{"id":"F2016L01724","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership payments) Determination No. 112 (October 2016)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-112-october-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":95389,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L01724-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 Payments) Determination No. 112 (october 2016)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 112 (october 2016)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 112 (october 2016)

I, SCOTT JOHN MORRISON, Treasurer, make this Determination under section 16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

SCOTT JOHN MORRISON


Dated: 30 September 2016

\n```\n\n## Part 1 — preliminary\n\n### Name of Determination\n\n This determination is the Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership payments) Determination No. 112 (October 2016).\n\n### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.\n\n### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 16(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.\n\n## PArt 2 — Purpose\n\n### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 16 of the Act, for the purpose of providing grants of financial assistance to a State to:\n (a) support the delivery by the State of specified outputs or projects;\n (b) facilitate reforms by the State; or\n (c) reward the State for nationally significant reforms.\n\n### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 16(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 16(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n 7. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 8. ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement provides that the Commonwealth will make National Partnership payments to the States to support the delivery of specified outputs or projects, to facilitate reforms or to reward those jurisdictions that deliver on nationally significant reforms.\n 9. National Partnerships will clearly set out the payment profile in respect of each State.\n 10. Where the achievement of pre‑determined milestones or performance benchmarks is required before a payment is made to a State:\n (a) in the case of payments to reward nationally significant reforms, the relevant Commonwealth Minister or delegate will make a determination as to whether the incentive payment will be paid following receipt of an independent assessment as to whether a pre-determined performance benchmark has been achieved; and\n (b) in the case of payments to facilitate reform and to support the delivery of specified outputs or projects, the relevant Commonwealth Minister or delegate will make a determination, based upon expenditure and performance reporting arrangements set out in the National Partnership, as to whether the facilitation or project payment will be paid.\n 11. Where the achievement of a performance benchmark is not required before a payment is made to a State, payments will be scheduled in accordance with the payment profile set out in the National Partnership.\n\n## Part 3 — National Partnership Payments\n\n### Determination\n\n 12. In accordance with subsection 16(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 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;\n (b) facilitate reforms by the States; or\n (c) reward the States for nationally significant reforms.\n\n### Table 1: National Partnership payments for payment on 7 October 2016\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 7 October 2016.\n 14. Schedule 1 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n\n### Debit limits\n\n 15. Subsection 16(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making National Partnership payments in the financial year starting on 1 July 2016 must not exceed $10,416,666,667.\n 16. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total amounts determined in the 2016-17 financial year in respect of National Partnership payments under section 16 of the Act, including this determination.\n\n### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17\n\n ![](image.002.png)\n 17. The total amount determined for National Partnership payments to date in the 2016-17 financial year does not exceed the debit limit.","sortOrder":1},{"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 payments) Determination No. 112 (October 2016).","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Commencement","sectionType":"division","heading":"Commencement","content":"### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Definitions","sectionType":"division","heading":"Definitions","content":"### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Exemption from section 42 (disallowance)","sectionType":"division","heading":"Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003","content":"### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 16(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"PArt 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Purpose","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 112 (october 2016)

I, SCOTT JOHN MORRISON, Treasurer, make this Determination under section 16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

SCOTT JOHN MORRISON


Dated: 30 September 2016

\n```\n\n## Part 1 — preliminary\n\n### Name of Determination\n\n This determination is the Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership payments) Determination No. 112 (October 2016).\n\n### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.\n\n### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 16(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.\n\n## PArt 2 — Purpose\n\n### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 16 of the Act, for the purpose of providing grants of financial assistance to a State to:\n (a) support the delivery by the State of specified outputs or projects;\n (b) facilitate reforms by the State; or\n (c) reward the State for nationally significant reforms.\n\n### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 16(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 16(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n 7. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 8. ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement provides that the Commonwealth will make National Partnership payments to the States to support the delivery of specified outputs or projects, to facilitate reforms or to reward those jurisdictions that deliver on nationally significant reforms.\n 9. National Partnerships will clearly set out the payment profile in respect of each State.\n 10. Where the achievement of pre‑determined milestones or performance benchmarks is required before a payment is made to a State:\n (a) in the case of payments to reward nationally significant reforms, the relevant Commonwealth Minister or delegate will make a determination as to whether the incentive payment will be paid following receipt of an independent assessment as to whether a pre-determined performance benchmark has been achieved; and\n (b) in the case of payments to facilitate reform and to support the delivery of specified outputs or projects, the relevant Commonwealth Minister or delegate will make a determination, based upon expenditure and performance reporting arrangements set out in the National Partnership, as to whether the facilitation or project payment will be paid.\n 11. Where the achievement of a performance benchmark is not required before a payment is made to a State, payments will be scheduled in accordance with the payment profile set out in the National Partnership.\n\n## Part 3 — National Partnership Payments\n\n### Determination\n\n 12. In accordance with subsection 16(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 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;\n (b) facilitate reforms by the States; or\n (c) reward the States for nationally significant reforms.\n\n### Table 1: National Partnership payments for payment on 7 October 2016\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 7 October 2016.\n 14. Schedule 1 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n\n### Debit limits\n\n 15. Subsection 16(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making National Partnership payments in the financial year starting on 1 July 2016 must not exceed $10,416,666,667.\n 16. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total amounts determined in the 2016-17 financial year in respect of National Partnership payments under section 16 of the Act, including this determination.\n\n### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17\n\n ![](image.002.png)\n 17. The total amount determined for National Partnership payments to date in the 2016-17 financial year does not exceed the debit limit.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Provision of financial assistance","sectionType":"division","heading":"Provision of financial assistance","content":"### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 16 of the Act, for the purpose of providing grants of financial assistance to a State to:\n (a) support the delivery by the State of specified outputs or projects;\n (b) facilitate reforms by the State; or\n (c) reward the State for nationally significant reforms.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Terms and conditions","sectionType":"division","heading":"Terms and conditions","content":"### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 16(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 16(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n 7. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 8. ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement provides that the Commonwealth will make National Partnership payments to the States to support the delivery of specified outputs or projects, to facilitate reforms or to reward those jurisdictions that deliver on nationally significant reforms.\n 9. National Partnerships will clearly set out the payment profile in respect of each State.\n 10. Where the achievement of pre‑determined milestones or performance benchmarks is required before a payment is made to a State:\n (a) in the case of payments to reward nationally significant reforms, the relevant Commonwealth Minister or delegate will make a determination as to whether the incentive payment will be paid following receipt of an independent assessment as to whether a pre-determined performance benchmark has been achieved; and\n (b) in the case of payments to facilitate reform and to support the delivery of specified outputs or projects, the relevant Commonwealth Minister or delegate will make a determination, based upon expenditure and performance reporting arrangements set out in the National Partnership, as to whether the facilitation or project payment will be paid.\n 11. Where the achievement of a performance benchmark is not required before a payment is made to a State, payments will be scheduled in accordance with the payment profile set out in the National Partnership.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"National Partnership Payments","content":"```html\n

Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 112 (october 2016)

I, SCOTT JOHN MORRISON, Treasurer, make this Determination under section 16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

SCOTT JOHN MORRISON


Dated: 30 September 2016

\n```\n\n## Part 1 — preliminary\n\n### Name of Determination\n\n This determination is the Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership payments) Determination No. 112 (October 2016).\n\n### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made.\n\n### Definitions\n\n 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination:\n\nAct means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.\n\nCOAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008.\n\nIntergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.\n\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n### Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003\n\n 4. Subsection 16(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination.\n\n## PArt 2 — Purpose\n\n### Provision of financial assistance\n\n 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 16 of the Act, for the purpose of providing grants of financial assistance to a State to:\n (a) support the delivery by the State of specified outputs or projects;\n (b) facilitate reforms by the State; or\n (c) reward the State for nationally significant reforms.\n\n### Terms and conditions\n\n 6. Subsection 16(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 16(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n 7. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.\n 8. ‘Schedule D — Payment Arrangements’ to the Intergovernmental Agreement provides that the Commonwealth will make National Partnership payments to the States to support the delivery of specified outputs or projects, to facilitate reforms or to reward those jurisdictions that deliver on nationally significant reforms.\n 9. National Partnerships will clearly set out the payment profile in respect of each State.\n 10. Where the achievement of pre‑determined milestones or performance benchmarks is required before a payment is made to a State:\n (a) in the case of payments to reward nationally significant reforms, the relevant Commonwealth Minister or delegate will make a determination as to whether the incentive payment will be paid following receipt of an independent assessment as to whether a pre-determined performance benchmark has been achieved; and\n (b) in the case of payments to facilitate reform and to support the delivery of specified outputs or projects, the relevant Commonwealth Minister or delegate will make a determination, based upon expenditure and performance reporting arrangements set out in the National Partnership, as to whether the facilitation or project payment will be paid.\n 11. Where the achievement of a performance benchmark is not required before a payment is made to a State, payments will be scheduled in accordance with the payment profile set out in the National Partnership.\n\n## Part 3 — National Partnership Payments\n\n### Determination\n\n 12. In accordance with subsection 16(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 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;\n (b) facilitate reforms by the States; or\n (c) reward the States for nationally significant reforms.\n\n### Table 1: National Partnership payments for payment on 7 October 2016\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 7 October 2016.\n 14. Schedule 1 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n\n### Debit limits\n\n 15. Subsection 16(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making National Partnership payments in the financial year starting on 1 July 2016 must not exceed $10,416,666,667.\n 16. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total amounts determined in the 2016-17 financial year in respect of National Partnership payments under section 16 of the Act, including this determination.\n\n### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17\n\n ![](image.002.png)\n 17. The total amount determined for National Partnership payments to date in the 2016-17 financial year does not exceed the debit limit.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"Determination","sectionType":"division","heading":"Determination","content":"### Determination\n\n 12. In accordance with subsection 16(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 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;\n (b) facilitate reforms by the States; or\n (c) reward the States for nationally significant reforms.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Table 1: National Partnership payments f","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 1: National Partnership payments for payment on 7 October 2016","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership payments for payment on 7 October 2016\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n 13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 7 October 2016.\n 14. Schedule 1 to this determination provides further information on these payments.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"Debit limits","sectionType":"division","heading":"Debit limits","content":"### Debit limits\n\n 15. Subsection 16(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making National Partnership payments in the financial year starting on 1 July 2016 must not exceed $10,416,666,667.\n 16. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total amounts determined in the 2016-17 financial year in respect of National Partnership payments under section 16 of the Act, including this determination.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of Na","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17","content":"### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17\n\n ![](image.002.png)\n 17. The total amount determined for National Partnership payments to date in the 2016-17 financial year does not exceed the debit limit.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"SChedule 1","sectionType":"part","heading":null,"content":"# SChedule 1\n\n## Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 October 2016 ($)\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\n# SChedule 1 (continued)\n\nAMOUNTS OF NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PAYMENTS FOR PAYMENT ON 7 OCTOBER 2016 ($)\n\n![](image.004.png)","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 October 2016 ($)","content":"## Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 October 2016 ($)\n\n![](image.003.png)","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"SChedule 1 (continued)","sectionType":"part","heading":"SChedule 1 (continued)","content":"# SChedule 1 (continued)\n\nAMOUNTS OF NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PAYMENTS FOR PAYMENT ON 7 OCTOBER 2016 ($)\n\n![](image.004.png)","sortOrder":16}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination is a routine, mechanics-focused instrument that implements section 16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act by authorising particular National Partnership payments for a specified date and financial year. It does not expand the legal purposes or create new kinds of payments beyond what the Act and the Intergovernmental Agreement already contemplate (supporting outputs/projects, facilitating reforms, rewarding nationally significant reforms). The instrument allocates specific amounts and applies existing rules on milestone-based payments and the statutory debit limit, so it remains within the original, narrowly financial scope of the Federal Financial Relations framework (see ss5–7, 15)."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument (few substantive clauses) with a single, routine administrative purpose","4 defined terms in the interpretation section (Act, COAG Reform Fund, Intergovernmental Agreement, State) (s3)","Cross-references to other legislation and instruments (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009; COAG Reform Fund Act 2008; Intergovernmental Agreement; Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013) (ss6–8)","Conditional logic for payments when milestones/performance benchmarks are required (ministerial/delgate determinations, independent assessments) (s10)","Numeric debit limit and cumulative accounting requirement for the financial year (ss15–17)","Large Schedule 1 with multiple line-item payments (tables embedded as images) increases operational detail though not legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (plain English)**\n\n- This is a Treasurer's determination under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 that authorises a set of National Partnership payments to the States and Territories. (A \"determination\" is a written instrument the Treasurer can make under that Act.) (see s12)\n\n- The amounts are first credited to the COAG Reform Fund (a Commonwealth special account) and then paid to the States on 7 October 2016. (see ss6, 13)\n\n- The payments are for three possible purposes: supporting delivery of specified outputs or projects; facilitating reforms by States; or rewarding States for nationally significant reforms. (see s5)\n\n- The determination lists the recipients and amounts in Table 1 and provides detailed line items in Schedule 1. (see s12 and Schedule 1)\n\n- If payments depend on pre‑determined milestones or performance benchmarks, the relevant Commonwealth Minister (or the Minister's delegate) will decide whether the payment is payable after receipt of either an independent assessment (for incentive/reward payments) or the expenditure and performance reporting required by the National Partnership (for facilitation/project payments). If no benchmark is required, payments follow the payment profile in the National Partnership. (see s10–11)\n\n- The total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for National Partnership payments in the 2016–17 financial year must not exceed a statutory debit limit of $10,416,666,667; Table 2 shows cumulative totals and confirms the limit is not exceeded. (see ss15–17)\n\n- The instrument is a legislative instrument but is exempt from parliamentary disallowance under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. (see s4)\n\n\nWho it affects\n\n- The Commonwealth (Treasurer and relevant Ministers or delegates) — they decide when performance conditions are met and direct payments. (see ss12, 10)\n- State and Territory governments — they are the recipients and must comply with the written National Partnership agreements, performance reporting and milestones. (see ss5–9)\n- The COAG Reform Fund (the special account that holds the money before payment). (see s6)\n\n\nWhy it matters (mechanically, not politically)\n\n- It authorises and budgets a set of intergovernmental payments to States on a specific date and sets the mechanics for conditional payments (who assesses performance, and what evidence is used). (see ss12–13, 10)\n- It channels money through a special account with a statutory annual cap, so those payments count against the Commonwealth's debit limit for National Partnerships in 2016–17. (see ss6, 15)\n- It reduces one form of parliamentary oversight of this particular instrument by making it exempt from disallowance, which changes the review route available to parliamentarians (though other oversight and accountability arrangements in the National Partnership and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability framework continue to apply). (see s4, s6)\n\n\nHow the instrument achieves its stated aims and the trade-offs it creates\n\n- Mechanism: the Treasurer determines amounts -> amounts are credited to the COAG Reform Fund -> funds are paid to States per the National Partnership payment schedule or after performance milestones are certified. (see ss6, 10, 13)\n\n- Incentives and likely behavioural effects: by linking some payments to independent assessments or to reporting against milestones, the instrument creates incentives for States to meet specified milestones and to produce the required reporting. (see s10)\n\n- Compliance and administrative costs: States must meet reporting and milestone requirements set out in the National Partnerships; the Commonwealth must manage assessments and delegate determinations (administrative burden and implementation risk). (see ss7, 10)\n\n- Decision authority: Ministers or their delegates make the final calls on whether benchmarks have been met (introduces executive discretion in payment timing). (see s10)\n\n- Fiscal trade-offs: the payments use Commonwealth budget capacity and count against the annual debit limit; those funds are not available for other Commonwealth spending. (see s15)\n\n- Oversight trade-offs: exemption from disallowance narrows one parliamentary check on the instrument (see s4); routine audit, reporting or the terms of written agreements remain relevant oversight tools. (see s7)\n\n- Distribution of benefits and costs: benefits are concentrated on the named States/Projects that receive the payments (Schedule 1); costs are borne by the Commonwealth budget/taxpayers and by States that must meet milestones and associated compliance costs. (see Schedule 1)\n\n\nKey statutory references within the determination (for quick lookup)\n\n- Commencement: s2\n- Definitions (Act, COAG Reform Fund, Intergovernmental Agreement, State): s3\n- Exemption from disallowance: s4\n- Purpose of payments: s5\n- COAG Reform Fund treatment and requirement for written agreements: ss6–7\n- How payments are governed by National Partnerships and milestone rules: ss8–11\n- Determination of amounts and reference to Table 1/Schedule 1: s12 and Schedule 1\n- Debit limit for 2016–17: ss15–17"},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose: authorising a specific tranche of National Partnership payments. It does not expand beyond the standard framework established by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section (Act, COAG Reform Fund, Intergovernmental Agreement, State)","Straightforward structure: preliminary provisions, purpose, payment determination, schedules","Minimal cross-referencing — primarily references to section 16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond simple performance benchmark triggers","Payment tables are externalised (referenced as images), reducing on-page complexity","Single purpose instrument with clear temporal scope (payment date of 7 October 2016)"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises the Commonwealth to make National Partnership payments from the COAG Reform Fund to states and territories on 7 October 2016, funding state-run projects and services via Commonwealth agencies and state service providers.\n\nIt operates as a binding payment instruction — some amounts are performance‑linked, it ensures 2016–17 payments stay under the $10.4 billion cap, and it is not subject to parliamentary disallowance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-112-october-2016","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-112-october-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-112-october-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-112-october-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-112-october-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-112-october-2016/documents"}}