{"id":"F2018L01664","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 140 (November 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-140-november-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98313,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01664-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. 140 (NOVEMBER 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 140 (NOVEMBER 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. 140 (November 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 November 2018","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 November 2018\n\n![](image.001.png)\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 November 2018 ($)\n\n![](image.002.png)","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 November 2018 ($)","content":"## Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 November 2018 ($)\n\n![](image.002.png)","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument simply authorises specific payments and ties them to purposes listed in Schedule 1 and the payment table. Nothing in the text indicates an expansion or narrowing of scope beyond making those payments on the listed date; any operative details depend on the items in Schedule 1 and the table (s3, Table 1, Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Mechanistic structure: short, formulaic determination that directs payments by reference to a table and schedule rather than setting substantive eligibility criteria (s3, Table 1).","Dependence on external material: substantive details about projects, outputs or reforms are located in Schedule 1 and the payment table graphics, requiring cross‑referencing to interpret amounts and purposes (Table 1, Schedule 1).","Single payment timing: payment specified for a single date (7 November 2018), which simplifies timing but concentrates administrative action around that date (Table 1).","Limited on‑face conditions: the determination states purposes for payments but does not set out operational requirements, reporting, or compliance mechanics, so implementers must consult Schedule 1 or other instruments for delivery and accountability details (s3, Schedule 1).","Commencement rule: takes effect on the day it is made, which affects when administrative processes must be ready to execute payments (s2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Commonwealth to pay specified sums to named States on 7 November 2018. The payments, listed in Table 1 and described further in Schedule 1, are grants to help States deliver particular projects or outputs, to facilitate specified reforms, or to reward nationally significant reforms (s3, Table 1, Schedule 1). It matters because it moves federal money to State programs and reforms on a defined date and ties each payment to the purposes set out in the schedule."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination appears to serve its original narrow purpose: authorising a specific tranche of National Partnership Payments for a specific payment date (7 November 2018). Determinations of this type are typically short-lived instruments that do exactly what they say on the tin — authorise specific payments on specific dates. There is no evidence of scope creep; it has not expanded into broader policy-making or regulatory functions."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 200 words of substantive text)","Only 3 operative sections (Name, Commencement, Determination)","No defined terms section — terms used have their ordinary meaning or are defined in the parent Act (Federal Financial Relations Act 2009)","Simple conditional structure: 'amounts specified in the table are to be paid'","Cross-references limited to Schedule 1 (which contains the actual payment details in tabular form)","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions in the visible text"],"plain_english_summary":"This funding determination authorises Commonwealth National Partnership Payments to specific States on 7 November 2018 to support delivery of services, facilitate agreed reforms, and reward completion of major national reforms.  \n\nIt affects State and Territory governments (payment recipients), taxpayers (funding source) and citizens (through funded services). It matters because these conditional payments let the Commonwealth steer state policy and reform priorities. Exact amounts and state allocations are in accompanying tables not visible here."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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