{"id":"F2020L00144","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.161 (February 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-161-february-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100716,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00144-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.161 (February 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.161 (February 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.161 (February 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 7 February 2020","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 February 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

$130,978,762.00

Victoria

$131,933,983.00

Queensland

$50,228,430.35

Western Australia

$50,379,164.43

South Australia

$35,782,435.00

Tasmania

$13,953,572.00

Australian Capital Territory

$5,735,453.76

Northern Territory

$17,608,698.04

Total

$436,600,498.58

\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 7 February 2020 ($)","content":"# Schedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 February 2020 ($)\n\n```html\n

NSW

VIC

QLD

WA

SA

TAS

ACT

NT

Total

Education

National School Chaplaincy Program

x

11,267,179.00

-

-

7,728,523.00

-

-

-

-

18,995,702.00

Early childhood education - Universal access to early education

x

-

-

24,685,180.00

13,953,100.00

-

2,961,322.00

-

1,422,132.00

43,021,734.00

Total Education National Partnership payments

11,267,179.00

-

24,685,180.00

21,681,623.00

-

2,961,322.00

-

1,422,132.00

62,017,436.00

Skills

Energising Tasmania

X

-

-

-

-

-

2,251,000.00

-

-

2,251,000.00

Total Skills National Partnership payments

-

-

-

-

-

2,251,000.00

-

-

2,251,000.00

Community Services

Specialist disability services

x

-

-

-

2,351,333.33

-

-

-

-

2,351,333.33

Improve NDIS participant transition in QLD

x

-

-

3,500,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

3,500,000.00

Total Community Services National Partnership payments

-

-

3,500,000.00

2,351,333.33

-

-

-

-

5,851,333.33

Affordable Housing

NRSCH review

x

50,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

50,000.00

Total Affordable Housing National Partnership payments

50,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

50,000.00

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Investment Program

x

Investment Rail

x

-

-

-

2,060,000.00

-

-

-

-

2,060,000.00

Infrastructure Investment Programme - Investment Road

x

90,192,383.00

122,466,772.00

8,000,000.00

8,870,000.00

22,083,000.00

5,813,250.00

350,000.00

7,500,000.00

265,275,405.00

IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-Through States

x

2,460,000.00

182,100.00

3,561,095.00

-

-

-

-

-

6,203,195.00

IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-To States

x

2,600,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,600,000.00

Heavy Vehicle Safety - Through Payments

x

300,000.00

-

-

-

210,000.00

-

-

-

510,000.00

Heavy Vehicle Safety - To States

x

1,760,000.00

100,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,860,000.00

Roads of Strategic Importance

x

-

-

-

1,800,000.00

-

2,100,000.00

-

-

3,900,000.00

Northern Australia Beef Roads Fund - To States

x

-

-

-

12,050,000.00

-

-

-

-

12,050,000.00

National Rail Program

x

12,356,200.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12,356,200.00

Infrastructure Growth Package

x

ARF - IIP - National Highway Upgrade Programme

x

-

222,905.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

222,905.00

Infrastructure Growth Package - New Investments

x

NSW

VIC

QLD

WA

SA

TAS

ACT

NT

Total

ARF - IIP - New Investments (unallocated)

x

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,370,000.00

5,370,000.00

Total Infrastructure National Partnership payments

109,668,583.00

122,971,777.00

11,561,095.00

24,780,000.00

22,293,000.00

7,913,250.00

350,000.00

12,870,000.00

312,407,705.00

Environment

Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs

x

-

-

409,940.44

16,208.10

-

-

-

-

426,148.54

Water for the Future - Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure

x

-

5,480,206.00

217,214.91

-

3,784,435.00

-

-

-

9,481,855.91

Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component

x

-

-

3,450,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

3,450,000.00

Water Infrastructure Development Fund - Capital Component

x

-

-

-

-

7,000,000.00

-

-

-

7,000,000.00

On-Farm Emergency Water Infra Rebate Scheme

x

-

-

-

-

-

-

48,453.76

1,057,566.04

1,106,019.80

Bushfire Wildlife and Habitat Recovery

x

5,000,000.00

-

-

-

1,500,000.00

500,000.00

-

-

7,000,000.00

Total Environment National Partnership payments

5,000,000.00

5,480,206.00

4,077,155.35

16,208.10

12,284,435.00

500,000.00

48,453.76

1,057,566.04

28,464,024.25

Other

Provision of Fire Services

x

4,993,000.00

3,482,000.00

3,405,000.00

1,550,000.00

1,205,000.00

328,000.00

5,337,000.00

2,259,000.00

22,559,000.00

Total Other National Partnership payments

4,993,000.00

3,482,000.00

3,405,000.00

1,550,000.00

1,205,000.00

328,000.00

5,337,000.00

2,259,000.00

22,559,000.00

Contingent Payments

Disaster recovery funding arrangements

x

-

-

3,000,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

3,000,000.00

Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments

-

-

3,000,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

3,000,000.00

Total National Partnership Payments

130,978,762.00

131,933,983.00

50,228,430.35

50,379,164.43

35,782,435.00

13,953,572.00

5,735,453.76

17,608,698.04

436,600,498.58

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