{"id":"F2017L00413","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership payments) Determination No. 117 (March 2017)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-117-march-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96148,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00413-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. 117 (March 2017)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 117 (March 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>7</span><span> (</span><span>March</span><span> </span><span>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>3 </span><span>March</span><span> </span><span>201</span><span>7</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. 117 (March 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 7 March 2017\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 March 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\n\n![](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. 117 (March 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>7</span><span> (</span><span>March</span><span> </span><span>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>3 </span><span>March</span><span> </span><span>201</span><span>7</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. 117 (March 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 7 March 2017\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 March 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\n\n![](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>7</span><span> (</span><span>March</span><span> </span><span>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>3 </span><span>March</span><span> </span><span>201</span><span>7</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. 117 (March 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 7 March 2017\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 March 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\n\n![](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 March 2017","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership payments for payment on 7 March 2017\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 March 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 $25,000,000,000.00.\n    16. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total amounts determined in the 2016-17 financial year in respect of National Partnership payments under section 16 of the Act, including this determination.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of Na","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17","content":"### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n    17. The total amount determined for National Partnership payments to date in the 2016-17 financial year does not exceed the debit limit.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"SChedule 1","sectionType":"part","heading":null,"content":"# SChedule 1\n\n# Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 March 2017 ($)\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\n# SChedule 1\n\n# Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 March 2017 ($)\n\n# ![](image.004.png)","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 March 2017 ($)","content":"# Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 March 2017 ($)\n\n![](image.003.png)","sortOrder":15}],"analysis":{"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination does not expand or narrow the statutory scope of national partnership payments; it implements s16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 by specifying amounts, requiring crediting to the COAG Reform Fund (paragraphs 6, 12–13), applying National Partnership terms and reporting conditions (paragraphs 7–11), and ensuring the 2016–17 debit limit is not exceeded (paragraphs 15–17). Its role is allocative and procedural rather than a substantive change to the legal grant power."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory basis across multiple Acts: relies on the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 (s16, including ss16(1),(2),(3),(5)) and the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 (s5 and s7(2)).","Ministerial discretion and conditionality: payments that reward reforms or require milestones depend on determinations by the Commonwealth Minister or delegate after independent assessment or reporting (see paragraphs 10(a)–(b), 12).","Intergovernmental agreements and external terms: payment profiles and reporting/expenditure conditions are governed by National Partnership agreements and Schedule D to the Intergovernmental Agreement (paragraphs 8–9, 11).","Administrative compliance and reporting burden: National Partnerships may require expenditure and performance reporting to trigger payments (paragraphs 9–11), increasing administrative work for States and the Commonwealth.","Financial control: requires crediting amounts to the COAG Reform Fund (paragraphs 6, 13) and checks cumulative determinations against a fixed debit limit for 2016–17 ($25,000,000,000) (paragraphs 15–17).","Detailed payment tables and schedules: actual amounts and per‑State allocations are set out in Table 1/Schedule 1, creating operational work to apply specific sums on the stated payment date (paragraphs 12–14).","Delegation and assessment mechanics: use of independent assessments and expenditure-based determinations introduces procedural complexity in how and when payments are authorised (paragraph 10)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination directs the Treasurer to credit specified sums to the COAG Reform Fund and to pay those sums to States as National Partnership payments (scheduled for 7 March 2017). It sets the payment schedule and ties the payments to National Partnership agreements that define the terms under which funds are used.\n\nWhere payments are milestone‑dependent the Commonwealth Minister or delegate decides whether to pay following independent assessment or expenditure/performance reporting. The Determination also confirms the 2016–17 debit cap of $25 billion is respected."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. This is Determination No. 117 in a series of similar instruments, each authorising specific tranches of National Partnership payments. The structure and content are consistent with the framework established by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and the 2009 Intergovernmental Agreement. There is no evidence of scope creep; the instrument performs the same narrow budgetary function as its predecessors."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section (Act, COAG Reform Fund, Intergovernmental Agreement, State)","Straightforward sequential structure: preliminary → purpose → payments → schedules","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond simple 'if milestone achieved, then pay' framework","Heavy reliance on external documents (Intergovernmental Agreement Schedule D, individual National Partnership agreements) for substantive detail rather than embedding complexity in the instrument itself","Single clear monetary cap ($25 billion) with simple arithmetic compliance check","Duplicate content in the source text (repeated Parts and sections) creates visual clutter but doesn't add legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Commonwealth to pay specified amounts to States and Territories on 7 March 2017 under National Partnership arrangements, funding projects, reforms and reward payments. It routes funds via the COAG Reform Fund, confirms the payments keep total annual National Partnership outlays below the $25 billion 2016–17 cap, and links some disbursements to independent confirmation of milestones. It directly affects State/Territory budgets and services their citizens receive."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-117-march-2017","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-117-march-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-117-march-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-117-march-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-117-march-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-117-march-2017/documents"}}