{"id":"F2019L00461","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 141 (December 2018)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-141-december-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99058,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00461-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. 141 (december 2018)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 141 (december 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. 141 (December 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 December 2018","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 December 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":"Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 December 2018 ($)","content":"# SChedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 December 2018 ($)\n\n|                                                                       | NSW           | VIC           | QLD           | WA            | SA            | TAS           | ACT        | NT            | Total          |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | ------------- | -------------- |\n| Health                                                                |               |               |               |               |               |               |            |               |                |\n| Indigenous health                                                     |               |               |               |               |               |               |            |               |                |\n| Rheumatic Fever Strategy                                              | -             | -             | -             | 911,000.00    | -             | -             | -          | -             | 911,000.00     |\n| Other health payments                                                 |               |               |               |               |               |               |            |               |                |\n| Adult Public Dental Services                                          | 17,182,900.00 | 13,440,968.00 | -             | 4,843,123.00  | 4,690,674.00  | 1,693,824.00  | -          | -             | 41,851,489.00  |\n| Suicide Prevention                                                    | -             | -             | -             | -             | -             | -             | 120,000.00 | -             | 120,000.00     |\n| Total Health National Partnership payments                            | 17,182,900.00 | 13,440,968.00 | -             | 5,754,123.00  | 4,690,674.00  | 1,693,824.00  | 120,000.00 | -             | 42,882,489.00  |\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| Total Community Services National Partnership payments                | -             | 6,383,500.00  | 3,780,833.33  | 2,271,833.33  | -             | 1,022,833.33  | -          | 524,416.67    | 13,983,416.66  |\n| Infrastructure                                                        |               |               |               |               |               |               |            |               |                |\n| Infrastructure Investment Program                                     |               |               |               |               |               |               |            |               |                |\n| Investment Rail                                                       | -             | 4,580,000.00  | -             | -             | -             | -             | -          | -             | 4,580,000.00   |\n| Infrastructure Investment Programme - Investment Road                 | 11,900,000.00 | 2,243,392.00  | 18,037,000.00 | 62,520,250.00 | 27,123,000.00 | 21,576,880.00 | -          | -             | 143,400,522.00 |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-Through States                          | 3,394,996.00  | 1,035,000.00  | 2,469,388.00  | 236,533.00    | 264,000.00    | 800,000.00    | -          | -             | 8,199,917.00   |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-To States                               | 400,000.00    | 300,000.00    | -             | 400,000.00    | -             | 500,000.00    | -          | 400,000.00    | 2,000,000.00   |\n| Heavy Vehicle Safety - Through Payments                               | 1,574,950.00  | -             | -             | -             | -             | -             | -          | -             | 1,574,950.00   |\n| Heavy vehicle safety - to States                                      | -             | 100,000.00    | 4,750,000.00  | -             | 161,227.00    | -             | -          | 5,400,000.00  | 10,411,227.00  |\n| Black spot projects                                                   | 5,364,540.00  | -             | 3,259,649.00  | 2,039,512.00  | 228,581.00    | -             | -          | -             | 10,892,282.00  |\n| Northern Australia Beef Roads Fund - To States                        | -             | -             | 500,000.00    | -             | -             | -             | -          | -             | 500,000.00     |\n| Northern Australia Roads Projects - To payments                       | -             | -             | -             | 11,970,000.00 | -             | -             | -          | 16,000,000.00 | 27,970,000.00  |\n| Infrastructure Growth Package                                         |               |               |               |               |               |               |            |               |                |\n| ARF - IIP - National Highway Upgrade Programme                        | 4,500,000.00  | -             | -             | -             | -             | -             | -          | -             | 4,500,000.00   |\n| ARF - IIP - Western Sydney Roads                                      | 3,673,771.00  | -             | -             | -             | -             | -             | -          | -             | 3,673,771.00   |\n| Infrastructure Growth Package - New Investments                       |               |               |               |               |               |               |            |               |                |\n| ARF - IIP - New Investments (unallocated)                             | -             | -             | -             | -             | 20,000,000.00 | -             | -          | -             | 20,000,000.00  |\n| Total Infrastructure National Partnership payments                    | 30,808,257.00 | 8,258,392.00  | 29,016,037.00 | 77,166,295.00 | 47,776,808.00 | 22,876,880.00 | -          | 21,800,000.00 | 237,702,669.00 |\n| Environment                                                           |               |               |               |               |               |               |            |               |                |\n| Water for the Future - Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | -             | -             | 763,844.60    | -             | 720,001.00    | -             | -          | -             | 1,483,845.60   |\n| Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component                        | -             | -             | 5,000,000.00  | 438,000.00    | -             | -             | -          | -             | 5,438,000.00   |\n| Total Environment National Partnership payments                       | -             | -             | 5,763,844.60  | 438,000.00    | 720,001.00    | -             | -          | -             | 6,921,845.60   |\n| Total National Partnership Payments                                   | 47,991,157.00 | 28,082,860.00 | 38,560,714.93 | 85,630,251.33 | 53,187,483.00 | 25,593,537.33 | 120,000.00 | 22,324,416.67 | 301,490,420.26 |","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended for instruments of this type under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It specifies amounts, recipient states, and permitted purposes for National Partnership Payments. The scope has not expanded beyond the original legislative intent of making specific funding allocations."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 1 page of substantive legislative text plus a payment schedule)","Only 3 operative sections (Name, Commencement, Determination)","No defined terms section — terms like 'National Partnership Payments' and 'States' rely on external definitions in the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009","Simple conditional structure: single purpose clause with three alternative purposes (outputs, reforms, rewards)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond implied references to the parent Act","Payment schedule is a straightforward table with no nested conditions or exceptions","No amendment provisions, review mechanisms, or sunset clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This funding determination directs the Commonwealth to pay $301.5 million to states and territories as National Partnership Payments on 7 December 2018, funding targeted health, community services, infrastructure and environmental projects. Western Australia is the largest beneficiary and the ACT the smallest recipient. \n\nIt matters because the money is conditional — states must spend it on the listed projects — illustrating cooperative federalism: Canberra provides the cash while states deliver services and infrastructure."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument specifies payment amounts for a single payment date and lists the projects and purposes in Schedule 1. The text does not, within the material provided, expand or narrow the programmatic scope beyond those listed allocations or amend prior instruments; it functions as an allocation schedule rather than a change in statutory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Many discrete line items across multiple sectors and jurisdictions (Schedule 1) increases bookkeeping and reconciliation work.","Single payment-date allocation (Table 1) requires coordination of timing between Commonwealth and States.","Multiple stated purposes for payments (support delivery, facilitate reforms, reward reforms) in s3 create different accountability expectations.","Dependence on Schedule 1 to define projects/outputs — the Determination delegates substantive detail to the Schedule rather than embedding eligibility rules.","Precise numeric allocations and state-specific amounts increase administrative precision needs for audit and reporting.","Lack of detailed conditionality within the instrument itself implies compliance and implementation details are managed elsewhere, raising coordination and information-costs."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs Commonwealth payments to the States on 7 December 2018 for projects and reforms listed in Schedule 1. It allocates specific dollar amounts across health, community services, infrastructure and environment to support delivery, facilitate reforms or reward nationally significant reforms (see section 3 and Schedule 1). It affects state treasuries and agencies that receive and apply the grants and federal officials who set the payments, creating a financial incentive for States to implement the listed projects to obtain the funds."},"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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