{"id":"F2017L01505","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 124 (September 2017)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-124-september-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144269,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01505-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Federal Financial Relations (National Pa","sectionType":"part","heading":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 124 (September 2017)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 124 (September 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. 124 (September 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 September 2017","content":"### Table: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 September 2017\n\n ![](image.001.png)\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 September 2017 ($)\n\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- |\n| Health | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health infrastructure | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health Infrastructure Projects | x | - | 2,850,000.00 | - | 6,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 8,850,000.00 |\n| Health services | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| OzFoodNet | x | 352,000.00 | 259,000.00 | 257,000.00 | 203,000.00 | 203,000.00 | 187,000.00 | 141,000.00 | 146,000.00 | 1,748,000.00 |\n| Other health payments | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Improving Local Access to Healthcare on Phillip Island | x | - | 2,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,000,000.00 |\n| Total Health National Partnership payments | | 352,000.00 | 5,109,000.00 | 257,000.00 | 6,203,000.00 | 203,000.00 | 187,000.00 | 141,000.00 | 146,000.00 | 12,598,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Community Services | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Home and community care | x | - | - | - | 15,862,324.62 | - | - | - | - | 15,862,324.62 |\n| 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 |\n| Transition to NDIS in WA | | - | - | - | 2,402,363.72 | - | - | - | - | 2,402,363.72 |\n| Total Community Services National Partnership payments | | 12,813,000.00 | 6,168,000.00 | 3,653,000.00 | 18,264,688.34 | 2,696,000.00 | 988,000.00 | - | 507,000.00 | 45,089,688.34 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Affordable Housing | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Homelessness | x | - | 1,899,000.00 | 2,392,000.00 | - | 2,217,000.00 | 699,000.00 | - | 443,000.00 | 7,650,000.00 |\n| First Home Owners Boost | x | - | - | 87,500.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 87,500.00 |\n| Total Affordable Housing National Partnership payments | | - | 1,899,000.00 | 2,479,500.00 | - | 2,217,000.00 | 699,000.00 | - | 443,000.00 | 7,737,500.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| Infrastructure | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Infrastructure Investment Program | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Investment Rail | x | - | - | - | (4,083,000.00) | - | - | - | - | (4,083,000.00) |\n| Infrastructure Investment Programme - Investment Road | x | - | - | 50,855,250.00 | 61,618,250.00 | - | 10,351,171.00 | - | 4,256,250.00 | 127,080,921.00 |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-Through States | x | 988,000.00 | 119,400.00 | 2,381,600.00 | 48,600.00 | 826,500.00 | - | - | - | 4,364,100.00 |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-To States | x | - | - | - | 1,952,278.00 | - | - | - | - | 1,952,278.00 |\n| Heavy Vehicle Safety - Through Payments | x | 3,042,039.00 | 96,000.00 | - | - | 237,300.00 | - | - | - | 3,375,339.00 |\n| Heavy vehicle safety - to States | x | - | 1,033,000.00 | - | 440,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 1,473,000.00 |\n| Black spot projects | x | 15,075,515.00 | - | 14,534,523.00 | 5,982,001.00 | 4,503,359.00 | - | - | 644.00 | 40,096,042.00 |\n| Infrastructure Growth Package | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| ARF - IIP - National Highway Upgrade Programme | x | - | - | - | 500,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 500,000.00 |\n| Total Infrastructure National Partnership payments | | 19,105,554.00 | 1,248,400.00 | 67,771,373.00 | 66,458,129.00 | 5,567,159.00 | 10,351,171.00 | - | 4,256,894.00 | 174,758,680.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Environment | | | | | | | | | | |\n| National Bushfire Mitigation Programme | x | 2,148,741.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 299,000.00 | - | 2,447,741.00 |\n| Disaster resilience | x | - | 2,088,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,088,000.00 |\n| Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs | x | - | 63,161.80 | 1,300,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 2,044,081.00 | 3,407,242.80 |\n| Water for the Future - Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | x | - | - | 860,311.80 | - | - | - | - | - | 860,311.80 |\n| Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component | x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 510,000.00 | 510,000.00 |\n| Total Environment National Partnership payments | | 2,148,741.00 | 2,151,161.80 | 2,160,311.80 | - | - | - | 299,000.00 | 2,554,081.00 | 9,313,295.60 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Contingent Payments | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Natural disaster relief | x | - | - | - | 2,654,195.00 | - | - | - | - | 2,654,195.00 |\n| Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments | | - | - | - | 2,654,195.00 | - | - | - | - | 2,654,195.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | | 34,419,295.00 | 16,575,561.80 | 76,321,184.80 | 93,580,012.34 | 10,683,159.00 | 12,225,171.00 | 440,000.00 | 7,906,975.00 | 252,151,358.94 |","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 September 2017 ($)","content":"## Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 September 2017 ($)\n\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- |\n| Health | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health infrastructure | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health Infrastructure Projects | x | - | 2,850,000.00 | - | 6,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 8,850,000.00 |\n| Health services | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| OzFoodNet | x | 352,000.00 | 259,000.00 | 257,000.00 | 203,000.00 | 203,000.00 | 187,000.00 | 141,000.00 | 146,000.00 | 1,748,000.00 |\n| Other health payments | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Improving Local Access to Healthcare on Phillip Island | x | - | 2,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,000,000.00 |\n| Total Health National Partnership payments | | 352,000.00 | 5,109,000.00 | 257,000.00 | 6,203,000.00 | 203,000.00 | 187,000.00 | 141,000.00 | 146,000.00 | 12,598,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Community Services | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Home and community care | x | - | - | - | 15,862,324.62 | - | - | - | - | 15,862,324.62 |\n| 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 |\n| Transition to NDIS in WA | | - | - | - | 2,402,363.72 | - | - | - | - | 2,402,363.72 |\n| Total Community Services National Partnership payments | | 12,813,000.00 | 6,168,000.00 | 3,653,000.00 | 18,264,688.34 | 2,696,000.00 | 988,000.00 | - | 507,000.00 | 45,089,688.34 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Affordable Housing | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Homelessness | x | - | 1,899,000.00 | 2,392,000.00 | - | 2,217,000.00 | 699,000.00 | - | 443,000.00 | 7,650,000.00 |\n| First Home Owners Boost | x | - | - | 87,500.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 87,500.00 |\n| Total Affordable Housing National Partnership payments | | - | 1,899,000.00 | 2,479,500.00 | - | 2,217,000.00 | 699,000.00 | - | 443,000.00 | 7,737,500.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| Infrastructure | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Infrastructure Investment Program | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Investment Rail | x | - | - | - | (4,083,000.00) | - | - | - | - | (4,083,000.00) |\n| Infrastructure Investment Programme - Investment Road | x | - | - | 50,855,250.00 | 61,618,250.00 | - | 10,351,171.00 | - | 4,256,250.00 | 127,080,921.00 |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-Through States | x | 988,000.00 | 119,400.00 | 2,381,600.00 | 48,600.00 | 826,500.00 | - | - | - | 4,364,100.00 |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-To States | x | - | - | - | 1,952,278.00 | - | - | - | - | 1,952,278.00 |\n| Heavy Vehicle Safety - Through Payments | x | 3,042,039.00 | 96,000.00 | - | - | 237,300.00 | - | - | - | 3,375,339.00 |\n| Heavy vehicle safety - to States | x | - | 1,033,000.00 | - | 440,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 1,473,000.00 |\n| Black spot projects | x | 15,075,515.00 | - | 14,534,523.00 | 5,982,001.00 | 4,503,359.00 | - | - | 644.00 | 40,096,042.00 |\n| Infrastructure Growth Package | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| ARF - IIP - National Highway Upgrade Programme | x | - | - | - | 500,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 500,000.00 |\n| Total Infrastructure National Partnership payments | | 19,105,554.00 | 1,248,400.00 | 67,771,373.00 | 66,458,129.00 | 5,567,159.00 | 10,351,171.00 | - | 4,256,894.00 | 174,758,680.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Environment | | | | | | | | | | |\n| National Bushfire Mitigation Programme | x | 2,148,741.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 299,000.00 | - | 2,447,741.00 |\n| Disaster resilience | x | - | 2,088,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,088,000.00 |\n| Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs | x | - | 63,161.80 | 1,300,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 2,044,081.00 | 3,407,242.80 |\n| Water for the Future - Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | x | - | - | 860,311.80 | - | - | - | - | - | 860,311.80 |\n| Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component | x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 510,000.00 | 510,000.00 |\n| Total Environment National Partnership payments | | 2,148,741.00 | 2,151,161.80 | 2,160,311.80 | - | - | - | 299,000.00 | 2,554,081.00 | 9,313,295.60 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Contingent Payments | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Natural disaster relief | x | - | - | - | 2,654,195.00 | - | - | - | - | 2,654,195.00 |\n| Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments | | - | - | - | 2,654,195.00 | - | - | - | - | 2,654,195.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | | 34,419,295.00 | 16,575,561.80 | 76,321,184.80 | 93,580,012.34 | 10,683,159.00 | 12,225,171.00 | 440,000.00 | 7,906,975.00 | 252,151,358.94 |","sortOrder":6}],"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009—authorising specific National Partnership payments to states. It does not expand beyond the original legislative purpose of making time-limited, project-specific grants to states."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (4 operative clauses plus schedule)","No defined terms section or interpretation provisions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond generic reference to 'Schedule 1'","Straightforward tabular format for payment allocations","Simple conditional structure: if a state is listed in a row, it receives that amount","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Purpose clauses use plain language ('support', 'facilitate', 'reward') without legal qualifiers"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Commonwealth funding determination that authorises the federal government to pay over $252 million to Australian states and territories on 7 September 2017. The money is distributed across six main areas: health, community services, affordable housing, infrastructure, environment, and natural disaster relief. Each state receives different amounts depending on specific projects or needs—for example, Western Australia gets funding for rail and road infrastructure, Victoria receives money for health infrastructure and homelessness services, while the Northern Territory gets support for pest and disease preparedness. These payments are part of 'National Partnership' agreements, which are deals between the federal and state governments where Canberra provides money on the condition that states deliver specific projects, reforms, or services."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The text sets out its own purposes (support delivery, facilitate reforms, reward reforms) and lists the payments in Schedule 1 (cl.3). There is no indication within this instrument that its scope was altered from its stated purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Granular, itemised funding across many programs and eight jurisdictions in Schedule 1 increases administrative reconciliation (Sch 1).","Payments are conditional on specified outputs/projects and reforms, creating compliance and reporting obligations for States (cl.3; Sch 1).","Immediate commencement on the day it is made accelerates timing for administrative action (cl.2).","Presence of contingent payments and adjustments (e.g. a negative rail entry) requires accounting reconciliation and potential clawback or offsetting bookkeeping (Sch 1).","Limited operative clauses (only clauses 2–3) make the instrument legally concise but shift complexity to operational implementation and intergovernmental coordination (cl.2–3).","Multiple funding streams and policy areas (health, infrastructure, community services, environment, contingent) increase oversight and monitoring needs (Sch 1)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs Commonwealth payments to Australian States on 7 September 2017, allocating $252,151,358.94 across health, community services, infrastructure, environment and contingent items to fund listed projects and reforms (cl.3; Sch 1).\n\nIt names State recipients and prescribes program-specific, conditional grants to support delivery of outputs, facilitate reforms or reward nationally significant reforms. Payments commence when the instrument is made (cl.2) and require States to align expenditure with the outputs/projects set out in Schedule 1."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-124-september-2017","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-124-september-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-124-september-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-124-september-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-124-september-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-124-september-2017/documents"}}