{"id":"F2017L01143","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 123 (August 2017)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-123-august-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97027,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01143-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. 123 (AUGUST 2017)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 123 (AUGUST 2017)","sortOrder":0},{"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. 123 (August 2017).","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Commencement","sectionType":"division","heading":"Commencement","content":"### Commencement\n\n 2. This determination commences on the day on which it is made.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Determination","sectionType":"division","heading":"Determination","content":"### Determination\n\n 3. The amounts specified in the following table 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 specified in Schedule 1;\n (b) facilitate the reforms by the States specified in Schedule 1; or\n (c) reward the States for the nationally significant reforms specified in \n Schedule 1.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Table: National Partnership Payments for","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 August 2017","content":"### Table: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 August 2017\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

$32,843,171.43

Victoria

$17,923,169.27

Queensland

$20,240,851.84

Western Australia

$39,230,780.30

South Australia

$5,158,046.93

Tasmania

$10,196,846.12

Australian Capital Territory

$546,225.01

Northern Territory

$1,593,000.00

Total

$127,732,090.90

\n```\n\n 4. Schedule 1 to this determination provides further information on these payments.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"SChedule 1","sectionType":"part","heading":null,"content":"# SChedule 1\n\n## Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 AUGUST 2017 ($)\n\n```html\n

NSW

VIC

QLD

WA

SA

TAS

ACT

NT

Total

Health

Health services

x

Improving Health Services in Tasmania - Reducing Elective Surgery Waiting Lists in Tasmania

x

-

-

-

-

-

3,500,000.00

-

-

3,500,000.00

Improving Health Services in Tasmania

x

-

-

-

-

-

5,663,000.00

-

-

5,663,000.00

Other health payments

x

Essential vaccines

x

14,187,569.08

7,082,169.27

2,838,735.40

2,305,435.25

1,855,646.53

45,846.12

546,225.01

-

28,861,626.66

Total Health National Partnership payments

14,187,569.08

7,082,169.27

2,838,735.40

2,305,435.25

1,855,646.53

9,208,846.12

546,225.01

-

38,024,626.66

Education

Defence industry school pathways programs

x

-

-

-

300,000.00

300,000.00

-

-

-

600,000.00

Total Education National Partnership payments

-

-

-

300,000.00

300,000.00

-

-

-

600,000.00

Community Services

Home and community care

x

-

-

-

15,862,324.62

-

-

-

-

15,862,324.62

Specialist disability services

x

12,813,000.00

6,168,000.00

3,653,000.00

-

2,696,000.00

988,000.00

-

507,000.00

26,825,000.00

National Disability Insurance Scheme - WA MyWay model launch

x

-

-

-

20,763,020.43

-

-

-

-

20,763,020.43

Women's Safety Package - Technology Trials

x

278,300.00

375,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

200,000.00

853,300.00

Total Community Services National Partnership payments

13,091,300.00

6,543,000.00

3,653,000.00

36,625,345.05

2,696,000.00

988,000.00

-

707,000.00

64,303,645.05

Affordable Housing

Homelessness

x

-

3,798,000.00

4,784,000.00

-

-

-

-

886,000.00

9,468,000.00

Total Affordable Housing National Partnership payments

-

3,798,000.00

4,784,000.00

-

-

-

-

886,000.00

9,468,000.00

Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 AUGUST 2017 ($)

NSW

VIC

QLD

WA

SA

TAS

ACT

NT

Total

Environment

Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs

x

-

-

8,013,500.00

-

306,400.40

-

-

-

8,319,900.40

SA River Murray Sustainability Program-Irrigation Efficiency and Water Purchase Components

x

-

500,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

500,000.00

Water for the Future - Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure

x

4,564,302.35

-

501,616.44

-

-

-

-

-

5,065,918.79

Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component

x

50,000.00

-

450,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

500,000.00

Total Environment National Partnership payments

4,614,302.35

500,000.00

8,965,116.44

-

306,400.40

-

-

-

14,385,819.19

Other

NSW Infrastructure Skills Centre

x

950,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

950,000.00

Total Other National Partnership payments

950,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

950,000.00

Total National Partnership Payments

32,843,171.43

17,923,169.27

20,240,851.84

39,230,780.30

5,158,046.93

10,196,846.12

546,225.01

1,593,000.00

127,732,090.90

\n```","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 AUGUST 2017 ($)","content":"## Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 AUGUST 2017 ($)\n\n```html\n

NSW

VIC

QLD

WA

SA

TAS

ACT

NT

Total

Health

Health services

x

Improving Health Services in Tasmania - Reducing Elective Surgery Waiting Lists in Tasmania

x

-

-

-

-

-

3,500,000.00

-

-

3,500,000.00

Improving Health Services in Tasmania

x

-

-

-

-

-

5,663,000.00

-

-

5,663,000.00

Other health payments

x

Essential vaccines

x

14,187,569.08

7,082,169.27

2,838,735.40

2,305,435.25

1,855,646.53

45,846.12

546,225.01

-

28,861,626.66

Total Health National Partnership payments

14,187,569.08

7,082,169.27

2,838,735.40

2,305,435.25

1,855,646.53

9,208,846.12

546,225.01

-

38,024,626.66

Education

Defence industry school pathways programs

x

-

-

-

300,000.00

300,000.00

-

-

-

600,000.00

Total Education National Partnership payments

-

-

-

300,000.00

300,000.00

-

-

-

600,000.00

Community Services

Home and community care

x

-

-

-

15,862,324.62

-

-

-

-

15,862,324.62

Specialist disability services

x

12,813,000.00

6,168,000.00

3,653,000.00

-

2,696,000.00

988,000.00

-

507,000.00

26,825,000.00

National Disability Insurance Scheme - WA MyWay model launch

x

-

-

-

20,763,020.43

-

-

-

-

20,763,020.43

Women's Safety Package - Technology Trials

x

278,300.00

375,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

200,000.00

853,300.00

Total Community Services National Partnership payments

13,091,300.00

6,543,000.00

3,653,000.00

36,625,345.05

2,696,000.00

988,000.00

-

707,000.00

64,303,645.05

Affordable Housing

Homelessness

x

-

3,798,000.00

4,784,000.00

-

-

-

-

886,000.00

9,468,000.00

Total Affordable Housing National Partnership payments

-

3,798,000.00

4,784,000.00

-

-

-

-

886,000.00

9,468,000.00

Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 AUGUST 2017 ($)

NSW

VIC

QLD

WA

SA

TAS

ACT

NT

Total

Environment

Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs

x

-

-

8,013,500.00

-

306,400.40

-

-

-

8,319,900.40

SA River Murray Sustainability Program-Irrigation Efficiency and Water Purchase Components

x

-

500,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

500,000.00

Water for the Future - Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure

x

4,564,302.35

-

501,616.44

-

-

-

-

-

5,065,918.79

Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component

x

50,000.00

-

450,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

500,000.00

Total Environment National Partnership payments

4,614,302.35

500,000.00

8,965,116.44

-

306,400.40

-

-

-

14,385,819.19

Other

NSW Infrastructure Skills Centre

x

950,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

950,000.00

Total Other National Partnership payments

950,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

950,000.00

Total National Partnership Payments

32,843,171.43

17,923,169.27

20,240,851.84

39,230,780.30

5,158,046.93

10,196,846.12

546,225.01

1,593,000.00

127,732,090.90

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No expansion beyond the intended financial allocation function."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward tabular structure with clear allocation of specific dollar amounts","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or nested logic","Minimal defined terms — only standard administrative references","Simple commencement clause (commences on date of making)","Cross-references only to Schedule 1, which is included in the instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 authorises the Commonwealth to pay $127.7 million to Australia’s states and territories as National Partnership Payments, directing specific federal funds to each jurisdiction on 7 August 2017.\n\nThe money supports health, education, community services (including disability and NDIS launch), affordable housing, environment and related projects. It creates the legal authority for the payments and requires states to use funds for the specified purposes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination stays within the original, narrow purpose of the National Partnership payments regime: it allocates Commonwealth funds to States for specified outputs, projects or to reward specified reforms (s3 and Schedule 1). It does not introduce new functions or broaden the legal framework; it only itemises and fixes amounts for a single payment date (7 August 2017)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short primary text (4 numbered provisions: name, commencement, determination, cross‑reference to Schedule 1).","Schedule 1 is the bulk of the instrument and is a tabular list of discrete line items (many rows) rather than layered legal conditions.","Minimal defined terms or substantive legal definitions in the text provided (no interpretation section).","Limited cross‑referencing inside the instrument (the main cross‑reference is from s3 to Schedule 1).","Low conditional complexity: amounts are fixed and purposes are named; absence of nested conditional logic or exceptions."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- This Determination authorises a one‑off set of National Partnership payments from the Commonwealth to the States and Territories for payment on 7 August 2017. The amounts and the purpose categories are fixed in the Schedule (see s3 and Schedule 1).\n- The payment categories are grouped by policy area (Health, Education, Community Services, Environment, Affordable Housing, Other) and by State/Territory. Each line in Schedule 1 ties a dollar amount to a named output, project or reform (for example: Essential vaccines; Specialist disability services; NDIS — WA MyWay model launch) and shows how much each State is to receive for that item.\n- The Determination comes into force on the day it is made (s2). The Schedule provides the detailed breakdown and the stated purposes for the funds (s4 / Schedule 1).\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- Payers: the Commonwealth (federal government) budget is the source of the funds. The Determination directs payments out of that budget.\n- Recipients: the States and Territories named in the table — New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory — receive the amounts specified for particular outputs/projects.\n- Downstream actors: state agencies, service providers and contracted organisations who will deliver the specified outputs or projects (e.g. vaccine programs, disability service programs) and who may receive or administer the funds once passed through the States.\n\n**Why it matters (practical effect)**\n\n- Money is allocated and earmarked. This instrument moves roughly $127.732 million from the Commonwealth to the States on a specified date, and it ties those funds to named outputs or reforms (see Schedule 1 totals). That both (a) provides resources to deliver specific programs and (b) creates an accounting/administrative obligation for those funds to be spent on the listed projects/outputs.\n- The funds are targeted (many discrete line items). That means concentrated financial benefit to particular programs and jurisdictions rather than a broadly distributed untied grant.\n\n**Stated purposes and the legal hook**\n\n- The Determination expressly states the payments are to: support delivery of specified outputs or projects; facilitate specified State reforms; or reward States for nationally significant reforms (s3 and Schedule 1).\n- The Schedule names each initiative and shows the value attributable to each State — for example (Schedule 1 totals): Essential vaccines $28,861,626.66 (across several States), NDIS — WA MyWay model launch $20,763,020.43 (WA), Specialist disability services $26,825,000.00 (across States), Home and community care $15,862,324.62 (WA), and the aggregate by State (e.g. NSW $32,843,171.43; WA $39,230,780.30; Total $127,732,090.90).\n\n**Operational/implementation consequences and trade‑offs (testing the stated purpose against practical effects)**\n\n- Who pays and who decides: the Commonwealth funds these payments and the executive (through this Determination) decides the recipients and amounts (s1–s4 / Schedule 1). The Determination itself fixes amounts and purposes; it does not in this text set out detailed delivery conditions or reporting arrangements — those are typically in associated National Partnership Agreements or administrative arrangements (not included here). That matters because the monitoring and compliance burden will be set out elsewhere, not in this instrument.\n\n- Concentrated benefits vs. diffuse costs: the Schedule awards specific projects and specific States sizable sums. Benefits are concentrated on named programs (Schedule 1 line items); the cost is borne by the Commonwealth budget as a whole. Concentration of benefits can create strong incentives for recipient States/organisations to prioritise these funded activities.\n\n- Incentives and behaviour change: because payments are tied to specified outputs/projects or reforms (s3, Schedule 1), States receive funds conditional on those purposes. That creates an incentive for States to implement or accelerate the named activities. The instrument itself does not show performance metrics or clawback rules — those would normally be contained in the underpinning agreements.\n\n- Substitution and opportunity cost: federal funding for specified items can substitute for existing State spending (States may reallocate their budgets), accelerate projects, or be used to expand services. The Commonwealth foregoes alternate uses of $127.732M; States gain funding flexibility (but are expected to apply it to the named items).\n\n- Administrative/compliance burden and implementation risk: the Determination fixes amounts and purposes but does not state the reporting, audit or milestone regime in this text. If those arrangements sit in separate agreements, States must comply with parallel reporting and acquittal processes — creating administrative work for state agencies and potential delivery risk if conditions are stringent.\n\n- Bureaucratic discretion and legal certainty: the instrument provides certainty about amounts and recipients for the single payment date. It does not create a general programme with ongoing funding commitments; discretion to alter or withhold future payments would depend on the terms of any underlying agreements or future determinations.\n\n- Effects on private enterprise and service markets: indirect. Funds passed to States may be used to contract private providers (vaccines, disability services, community care), which can create short‑term demand for suppliers in those sectors. The Determination does not itself alter regulatory settings or private contract rules.\n\n**Implementation risks and monitoring points to watch**\n\n- Whether detailed delivery conditions, performance milestones, reporting and clawback mechanisms are specified elsewhere; absence of those in this instrument shifts implementation detail to associated agreements and administrative arrangements.\n- Potential for funds to substitute existing State funding rather than add new activity — auditors and budget analysts will look for net increases in service delivery.\n- Concentration of funds on a small number of projects increases the importance of timely and effective delivery at the State level.\n\n**Bottom line (plain)**\n\n- This is a narrowly focused financial instrument that instructs the Commonwealth to pay $127.732,090.90 to States and Territories on 7 August 2017 for a list of named outputs, projects and reforms (see s3 and Schedule 1). It fixes who receives how much and for what broad purpose categories, but it does not, in the text provided, set out detailed performance or reporting conditions (those are typically in the underpinning agreements). The practical effect is a transfer of federal budget resources to the States for specified programs, producing concentrated benefits for nominated projects and jurisdictions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-123-august-2017","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-123-august-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-123-august-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-123-august-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-123-august-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-123-august-2017/documents"}}