{"id":"F2020L00928","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments—2020-21 Payment No. 2) Determination 2020","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2020-21-payment-no-2-determination-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440553,"registerId":"F2020L00928-fast-fetch-1775956142049","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments—2020-21 Payment No. 2) Determination 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: Att B NPP Determination - 21 July 2020\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFederal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments—2020-21 Payment No. 2) Determination 2020\n\nI, Michael Sukkar, Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer, make the following determination.\n\nDated 15 July 2020\n\n \n\nMichael Sukkar\n\nMinister for Housing  Assistant Treasurer\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name \n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\nPart 2—Determination of national partnership payments\n\n5  Determination of national partnership payments\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments—2020-21 Payment No. 2) Determination 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: Paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003 has the effect that expressions have the same meaning in this instrument as in the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 as in force from time to time.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nthe Act means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nPart 2—Determination of national partnership payments\n\n \n\nNote 1: The determination in this Part is made under subsection 16(1) of the Act.\n\nNote 2: A payment of the amounts determined in this Part is proposed to be made in July 2020.\n\n5  Determination of national partnership payments\n\n  Each item of the following table specifies an amount to be paid to the State mentioned in that item for the purpose of making a grant of financial assistance to that State as specified in subsection 16(1) of the Act.\n\n \n\n| Item | State | Determined amount of national partnership payments |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | New South Wales | - |\n| 2 | Victoria | - |\n| 3 | Queensland | - |\n| 4 | Western Australia | $3,390,740.83 |\n| 5 | South Australia | - |\n| 6 | Tasmania | - |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | - |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | - |\n| 9 | Total | $3,390,740.83 |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the scope of federal financial relations; it merely specifies the amount and timing of a national partnership payment for 2020–21 (see s5 and Note 2). The commencement note states the table relates only to provisions as originally made, and no amendment or expansion of scope is provided."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clearly specified monetary amount for one State (Western Australia) in s5","Made under existing statutory framework (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009) — relies on cross-references rather than creating new law","Standard commencement table and registration effect (s2) — procedural, not substantive","Definitions adopt terms from the Act by reference (s4), reducing standalone complexity","Limited operational discretion: Minister determines payment but no ongoing conditions or allocation rules in the instrument","Administrative implementation limited to payment processing and accounting entries","Notes in the instrument restrict amendments to the original provisions, narrowing scope for later change"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination, made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, authorises a single national partnership payment of $3,390,740.83 to Western Australia, proposed to be paid in July 2020. The Minister signs the instrument and it takes effect on registration. Practically, the Commonwealth provides the grant and fixes its timing; the instrument itself does not create new regulatory duties for other States and leaves little administrative discretion beyond making the payment."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument serves exactly its intended purpose: making a specific payment determination under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It has not expanded beyond the original legislative scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative sections","No defined terms beyond 'the Act' (which simply references the parent Act)","No cross-references except to the enabling Act","Simple tabular format for the payment determination","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single purpose: authorising one specific payment amount to one jurisdiction"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises a one‑off Commonwealth national partnership payment of $3,390,740.83 to Western Australia under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It creates the legal authority for the Commonwealth to transfer that sum (other states/territories are listed but receive nothing). It matters because, without this determination, the agreed national partnership funding cannot lawfully be paid."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2020-21-payment-no-2-determination-2020","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2020-21-payment-no-2-determination-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2020-21-payment-no-2-determination-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2020-21-payment-no-2-determination-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2020-21-payment-no-2-determination-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2020-21-payment-no-2-determination-2020/documents"}}