{"id":"F2020L00161","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No. 163 (February 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-163-february-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100732,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00161-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.163 (February 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.163 (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.163 (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 21 February 2020","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 21 February 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

$10,533,337.00

Victoria

$3,466,667.00

Queensland

$1,425,000.00

Western Australia

-

South Australia

$1,575,000.00

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

-

Northern Territory

-

Total

$17,000,004.00

\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 February 2020 ($)","content":"# Schedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 21 February 2020 ($)\n\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --- | ------------ | --- | --- | --- | ------------- |\n| Contingent Payments | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Disaster recovery funding arrangements | x | 10,533,337.00 | 3,466,667.00 | 1,425,000.00 | - | 1,575,000.00 | - | - | - | 17,000,004.00 |\n| Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments | | 10,533,337.00 | 3,466,667.00 | 1,425,000.00 | - | 1,575,000.00 | - | - | - | 17,000,004.00 |","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"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"},"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 disaster recovery funding to specific states on a specific date. It has not expanded beyond this transactional function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 500 words)","Only 3 operative sections (Name, Commencement, Determination)","No defined terms section","Simple tabular data presentation with no conditional logic","Single purpose: authorising specific payment amounts on a fixed date","No cross-references to other legislation beyond generic reference to 'Schedule 1'"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises the Commonwealth Treasurer to pay about $17 million on 21 February 2020 to four states for disaster recovery funding—New South Wales $10,533,337, Victoria $3,466,667, Queensland $1,425,000 and South Australia $1,575,000. It formally triggers federal disaster-assistance payments under the national partnership approach, enabling states to fund emergency response and recovery costs."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination confines itself to authorising and allocating specified Commonwealth payments to States for disaster recovery (Schedule 1) on a single date. The text contains no indication it expands or narrows an earlier program; it simply fixes recipients, amounts and commencement."},"complexity_factors":["Single, one‑off payment date (21 February 2020) reduces temporal complexity.","Small number of recipients with fixed monetary amounts in Schedule 1.","Labelled as 'contingent payments' (disaster recovery) but the text does not include operational eligibility criteria or disbursement conditions.","Commencement is immediate on making (cl.2) — straightforward effectuation.","Few cross‑references, limited legal drafting complexity, and no implementation mechanics set out in this determination.","Monetary amounts specified to the cent (precise financial specification)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This Determination directs the Commonwealth to pay $17,000,004 to specified States on 21 February 2020 for contingency disaster‑recovery payments (Schedule 1). It takes effect on the day it is made and lists each State recipient and the exact amounts. \n\n**Who pays and why it matters:** The Commonwealth pays the States to support State delivery of outputs, facilitate reforms, or reward nationally significant reforms (cl.3). The instrument fixes a one‑off national partnership payment, its timing, and its allocation between States."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-163-february-2020","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-163-february-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-163-february-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-163-february-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-163-february-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-determination-no-163-february-2020/documents"}}