{"id":"F2017L00707","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership payments) Determination No. 119 (May 2017)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-119-may-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96520,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00707-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. 119 (MaY 2017)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 119 (MaY 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>9</span><span> (</span><span>Ma</span><span>Y</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>MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR</span><span>, </span><span>Assistant Minister to the </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>MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR</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>3</span><span>May</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. 119 (May 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 Legislation 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 8 May 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 8 May 2017.\n    14. Schedule 1 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n\n### Debit limits\n\n    15. Under subsection 16(3) of the Act 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. 119 (May 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 Legislation 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>9</span><span> (</span><span>Ma</span><span>Y</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>MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR</span><span>, </span><span>Assistant Minister to the </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>MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR</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>3</span><span>May</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. 119 (May 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 Legislation 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 8 May 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 8 May 2017.\n    14. Schedule 1 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n\n### Debit limits\n\n    15. Under subsection 16(3) of the Act 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>9</span><span> (</span><span>Ma</span><span>Y</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>MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR</span><span>, </span><span>Assistant Minister to the </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>MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR</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>3</span><span>May</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. 119 (May 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 Legislation 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 8 May 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 8 May 2017.\n    14. Schedule 1 to this determination provides further information on these payments.\n\n### Debit limits\n\n    15. Under subsection 16(3) of the Act 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 8 May 2017","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership payments for payment on 8 May 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 8 May 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. Under subsection 16(3) of the Act 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 $25,000,000,000.00.\n    16. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total amounts determined in the 2016-17 financial year in respect of National Partnership payments under section 16 of the Act, including this determination.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of Na","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17","content":"### Table 2: Total cumulative payments of National Partnership payments in 2016-17\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n    17. The total amount determined for National Partnership payments to date in the 2016-17 financial year does not exceed the debit limit.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"SChedule 1","sectionType":"part","heading":null,"content":"# SChedule 1\n\n# Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 8 MaY 2017 ($)\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\n# SChedule 1\n\n# Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 8 MaY 2017 ($)\n\n# ![](image.004.png)","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 8 MaY 2017 ($)","content":"# Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 8 MaY 2017 ($)\n\n![](image.003.png)","sortOrder":15}],"analysis":{"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 appears to serve its original purpose: authorising specific National Partnership payments to states. The structure and content align with the standard template for such determinations under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. There is no evidence of scope creep — the document does not expand beyond its core function of setting payment amounts, establishing the legal basis, and confirming compliance with annual debit limits."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section","Straightforward linear structure with 3 main parts (Preliminary, Purpose, Payments)","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic — conditions are clearly separated into three distinct payment types","Cross-references are limited to the enabling Act and related legislation (COAG Reform Fund Act, Public Governance Act), all clearly identified","Payment tables are referenced but not included as text (shown as image placeholders), which would contain the actual substantive financial data","Single clear monetary cap ($25 billion) with simple compliance check"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay specific National Partnership funds to Australian states and territories via the COAG Reform Fund (payments dated 8 May 2017), and confirms total 2016–17 payments will not exceed $25 billion. It affects state and territory governments, federal taxpayers, and users of state services because the money supports services and projects.\n\nIt matters because these are conditional National Partnership payments (states must meet agreed outputs or reforms) and the determination is exempt from parliamentary disallowance."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination operates within the statutory scope conferred by s16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009: it sets amounts to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund and paid to States for specified outputs, reforms or rewards (paras 5, 6, 12). It relies on existing COAG Reform Fund agreement requirements (s7(2) of COAG Reform Fund Act 2008) and the Intergovernmental Agreement for payment profiles (paras 6–9). It does not expand recipients, purposes or funding mechanisms beyond those authorised in the cited provisions and the stated $25 billion debit limit for 2016–17 (paras 15–17)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple instruments and statutes (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 s16; COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 ss5 and 7(2); the Intergovernmental Agreement) create dependency on external texts for full effect (see paras 1, 6–8).","Ministerial discretion where payments depend on achievement of milestones or assessments — decisions by the Commonwealth Minister or delegate are required for some payments (see para 10(a)–(b)).","Conditional payment mechanics: some payments require independent assessment or expenditure/performance reporting under National Partnerships, increasing administrative and compliance burdens on States (see paras 9–11).","Numerical schedules and tables (Table 1, Schedule 1) set precise payment amounts and dates (8 May 2017), requiring reconciliation against budget and ledger rules (paras 12–14 and Schedule 1).","Debit limit and cumulative accounting obligations ($25,000,000,000 cap for 2016–17) constrain total Commonwealth commit‑ments and require aggregation of determinations (paras 15–17).","Exemption from disallowance under the Legislation Act 2003 reduces parliamentary disallowance oversight for this instrument (para 4).","Document formatting and repeated/embedded tables/images (Schedules shown as images) may complicate automated extraction or machine‑readable use."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination (made under s16 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009) authorises specific National Partnership payments to Australian States, to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund and paid on 8 May 2017. Payments fund specified outputs/projects, facilitate reforms, or reward nationally significant reforms; some payments are conditional on reporting or independent assessment and are determined by the relevant Commonwealth Minister or delegate. A $25 billion debit limit for 2016–17 applies."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-119-may-2017","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-119-may-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-119-may-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-119-may-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-119-may-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-119-may-2017/documents"}}