{"id":"F2018L01263","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 137 (August 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-137-august-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97943,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01263-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. 137 (AUGUST 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 137 (AUGUST 2018)","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. 137 (August 2018).","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 1: National Partnership Payments f","sectionType":"division","heading":"Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 August 2018","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 August 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

$7,700,972.00

Victoria

$24,496,588.50

Queensland

$127,891,356.11

Western Australia

$139,679,480.33

South Australia

$9,489,395.40

Tasmania

$21,080,833.33

Australian Capital Territory

$1,500,458.00

Northern Territory

$112,178,282.54

Total

$444,017,366.21

\n```\n\nSchedule 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 2018 ($)\n\n| | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ------------- | -------------- | -------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ---------- | -------------- | -------------- |\n| Health | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health infrastructure | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health Infrastructure Projects | - | 50,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50,000.00 |\n| Indigenous health | | | | | | | | | |\n| Rheumatic Fever Strategy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 911,000.00 | 911,000.00 |\n| Other health payments | | | | | | | | | |\n| Adult Public Dental Services | - | - | - | - | - | - | 725,458.00 | - | 725,458.00 |\n| Total Health National Partnership payments | - | 50,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 725,458.00 | 911,000.00 | 1,686,458.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Education | | | | | | | | | |\n| Online Safety programmes in school (non-government schools) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,383.91 | 8,383.91 |\n| Online Safety programmes in school (government schools) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61,481.96 | 61,481.96 |\n| Total Education National Partnership payments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 69,865.87 | 69,865.87 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Skills | | | | | | | | | |\n| Skilling Australians Fund | - | 17,573,580.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17,573,580.00 |\n| Total Skills National Partnership payments | - | 17,573,580.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17,573,580.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Community Services | | | | | | | | | |\n| Specialist disability services | - | 6,383,500.00 | 3,780,833.33 | 2,271,833.33 | - | 1,022,833.33 | - | 524,416.67 | 13,983,416.66 |\n| Transition to NDIS in WA | - | - | - | 7,097,647.00 | - | - | - | - | 7,097,647.00 |\n| Total Community Services National Partnership payments | - | 6,383,500.00 | 3,780,833.33 | 9,369,480.33 | - | 1,022,833.33 | - | 524,416.67 | 21,081,063.66 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Affordable Housing | | | | | | | | | |\n| Remote Indigenous housing | - | - | 115,154,000.00 | 130,310,000.00 | 9,060,000.00 | - | - | 110,483,000.00 | 365,007,000.00 |\n| Total Affordable Housing National Partnership payments | - | - | 115,154,000.00 | 130,310,000.00 | 9,060,000.00 | - | - | 110,483,000.00 | 365,007,000.00 |\n\n \n\n| | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------------- | -------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ------------ | -------------- | -------------- |\n| Environment | | | | | | | | | |\n| Established Pest and Weed Management | - | 300,000.00 | - | - | 265,333.00 | 58,000.00 | - | - | 623,333.00 |\n| Disaster resilience | - | - | 6,003,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 6,003,000.00 |\n| Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs | - | 189,508.50 | 1,042,270.46 | - | 164,062.40 | 20,000,000.00 | - | - | 21,395,841.36 |\n| Water for the Future - Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | 7,700,972.00 | - | 904,508.32 | - | - | - | - | - | 8,605,480.32 |\n| Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 190,000.00 | 190,000.00 |\n| Total Environment National Partnership payments | 7,700,972.00 | 489,508.50 | 7,949,778.78 | - | 429,395.40 | 20,058,000.00 | - | 190,000.00 | 36,817,654.68 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Other | | | | | | | | | |\n| Developing Demand-Driver Infrastructure for the Tourism Industry | - | - | 1,006,744.00 | - | - | - | 775,000.00 | - | 1,781,744.00 |\n| Total Other National Partnership payments | - | - | 1,006,744.00 | - | - | - | 775,000.00 | - | 1,781,744.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | 7,700,972.00 | 24,496,588.50 | 127,891,356.11 | 139,679,480.33 | 9,489,395.40 | 21,080,833.33 | 1,500,458.00 | 112,178,282.54 | 444,017,366.21 |","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 August 2018 ($)","content":"## Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 August 2018 ($)\n\n| | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ------------- | -------------- | -------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ---------- | -------------- | -------------- |\n| Health | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health infrastructure | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health Infrastructure Projects | - | 50,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50,000.00 |\n| Indigenous health | | | | | | | | | |\n| Rheumatic Fever Strategy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 911,000.00 | 911,000.00 |\n| Other health payments | | | | | | | | | |\n| Adult Public Dental Services | - | - | - | - | - | - | 725,458.00 | - | 725,458.00 |\n| Total Health National Partnership payments | - | 50,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 725,458.00 | 911,000.00 | 1,686,458.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Education | | | | | | | | | |\n| Online Safety programmes in school (non-government schools) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,383.91 | 8,383.91 |\n| Online Safety programmes in school (government schools) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61,481.96 | 61,481.96 |\n| Total Education National Partnership payments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 69,865.87 | 69,865.87 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Skills | | | | | | | | | |\n| Skilling Australians Fund | - | 17,573,580.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17,573,580.00 |\n| Total Skills National Partnership payments | - | 17,573,580.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17,573,580.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Community Services | | | | | | | | | |\n| Specialist disability services | - | 6,383,500.00 | 3,780,833.33 | 2,271,833.33 | - | 1,022,833.33 | - | 524,416.67 | 13,983,416.66 |\n| Transition to NDIS in WA | - | - | - | 7,097,647.00 | - | - | - | - | 7,097,647.00 |\n| Total Community Services National Partnership payments | - | 6,383,500.00 | 3,780,833.33 | 9,369,480.33 | - | 1,022,833.33 | - | 524,416.67 | 21,081,063.66 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Affordable Housing | | | | | | | | | |\n| Remote Indigenous housing | - | - | 115,154,000.00 | 130,310,000.00 | 9,060,000.00 | - | - | 110,483,000.00 | 365,007,000.00 |\n| Total Affordable Housing National Partnership payments | - | - | 115,154,000.00 | 130,310,000.00 | 9,060,000.00 | - | - | 110,483,000.00 | 365,007,000.00 |\n\n \n\n| | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------------- | -------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ------------ | -------------- | -------------- |\n| Environment | | | | | | | | | |\n| Established Pest and Weed Management | - | 300,000.00 | - | - | 265,333.00 | 58,000.00 | - | - | 623,333.00 |\n| Disaster resilience | - | - | 6,003,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 6,003,000.00 |\n| Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs | - | 189,508.50 | 1,042,270.46 | - | 164,062.40 | 20,000,000.00 | - | - | 21,395,841.36 |\n| Water for the Future - Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | 7,700,972.00 | - | 904,508.32 | - | - | - | - | - | 8,605,480.32 |\n| Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 190,000.00 | 190,000.00 |\n| Total Environment National Partnership payments | 7,700,972.00 | 489,508.50 | 7,949,778.78 | - | 429,395.40 | 20,058,000.00 | - | 190,000.00 | 36,817,654.68 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Other | | | | | | | | | |\n| Developing Demand-Driver Infrastructure for the Tourism Industry | - | - | 1,006,744.00 | - | - | - | 775,000.00 | - | 1,781,744.00 |\n| Total Other National Partnership payments | - | - | 1,006,744.00 | - | - | - | 775,000.00 | - | 1,781,744.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | 7,700,972.00 | 24,496,588.50 | 127,891,356.11 | 139,679,480.33 | 9,489,395.40 | 21,080,833.33 | 1,500,458.00 | 112,178,282.54 | 444,017,366.21 |","sortOrder":6}],"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination is a routine allocation instrument under the Federal Financial Relations framework: it specifies amounts to be paid to States/Territories for named National Partnership program areas and projects for a single payment date. It does not introduce new policy areas or broaden the types of payments beyond the established purpose of National Partnership Payments (supporting outputs/projects, facilitating reforms, rewarding reforms). Therefore it does not materially change the scope of the National Partnership Payments mechanism compared with its original purpose; it simply schedules particular payments and program allocations for 7 August 2018."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose financial instrument with one operative provision (clause 3) and a commencement clause (clause 2)","Schedule 1 contains many line items across 7 program areas and 8 jurisdictions (large matrix of allocations)","Numerical precision and many decimal amounts ($444,017,366.21 total; multiple entries with cents)","Cross-reliance on external National Partnership Agreements or program documentation for performance conditions and payment triggers (not set out in the Determination)","Repetition and duplicated tables in the instrument text increases reading effort though not substantive complexity","No extensive defined-term or interpretive section in this Determination (reduces legal complexity)","Multiple small and large allocations (from $50,000 items to $365,007,000) increase administrative complexity for recipients"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanical change first)**\n\n- This Determination directs the Commonwealth to pay specified lump sums to each State and Territory on 7 August 2018. (See clause 3 and Table 1.)\n- The total amount to be paid is $444,017,366.21, split across eight jurisdictions (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, NT) and allocated to named program areas listed in Schedule 1.\n- The Determination takes effect on the day it is made (clause 2).\n\n**Official rationale (as stated in the instrument)**\n\n- The payments are to be made for three purposes (clause 3):\n - to support States delivering specified outputs or projects listed in Schedule 1; or\n - to facilitate the reforms described in Schedule 1; or\n - to reward States for nationally significant reforms specified in Schedule 1.\n\n**Who pays, who receives, and who is affected**\n\n- Who pays: the Commonwealth (the Determination requires Commonwealth payments to States/Territories).\n- Who receives: state and territory governments named in the table and Schedule 1.\n- Who is practically affected: agencies and service providers in the States/ Territories that run the listed programs (health, education, skills, community services, affordable housing—notably remote Indigenous housing—environment, tourism-related infrastructure). End beneficiaries (citizens, service users) are indirectly affected through state delivery of the funded projects.\n\n**Key numeric and program details (from Schedule 1)**\n\n- Total payment: $444,017,366.21.\n- Largest program allocation by category: Remote Indigenous housing — $365,007,000.00 in total (major shares to QLD, WA, NT).\n- Major state-level totals (examples): Queensland $127,891,356.11; Western Australia $139,679,480.33; Northern Territory $112,178,282.54.\n- Smaller, targeted items appear (e.g. $50,000 for a Health infrastructure project in Victoria; online safety program amounts for NT schools).\n\n**How it works in practice (implementation mechanics and likely conditions)**\n\n- The Determination itself specifies amounts and the program headings; fuller administrative conditions, milestones, reporting and payment triggers are normally set out in the underlying National Partnership Agreements (NPAs) or in program-specific documents referenced in Schedule 1. The Determination delegates only the payment direction and schedule.\n- Payments are typically contingent on States meeting agreed outputs or reform milestones in NPAs; the Determination does not on its face set reporting mechanics, but Schedule 1 provides the project-level mapping.\n\n**Costs, incentives and trade‑offs (practical effects to consider)**\n\n- Who pays and who bears the opportunity cost: Commonwealth budget funds these payments; making these allocations reduces Commonwealth funds available for alternate uses. The burden is diffuse (federal budget) while benefits are concentrated in particular States and programs.\n- Concentrated benefits: sizeable sums for remote Indigenous housing and some large state transfers (QLD, WA, NT) create clearly concentrated gains for those jurisdictions and the local contractors/service providers they engage.\n- Incentives for States: receiving earmarked Commonwealth money incentivises States to prioritise the listed projects and reforms; this can change State spending priorities and trigger reallocation of State resources.\n- Risk of substitution/crowding out: there is a practical risk that States may substitute Commonwealth funds for their own spending on those areas unless NPAs or other conditions require additional (or matched) State contributions.\n- Compliance and administrative burden: States will likely need to meet reporting, compliance and milestone requirements tied to NPAs; administering many small line items (and large projects) raises monitoring costs.\n- Implementation risk: delivering large infrastructure or housing programs (particularly in remote areas) brings risks of timeline slippage, cost overruns, procurement complexity and workforce constraints.\n- Rent-seeking/capture risk: targeted, high-value allocations can create opportunities for lobbying by particular contractors or service providers; the Determination’s fixed amounts and program headings concentrate incentive toward those suppliers and projects.\n\n**What the instrument does not do on its face**\n\n- It does not itself set detailed performance milestones, reporting formats, or payment triggers; those are normally in the underlying NPAs or program rules referenced in Schedule 1.\n\n(References: commencement clause 2; payment direction and purposes, clause 3; program-level detail, Schedule 1.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original purpose exactly as intended: authorising specific National Partnership Payments to states. It is a routine administrative instrument made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009, and its scope remains limited to the specific payment round of 7 August 2018."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (3 operative clauses plus schedules)","No defined terms section — uses plain language throughout","No cross-references to other legislation beyond generic reference to 'Schedule 1'","Simple tabular format for payment allocations","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers — just straightforward payment authorisations","Repetition of Schedule 1 tables (appears 3 times in the source text) creates visual clutter but doesn't add legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs the Commonwealth to pay $444 million to Australia’s eight states and territories on 7 August 2018 as National Partnership Payments supporting specific projects and reforms. \n\nMost funds (about $365M, 82%) target remote Indigenous housing in WA, QLD, NT and SA; major recipients include Western Australia ($139.7M), Queensland ($127.9M) and the Northern Territory ($112.2M). It funds state-delivered programs to address Indigenous housing disadvantage and other targeted services."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-137-august-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-137-august-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-137-august-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-137-august-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-137-august-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-137-august-2018/documents"}}