{"id":"F2018L01441","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 138 (September 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-138-september-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98123,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01441-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. 138 (September 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 138 (September 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. 138 (September 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 September 2018","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 September 2018\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

$37,539,582.63

Victoria

$31,837,092.13

Queensland

$52,699,491.96

Western Australia

$38,915,836.62

South Australia

$16,197,029.63

Tasmania

$4,913,862.96

Australian Capital Territory

$578,400.63

Northern Territory

$5,095,317.30

Total

$187,776,613.86

\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 September 2018 ($)\n\n![](image.001.png)","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 September 2018 ($)","content":"## Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 September 2018 ($)\n\n![](image.001.png)","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the scope of the National Partnership program; it allocates specified payment amounts and timing for agreed outputs/reforms referenced in Schedule 1 (Determination cl.3; Table 1; Schedule 1). It amends financial transfers only, not the underlying program rules or eligibility criteria."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow administrative function: purely a payment schedule rather than a policy change (see Determination cl.3 and Table 1).","References detailed program content to Schedule 1, so substantive obligations are off‑loaded to that Schedule (Schedule 1).","Multiple recipients and many numeric amounts create bookkeeping but not legal complexity (Table 1).","Immediate commencement on making reduces phased implementation issues but requires prompt administrative action (cl.2).","Limited ministerial/bureaucratic discretion within the instrument itself; substantive discretion lies in applying Schedule 1 and underlying national partnership framework (cl.3; Schedule 1).","Compliance burden is operational (payment processing, and States delivering outputs per Schedule 1) rather than interpretive."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination instructs the Commonwealth to pay fixed National Partnership amounts to each State and Territory on 7 September 2018 to fund specified outputs, facilitate listed reforms, or reward nationally significant reforms set out in Schedule 1. It affects Commonwealth finance officers (who pay) and State/Territory governments (who receive and deliver the agreed projects); it matters because it commits federal money, specifies timing and amounts, and ties payment to the items described in Schedule 1."},"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 serves its original narrow purpose: authorising a specific tranche of National Partnership Payments. It has not expanded beyond this function. These determinations are routinely issued to give legal effect to funding agreements negotiated between the Commonwealth and states."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 300 words of substantive text)","Only 3 operative sections: name, commencement, and determination","No defined terms section — uses plain language","Single purpose: authorising specific payment amounts to named recipients","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation","Schedule 1 referenced but content appears truncated/incomplete in this version"],"plain_english_summary":"Authorises about $188 million in National Partnership Payments from the Commonwealth to states and territories to support delivery of projects/services, facilitate agreed reforms, and reward completion of major national reforms. \n\nMajor payments (7 Sep 2018): Queensland $52.7M, WA $38.9M, NSW $37.5M, Victoria $31.8M; South Australia $16.2M, Northern Territory $5.1M, Tasmania $4.9M, ACT $578K. It creates the legal authority for these federal transfers to fund joint projects and reforms."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-138-september-2018","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-138-september-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-138-september-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-138-september-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-138-september-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-138-september-2018/documents"}}