{"id":"F2017L00049","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership payments) Determination No. 114 (December 2016)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-114-december-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":95731,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00049-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. 114 (December 2016)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 114 (December 2016)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"preliminary","content":"```html\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt 1.02pt; vertical-align:top\"><h1 id=\"navPoint_1\" style=\"margin-bottom:3pt\"><span>Federal Financial Relations (</span><span>National Partnership Payments</span><span>) Determination</span><span> </span><span>No.</span><span> </span><span>11</span><span>4</span><span> (</span><span>December</span><span> 2016</span><span>)</span></h1></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-top:12pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>I, </span><span>SCOTT JOHN MORRISON</span><span>, </span><span>Treasurer</span><span>, make this Determination under </span><span>s</span><span>ection </span><span>16</span><span> of the </span><span style=\"font-style:italic\">Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:52.3pt\"><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style=\"width:209.75pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"width:198pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; text-decoration:underline; display:inline-block\"></span></p><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>SCOTT JOHN MORRISON</span></p></td><td style=\"width:209.75pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p style=\"margin-top:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><br><span>Dated:</span><span> </span><span>5</span><span> </span><span>December</span><span> </span><span>2016</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:1.02pt 2.85pt 1.4pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\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. 114 (December 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 December 2016 ![](image.001.png)\n\n    13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 7 December 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 $25,000,000,000.00.\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 ![](image.002.png)\n\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. 114 (December 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<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt 1.02pt; vertical-align:top\"><h1 id=\"navPoint_1\" style=\"margin-bottom:3pt\"><span>Federal Financial Relations (</span><span>National Partnership Payments</span><span>) Determination</span><span> </span><span>No.</span><span> </span><span>11</span><span>4</span><span> (</span><span>December</span><span> 2016</span><span>)</span></h1></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-top:12pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>I, </span><span>SCOTT JOHN MORRISON</span><span>, </span><span>Treasurer</span><span>, make this Determination under </span><span>s</span><span>ection </span><span>16</span><span> of the </span><span style=\"font-style:italic\">Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:52.3pt\"><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style=\"width:209.75pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"width:198pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; text-decoration:underline; display:inline-block\"></span></p><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>SCOTT JOHN MORRISON</span></p></td><td style=\"width:209.75pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p style=\"margin-top:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><br><span>Dated:</span><span> </span><span>5</span><span> </span><span>December</span><span> </span><span>2016</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:1.02pt 2.85pt 1.4pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\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. 114 (December 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 December 2016 ![](image.001.png)\n\n    13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 7 December 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 $25,000,000,000.00.\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 ![](image.002.png)\n\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<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt 1.02pt; vertical-align:top\"><h1 id=\"navPoint_1\" style=\"margin-bottom:3pt\"><span>Federal Financial Relations (</span><span>National Partnership Payments</span><span>) Determination</span><span> </span><span>No.</span><span> </span><span>11</span><span>4</span><span> (</span><span>December</span><span> 2016</span><span>)</span></h1></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-top:12pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>I, </span><span>SCOTT JOHN MORRISON</span><span>, </span><span>Treasurer</span><span>, make this Determination under </span><span>s</span><span>ection </span><span>16</span><span> of the </span><span style=\"font-style:italic\">Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:52.3pt\"><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style=\"width:209.75pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"width:198pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; text-decoration:underline; display:inline-block\"></span></p><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><span>SCOTT JOHN MORRISON</span></p></td><td style=\"width:209.75pt; padding:1.4pt 2.85pt; vertical-align:top\"><p style=\"margin-top:3pt; font-size:11pt\"><br><span>Dated:</span><span> </span><span>5</span><span> </span><span>December</span><span> </span><span>2016</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:425.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:1.02pt 2.85pt 1.4pt; vertical-align:top\"><p class=\"SingleParagraph\" style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\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. 114 (December 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 December 2016 ![](image.001.png)\n\n    13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 7 December 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 $25,000,000,000.00.\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 ![](image.002.png)\n\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 December 2016","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership payments for payment on 7 December 2016 ![](image.001.png)\n\n    13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 7 December 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 $25,000,000,000.00.\n    16. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total amounts determined in the 2016-17 financial year in respect of National Partnership payments under section 16 of the Act, including this determination.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of Na","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17","content":"### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17 ![](image.002.png)\n\n    17. The total amount determined for National Partnership payments to date in the 2016-17 financial year does not exceed the debit limit.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"SChedule 1","sectionType":"part","heading":null,"content":"# SChedule 1\n\n# Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 December 2016 ($)\n\n![](image.003.png)\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 December 2016 ($)","content":"# Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 December 2016 ($)\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\n![](image.004.png)","sortOrder":15}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination implements section 16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act by specifying amounts, schedules and conditions for National Partnership payments, requiring crediting to the COAG Reform Fund and observing the $25 billion debit cap for 2016–17 (see paras 5–6, 12, 15). It does not expand payment purposes beyond those authorised in the Act; it sets administrative mechanics and conditional release rules rather than altering statutory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑statutory framework: the determination implements subsection 16(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and depends on the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 and the Intergovernmental Agreement (see para 6–9; definitions).","Ministerial discretion: the Commonwealth Minister or delegate has authority to determine payment release, including after independent assessments (para 10(a)–(b); para 12).","Conditional payments and reporting: some payments require pre‑determined milestones or expenditure/performance reporting set out in each National Partnership, imposing compliance and reporting obligations on States (para 9–11).","Crediting and special account mechanics: amounts must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund (a Special Account under the PGPA Act) before payment, adding an administrative transfer step (para 6, 13).","Debit limit and cumulative accounting: payments are constrained by a $25,000,000,000 debit limit for 2016–17 and require tracking of cumulative determinations (para 15–17; Table 2).","Variability by National Partnership: the payment profile and conditions are set in individual National Partnerships, allowing different terms across States and payments (para 8–9, 11).","Reduced parliamentary disallowance: the instrument is a legislative instrument exempt from disallowance under s42 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (para 4), altering the usual parliamentary oversight route.","Operational detail in schedules/tables: the actual amounts, schedules and State allocations are contained in tables and Schedule 1, requiring accurate administrative implementation (para 12–14; Schedule 1 references)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises specific National Partnership payments to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund and paid to States to support projects, facilitate reforms or reward nationally significant reforms. Payments follow the payment profile in National Partnerships; some are conditional on milestones or independent assessments, with the responsible Commonwealth Minister or delegate deciding whether to release funds. Payments are capped by a $25 billion debit limit for the 2016–17 year."},"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 specific National Partnership payments to states under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It does not expand beyond the established intergovernmental financial framework created by that Act and the 2009 Intergovernmental Agreement. The instrument is a routine administrative determination (No. 114 in a series) operating within its intended scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section","Straightforward three-part structure (Preliminary, Purpose, Payments)","Minimal cross-referencing — primarily references to the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and COAG Reform Fund Act 2008","Simple conditional logic (only two scenarios for performance benchmarks: required vs not required)","No nested exceptions or complex subordinate legislation","Single purpose instrument — authorising specific payments rather than creating broad regulatory scheme","Contains placeholder image references for payment tables (image.001.png, etc.) which would contain the actual financial data"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay states and territories under the National Partnership framework, routing funds through the COAG Reform Fund and setting rules for payments (performance‑based or scheduled). It affects state/territory governments and federal taxpayers, caps annual payments at $25 billion, and is exempt from parliamentary disallowance—letting the Treasurer make these payments without further legislative approval."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-114-december-2016","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-114-december-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-114-december-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-114-december-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-114-december-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-114-december-2016/documents"}}