{"id":"F2023L01178","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments—2023-24 Payment No. 3) Determination 2023","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2023-24-payment-no-3-determination-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442068,"registerId":"F2023L01178-fast-fetch-1775957182734","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. 3) Determination 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nFederal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments—2023-24 Payment No. 3) Determination 2023\n\nI, Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, make the following determination.\n\nDated   31 August  2023\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\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. 3) Determination 2023.\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The day this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 September 2023.\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 | $27,146,786.69 |\n| 2 | Victoria | $296,770,800.02 |\n| 3 | Queensland | $111,946,683.93 |\n| 4 | Western Australia | $79,790,465.88 |\n| 5 | South Australia | $9,459,989.38 |\n| 6 | Tasmania | $19,855,578.02 |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $1,962,789.50 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | $223,811.95 |\n| 9 | Total | $547,156,905.37 |\n\n\n \n\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":"This instrument does not alter the legal scope of federal financial relations. It operates under s16(1) of the Act to determine specific payment amounts and timing (Notes 1–2 and clause 5) but does not amend the Act, create new statutory obligations, or change eligibility or program design; it simply allocates funds and sets a proposed payment date."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward payment schedule listing fixed amounts for each State/Territory (see clause 5 table).","Made under subsection 16(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (Note 1) — legal authority is singular and specific.","Payment timing is stated as proposed in September 2023 (Note 2), so timing is explicit but limited.","Commencement ties the instrument to its registration date (clause 2) — simple commencement mechanics.","Definitions are minimal and rely on the Act for substantive meanings (clause 4), reducing in-instrument complexity but creating external dependency.","No conditions, performance measures or eligibility rules are included here — the instrument only allocates amounts, shifting interpretive detail to the Act or related agreements.","Precise monetary figures require routine financial processing and accounting by Commonwealth and recipient States (administrative/financial burden)."],"plain_english_summary":"*Determines specific national partnership grant amounts to be paid to each Australian state and territory under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, totalling $547,156,905.37, with payments proposed in September 2023.* Made by the Assistant Minister, the instrument directs Commonwealth grants to state and territory budgets; it matters because it specifies who will receive funds, the amounts, and the timing, which triggers Commonwealth disbursement and state accounting obligations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the function intended by the *Federal Financial Relations Act 2009*: making specific determinations of national partnership payment amounts to states and territories. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 substantive provisions","No defined terms beyond 'the Act' (which simply references the parent Act)","No cross-references except to the enabling Act","Simple tabular format for payment amounts — no conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single operative provision (section 5) with a straightforward determination table","No amendments, schedules, or transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Commonwealth to pay just over $547 million in national partnership payments to states and territories in September 2023, formally allocating the grants under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.  \n\nVictoria receives the largest share (~$297M), followed by Queensland (~$112M), Western Australia (~$80M) and smaller sums to other jurisdictions. These payments fund specific state-delivered projects and services (e.g. health, education, infrastructure, disaster recovery) and fulfil prior Commonwealth funding commitments for 2023–24."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2023-24-payment-no-3-determination-2023","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2023-24-payment-no-3-determination-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2023-24-payment-no-3-determination-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2023-24-payment-no-3-determination-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2023-24-payment-no-3-determination-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2023-24-payment-no-3-determination-2023/documents"}}