{"id":"F2017L00050","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership payments) Determination No. 115 (January 2017)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-115-january-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":95733,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00050-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. 115 (January 2017)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 115 (January 2017)","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>5</span><span> (</span><span>January 2017</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>20</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. 115 (January 2017).\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 9 January 2017 ![](image.001.png)\n\n    13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 9 January 2017.\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. 115 (January 2017).","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>5</span><span> (</span><span>January 2017</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>20</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. 115 (January 2017).\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 9 January 2017 ![](image.001.png)\n\n    13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 9 January 2017.\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>5</span><span> (</span><span>January 2017</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>20</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. 115 (January 2017).\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 9 January 2017 ![](image.001.png)\n\n    13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 9 January 2017.\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 9 January 2017","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership payments for payment on 9 January 2017 ![](image.001.png)\n\n    13. These amounts will be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to the States on 9 January 2017.\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 $25,000,000,000.00.\n    16. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total amounts determined in the 2016-17 financial year in respect of National Partnership payments under section 16 of the Act, including this determination.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of Na","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17","content":"### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17 ![](image.002.png)\n\n    17. The total amount determined for National Partnership payments to date in the 2016-17 financial year does not exceed the debit limit.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"SChedule 1","sectionType":"part","heading":null,"content":"# SChedule 1\n\n# Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 9 January 2017 ($)\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 9 January 2017 ($)","content":"# Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 9 January 2017 ($)\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\n![](image.004.png)","sortOrder":15}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination implements the payment-authorising power in subsection 16(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 by specifying amounts, timing (9 January 2017) and procedural conditions. It operates within the Act's existing framework—crediting the COAG Reform Fund, requiring written agreements, using Minister/delegate determinations for milestone payments, and observing the statutory debit limit—and does not expand the statutory scope or alter the underlying policy purpose set out in the cited provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to multiple statutes and instruments: Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, COAG Reform Fund Act 2008, PGPA Act and the Intergovernmental Agreement — requires readers to track obligations across instruments.","Discretionary decision points: relevant Commonwealth Minister or delegate determines payment where milestones/performance benchmarks apply (paras 10(a)–(b)).","Conditional payments: mixture of milestone‑contingent payments (requiring independent assessment or reporting) and scheduled payments (paras 10–11, 13).","Large numeric schedules: Table 1 and Schedule 1 contain many payment entries (images referenced) that must be reconciled for accounting and compliance.","Accounting constraint: cumulative debit limit of $25,000,000,000 for 2016–17 requires aggregation of determinations and tracking against the limit (paras 15–17).","Administrative sequencing: amounts must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid to States (para 13) and terms must be set in written agreements (para 7).","Exemption from disallowance: section 42 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply (para 4), which affects parliamentary oversight pathways though not the operational mechanics."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises specific National Partnership payments under section 16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It directs the Commonwealth to credit listed amounts to the COAG Reform Fund and then pay them to States on 9 January 2017 to support projects, facilitate reforms or reward nationally significant reforms (see Table 1 / Schedule 1).\n\nPayments can be tied to milestones or performance benchmarks judged by an independent assessment or by the relevant Commonwealth Minister/delegate, and all payments must fit within the $25,000,000,000 debit limit for 2016–17."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination operates within its original intended scope. It is a routine administrative instrument made under section 16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 to authorise specific National Partnership payments. The structure and purpose align with the standard template for such determinations, authorising grants for projects, reforms, and performance rewards — exactly what the Act was designed to facilitate."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section (Act, COAG Reform Fund, Intergovernmental Agreement, State)","Straightforward three-part structure (Preliminary, Purpose, Payments)","Minimal cross-referencing — primarily references to section 16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008","Simple conditional logic (two pathways for payments: performance-based vs scheduled)","No nested exceptions or complex provisos","Substantive content is in tables/Schedule 1 which are represented as images and not legible in this extract","Repetitive structure due to document conversion artifacts (duplicated sections) but underlying legislative text is simple"],"plain_english_summary":"This Treasurer’s Determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay grants to states and territories (including ACT and NT) from the COAG Reform Fund on 9 January 2017 to support projects/services, help implement reforms, and reward major national reform. Payments (capped at $25 billion for 2016–17) may be automatic or contingent on performance benchmarks/milestones; detailed terms are set in separate agreements. It is not subject to parliamentary disallowance. This governs how billions are distributed and when states must deliver results."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-115-january-2017","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-115-january-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-115-january-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-115-january-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-115-january-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-115-january-2017/documents"}}