{"id":"F2019L00465","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 145 (21 February 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-145-21-february-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99066,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00465-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. 145 (21 FEBRUARY 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 145 (21 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. 145 (21 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 21 February 2019","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 21 February 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

$2,000,000.00

Western Australia

-

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

-

Northern Territory

-

Total

$2,000,000.00

\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 21 February 2019 ($)","content":"# SChedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 21 February 2019 ($)\n\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | --- | --- | --- | ------------ | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ------------ |\n| Contingent Payments | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Natural disaster relief | x | - | - | 2,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,000,000.00 |\n| Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments | | - | - | 2,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,000,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | | - | - | 2,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,000,000.00 |","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination does not expand or narrow the broader Federal Financial Relations framework; it merely specifies a single, time‑specific grant payment ($2,000,000 to Queensland for natural disaster relief) and the accompanying schedule. There is no textual indication in this instrument that it changes the original scope of federal‑state payment arrangements."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow substantive scope: a single payment line in Table 1 and Schedule 1 (payments limited to $2,000,000 to Queensland for natural disaster relief).","Simple commencement rule (commences on day made) (see Commencement provision).","Standard-purpose wording in the Determination (s3) that ties payments to specified outputs, reforms or rewards, which creates conditionality but no elaborate new rules.","Use of Schedule 1 to set details — adds a layer of cross-reference but no nested regulatory regimes.","Low administrative complexity indicated: one-off transfer reduces ongoing reporting or program management burden relative to multi-year agreements.","Potential contingent-payment framing (Contingent Payments row) introduces conditional mechanics, but not elaborated within the instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs a one‑off national partnership payment of $2,000,000 to Queensland for natural disaster relief, using the Federal Financial Relations framework. It takes effect on the day it is made.\n\nIt names Queensland as the recipient and ties the payment to outputs and conditions set out in Schedule 1. It matters because it allocates targeted Commonwealth grant funding for disaster response and requires administration against the schedule’s terms."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose exactly as intended — authorising a specific one-off payment to a single state for disaster relief. There is no evidence of scope creep; it is a routine administrative instrument under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 1 page of substantive content)","Only 3 operative clauses (Name, Commencement, Determination)","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Simple tabular format showing only one non-zero payment","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the generic Schedule 1 reference","Straightforward purpose: single contingent payment for natural disaster relief"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises a $2 million National Partnership Payment from the Commonwealth to Queensland for natural disaster relief. It channels emergency grant funding quickly under the Federal Financial Relations framework (no new law required), while other states and territories receive nothing in this round. The payment helps Queensland cover immediate relief needs — emergency housing, clean-up and urgent infrastructure repairs — ahead of longer-term recovery funding."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-145-21-february-2019","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-145-21-february-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-145-21-february-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-145-21-february-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-145-21-february-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-145-21-february-2019/documents"}}