Amount = $1,000,000","Straightforward tabular presentation of financial data","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Funding Determination formalises a $1 million Commonwealth grant to Victoria under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, earmarked for disaster recovery. It records the legal authorisation and purpose of the payment.\n\nOther States and Territories are listed but receive no payment on this occasion. The determination creates the official record of federal financial assistance to Victoria for disaster response and recovery."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination allocates a single contingent National Partnership payment to Victoria for disaster recovery as described in Schedule 1. It does not expand or narrow the National Partnership program's stated purposes in the text provided; scope remains a targeted, one‑off grant under the existing framework (see s3 and Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, itemised one‑off payment in Table 1 and Schedule 1 (straightforward line item).","Narrow beneficiary set: only Victoria receives funds (Schedule 1).","Payment purpose is contingent on specified outputs/reforms rather than open‑ended spending (s3; Schedule 1).","Minimal legal conditions shown in the text; no complex formulae, timelines or multi‑year tranches in the determination.","Administrative/compliance burden limited to monitoring and applying funds to the named purpose (implied by s3).","Low interjurisdictional complexity—no redistribution or cross‑state obligations beyond the listed grant."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination requires the Commonwealth to pay a one‑off grant of $1,000,000 to Victoria under the National Partnership framework for disaster‑recovery outputs or reforms (s3; Schedule 1). The Commonwealth funds the payment; Victoria is the recipient and must apply it to the specified purpose. Mechanically, it commits a contingent federal payment tied to state delivery, creating a concentrated fiscal benefit to Victoria and administrative monitoring obligations for governments."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-160-january-2020","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-160-january-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-160-january-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-160-january-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-160-january-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-160-january-2020/documents"}}