{"id":"F2019L00498","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 142 (January 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-142-january-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99103,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00498-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. 142 (January 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 142 (January 2019)","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. 142 (January 2019).","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 January 2019","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 January 2019\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 January 2019 ($)","content":"# SChedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 January 2019 ($)\n\n![](image.002.png)","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination itself does not indicate any change to an earlier instrument or expansion of policy scope. It establishes specified payments, purposes and commencement; all substantive details and conditions are contained in the attached Schedule 1 and Table 1 rather than altering existing legal scope."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument that only sets payment amounts and purposes (s3).","Operational detail and conditions are delegated to Schedule 1 and Table 1 (Schedule 1, Table 1), so the text is simple but requires consulting attachments for specifics.","Single commencement rule: immediate effect on making (s2), which is administratively straightforward.","Payment timing is fixed (payment on 7 January 2019 in Table 1), reducing conditional complexity but concentrating implementation on that date.","Reliance on images for Table 1 and Schedule 1 in the provided source means details are external to the body text and must be read separately to understand full obligations."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs the Commonwealth to pay the amounts listed in Table 1 to the States named, to fund grants that: support delivery of specified outputs or projects, facilitate specified reforms, or reward nationally significant reforms set out in Schedule 1 (s3). It takes effect when made (s2).\n\nThe Commonwealth funds the payments; States receive the money and must meet the conditions and purposes described in Schedule 1. The instrument fixes amounts and purposes but leaves operational detail and any verification to the schedules and administering authorities (s3, Schedule 1)."},"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 January 2019). It does not expand beyond the standard template for such determinations under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 200 words of substantive text)","Only 3 operative sections plus a schedule","No defined terms section","Minimal cross-referencing (only internal references to Schedule 1)","Simple conditional structure (if state is in table, payment is made)","Tabular data presented as images rather than text (reduces parseable complexity but creates accessibility issues)","Straightforward purpose-based drafting (three clear purposes in section 3)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Commonwealth government document that approves specific payments to Australian States and Territories. It authorises the federal government to pay money to the states for three main purposes: (1) helping them deliver specific projects or services, (2) supporting reforms they are making, or (3) rewarding them for major reforms that benefit the whole country. The document lists which states get paid, how much they receive, and what the money is for. These are called 'National Partnership Payments' — they're part of how the federal government shares money with states to achieve national goals in areas like health, education, or infrastructure."},"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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