{"id":"F2024L00632","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments—2023-24 Payment No. 13) Determination 2024","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2023-24-payment-no-13-determination-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442410,"registerId":"F2024L00632-fast-fetch-1775957428841","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments—2023-24 Payment No. 13) Determination 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nFederal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments—2023-24 Payment No. 13) Determination 2024\n\nI, Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, make the following determination.\n\nDated     4 June 2024\n\n \n\nDr Andrew Leigh\n\nAssistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer\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 2\n\n5  Determination of national partnership payments\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments—2023-24 Payment No. 13) Determination 2024.\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The day this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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: A 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 June 2024.\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 | $799,546,500.13 |\n| 2 | Victoria | $579,028,618.00 |\n| 3 | Queensland | $448,374,676.96 |\n| 4 | Western Australia | $96,977,493.02 |\n| 5 | South Australia | $131,917,597.00 |\n| 6 | Tasmania | $42,367,504.44 |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $25,642,228.14 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | $117,359,121.50 |\n| 9 | Total | $2,241,213,739.19 |\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation serves its original narrow purpose exactly as intended. It is one in a series of routine determinations made throughout the financial year to authorise specific payment amounts to states and territories under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. The scope remains limited to the administrative function of determining payment amounts for a specific payment tranche (Payment No. 13 for 2023-24)."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 substantive sections","No defined terms beyond a single reference to 'the Act'","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation (except the enabling Act)","Single operative provision (section 5) consisting of a simple table with 8 data rows","No amendments, schedules, or explanatory material","Purpose is purely administrative: specifying payment amounts already agreed upon"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises $2,241,213,739.19 in national partnership payments for 2023–24, allocating federal funds to states and territories (NSW largest, then Victoria, Queensland, etc.) to support jointly delivered services and projects.  \n\nMade under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, it directs how the Commonwealth’s $2.24 billion in assistance is distributed to state and territory governments."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the statutory scope of national partnership payments or alter program purposes or eligibility. It only determines and schedules specific grant amounts to states and territories and sets the commencement/payment timing; substantive policy and legal frameworks remain as under the Federal Financial Relations Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: specifies fixed payment amounts in one table (straightforward structure).","Legal authority is confined to the Federal Financial Relations Act (instrument made under subsection 16(1)).","No substantive conditions, allocations by program, or eligibility rules included—reduces normative complexity.","Simple commencement clause: entire instrument commences on registration.","Operational complexity limited to Treasury/state payment processing and budget recognising timing (proposed June 2024).","Few defined terms; cross-references limited to 'the Act' (minimal interpretive burden)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Commonwealth to pay $2,241,213,739.19 in national partnership payments for 2023–24 (Payment No. 13), listing a fixed grant amount for each state and territory and proposing payment in June 2024. Made by the Assistant Minister under the Federal Financial Relations Act, it mechanically directs Commonwealth funds to state and territory governments. The immediate fiscal effect falls on the Commonwealth (payer) and state budgets (recipients); the instrument does not create new program rules or change eligibility."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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