{"id":"F2023L01618","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments—2023-24 Payment No. 6) Determination 2023","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-2023-24-payment-no-6-determination-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442195,"registerId":"F2023L01618-fast-fetch-1775957264266","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. 6) 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. 6) Determination 2023\n\nI, Stephen Jones, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, make the following determination.\n\nDated  5 December 2023\n\n \n\nStephen Jones\n\nAssistant Treasurer\n\nMinister for Financial Services\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. 6) 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The day this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 December 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 | $454,961,321.00 |\n| 2 | Victoria | $60,614,725.00 |\n| 3 | Queensland | $87,091,187.00 |\n| 4 | Western Australia | $86,192,405.00 |\n| 5 | South Australia | $70,689,330.00 |\n| 6 | Tasmania | $12,729,510.00 |\n| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | $13,393,959.00 |\n| 8 | Northern Territory | $182,804,276.00 |\n| 9 | Total | $968,476,713.00 |\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009: authorising specific National Partnership Payments to states and territories. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative provisions across 2 Parts","No defined terms beyond 'the Act' — relies entirely on definitions from the parent Federal Financial Relations Act 2009","Single operative provision (section 5) containing a straightforward payment table","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond basic authority citations","Purpose-built, time-limited instrument with no ongoing regulatory obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises nearly $1 billion in Commonwealth National Partnership Payments to state and territory governments for the 2023–24 year, specifying exact grants by jurisdiction so the funds can legally be paid.\n\nThe Northern Territory receives the largest per‑capita share due to its small population and high remote‑service costs, reflecting horizontal fiscal equalisation. These payments fund essential state‑delivered services (health, education, disability, infrastructure)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not change the statutory scope of federal financial relations. It merely specifies amounts to be paid to States and Territories under the existing authority of subsection 16(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument limited to payment amounts and beneficiaries","Clear legal basis: made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (subsection 16(1))","No conditions, formulas or administrative procedures included — just a payments table","Simple commencement rule: instrument takes effect on registration","References to other legislation (Legislation Act 2003 and the Act) but no cross-reliance on complex schedules"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument directs the Commonwealth to pay specified national partnership grants to each State and Territory in December 2023. It lists exact dollar amounts for each jurisdiction and a total of $968,476,713 and is made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (subsection 16(1)).\n\nMechanically it allocates federal revenue to state governments; the Assistant Treasurer makes the determination (see s.5 and Note 1). The measure shifts public funds into state budgets and therefore affects state spending capacity and priorities, with minimal direct effect on private parties."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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