{"id":"F2020L00159","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No. 162 (February 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-162-february-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100729,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00159-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.162 (February 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.162 (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.162 (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 12 February 2020","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 12 February 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

-

Victoria

$3,000,000.00

Queensland

$1,500,000.00

Western Australia

$1,000,000.00

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

-

Northern Territory

-

Total

$5,500,000.00

\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 12 February 2020 ($)","content":"# Schedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 12 February 2020 ($)\n\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| ----------------------------------------------- | --- | --- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------ | --- | --- | --- | --- | ------------ |\n| Environment | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Bushfire Wildlife and Habitat Recovery | x | - | 3,000,000.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 1,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 5,500,000.00 |\n| Total Environment National Partnership payments | | - | 3,000,000.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 1,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 5,500,000.00 |","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 a discrete policy objective (bushfire wildlife recovery). It has not expanded beyond the standard template for federal financial relations determinations."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (under 500 words)","Only 3 operative provisions: name, commencement, and determination","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except implied reference to Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 framework)","Simple tabular format for payment allocations","Single purpose payment with straightforward conditions (support delivery of specified outputs/projects)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This funding determination authorises $5.5 million in Commonwealth grants to Victoria ($3.0M), Queensland ($1.5M) and Western Australia ($1.0M) for Bushfire Wildlife and Habitat Recovery following the 2019–20 Black Summer fires. The states must use the money for projects that protect and restore native animals and ecosystems.\n\nIt provides the legal authority for Treasury to transfer the funds under a National Partnership, affecting state governments, fire‑affected communities and federal taxpayers by tying payments to recovery outcomes and reporting."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination confines itself to allocating specified one‑off payments for bushfire wildlife and habitat recovery among Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia (total $5.5m). There is no text in this instrument indicating an expansion or narrowing of the program’s scope beyond funding the listed outputs in Schedule 1."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, time-limited allocation for Bushfire Wildlife and Habitat Recovery (Schedule 1; Table 1).","Clear, fixed dollar amounts by State and a single payment date (Table 1: payment on 12 February 2020).","Statutory mechanism is straightforward: amounts are ‘to be paid to the States’ for specified grant purposes (Determination, s 3).","No detailed performance metrics, payment conditions or milestones are set out in the determination text here; further details are delegated to Schedule 1 (Schedule 1 reference).","Formatting artefacts in the published table (e.g. QLD amount segmented) could create minor interpretive friction when transcribing figures (Table 1).","Implementation complexity resides with States (deliver outputs, meet Schedule obligations) rather than with complex Commonwealth discretion in this document."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises one-off federal payments totalling $5,500,000 to three States (Victoria $3,000,000; Queensland $1,500,000; Western Australia $1,000,000) for the “Bushfire Wildlife and Habitat Recovery” National Partnership. It directs Commonwealth funds to State governments to support specified outputs and reforms listed in Schedule 1. Recipient States must deliver the projects and meet any obligations in the Schedule; the instrument mechanically allocates money and accountability for that delivery."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-162-february-2020","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-162-february-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-162-february-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-162-february-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-162-february-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-162-february-2020/documents"}}