{"id":"F2019L00471","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 144 (13 February 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-144-13-february-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99071,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00471-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. 144 (13 FEBRUARY 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 144 (13 FEBRUARY 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. 144 (13 February 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 13 February 2019","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 13 February 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

$109,000,000.00

Western Australia

-

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

-

Northern Territory

-

Total

$109,000,000.00

\n```\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 13 February 2019 ($)","content":"# SChedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 13 February 2019 ($)\n\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | --- | --- | --- | -------------- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | -------------- |\n| Contingent Payments | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Natural disaster relief | x | - | - | 109,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 109,000,000.00 |\n| Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments | | - | - | 109,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 109,000,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | | - | - | 109,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 109,000,000.00 |","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No change in scope is apparent within this instrument. The determination confines itself to a single contingent payment for natural disaster relief to Queensland as specified in Schedule 1, and clause 3 states the general purposes for which such payments may be made. The text shows no expansion or narrowing beyond those stated purposes and the Schedule's payment entry (cl.3; Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, targeted payment: only one monetary entry — $109,000,000 to Queensland for natural disaster relief (Table; Schedule 1).","Straightforward legal mechanics: instrument commences on day made (cl.2) and specifies amounts to be paid (cl.3).","Broad-purpose language with limited detail: clause 3 lists three purposes (support delivery of outputs/projects; facilitate reforms; reward reforms) but does not set operational conditions within the text, relying on Schedule 1 for further information (cl.3; Schedule 1).","Reliance on Schedule 1 for specifics: the schedule contains the payment category (Contingent Payments — Natural disaster relief) and amount, so administrative detail is external to the main clauses (Schedule 1).","Low administrative and compliance complexity apparent: the table and schedule list a single payment and do not specify reporting, timelines, or conditional performance measures in this instrument (Table; Schedule 1).","Fiscal clarity with limited scope: the instrument commits a defined fiscal amount ($109,000,000) to a State, making the budgetary impact explicit but narrow (Table; Schedule 1).","Decision and payment flow: clause 3 directs that the amounts are to be paid to the States, indicating Commonwealth payment to State recipients under the Federal Financial Relations framework (cl.3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument directs a one‑off National Partnership Payment of $109,000,000 to Queensland for natural disaster relief as set out in Schedule 1. It takes effect on the day it is made (Commencement cl.2) and frames the payment under clause 3 as funding to support delivery of specified outputs, facilitate reforms, or reward reforms. The Commonwealth pays the State; the measure funds state relief activity and does not itself change private‑sector rules or market structures."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose exactly as intended. It is a single-purpose administrative instrument authorising one specific payment. There is no evidence of scope creep — it does not expand beyond the straightforward allocation of natural disaster relief funds to Queensland."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 1 page of substantive content)","Only 3 operative sections (Name, Commencement, Determination)","No defined terms section — terms like 'National Partnership Payments' rely on external statutory definitions in the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009","Simple tabular structure with straightforward allocation logic","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or nested logic","Single purpose instrument (one payment to one State for one purpose)","Cross-references only to Schedule 1, which is included in the document"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 directs a one-off National Partnership Payment of $109 million to the Queensland Government, payable 13 February 2019, to fund natural disaster relief.\n\nIt affects Queensland’s government as the recipient and the state’s residents who benefit from disaster response and recovery services, illustrating how the Commonwealth funds state-led emergency recovery."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-144-13-february-2019","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-144-13-february-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-144-13-february-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-144-13-february-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-144-13-february-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-144-13-february-2019/documents"}}