{"id":"F2019L01069","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 152 (August 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-152-august-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99688,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L01069-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. 152 (August 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 152 (August 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. 152 (August 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 August 2019","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 August 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

$7,970,217.00

Victoria

$9,064,011.00

Queensland

$15,665,073.00

Western Australia

$2,951,333.33

South Australia

$4,322,375.00

Tasmania

$17,200,000.00

Australian Capital Territory

$480,164.00

Northern Territory

$25,948,616.00

Total

$83,601,789.33

\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 7 August 2019 ($)","content":"# SChedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 August 2019 ($)\n\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------- |\n| Health | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Other health payments | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Community Health and Hospitals Program | x | 6,500,000.00 | 6,500,000.00 | 8,050,000.00 | - | 1,700,000.00 | 14,400,000.00 | - | - | 37,150,000.00 |\n| Adult Public Dental Services | x | - | - | - | - | - | - | 480,164.00 | - | 480,164.00 |\n| Total Health National Partnership payments | | 6,500,000.00 | 6,500,000.00 | 8,050,000.00 | - | 1,700,000.00 | 14,400,000.00 | 480,164.00 | - | 37,630,164.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Education | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Defence industry school pathways programs | x | - | - | - | 600,000.00 | 600,000.00 | - | - | - | 1,200,000.00 |\n| Total Education National Partnership payments | | - | - | - | 600,000.00 | 600,000.00 | - | - | - | 1,200,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Community Services | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Specialist disability services | x | - | - | - | 2,351,333.33 | - | - | - | - | 2,351,333.33 |\n| Total Community Services National Partnership payments | | - | - | - | 2,351,333.33 | - | - | - | - | 2,351,333.33 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Affordable Housing | | | | | | | | | | |\n| NT remote Aboriginal investment - remote Australia strategies | x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25,480,500.00 | 25,480,500.00 |\n| Total Affordable Housing National Partnership payments | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25,480,500.00 | 25,480,500.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Infrastructure | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Infrastructure Investment Program | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-Through States | x | - | 274,011.00 | 2,582,366.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,856,377.00 |\n| Heavy Vehicle Safety - Through Payments | x | - | 290,000.00 | 770,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,060,000.00 |\n| Total Infrastructure National Partnership payments | | - | 564,011.00 | 3,352,366.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 3,916,377.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Environment | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs | x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 468,116.00 | 468,116.00 |\n| Water for the Future - Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | x | 1,209,217.00 | - | 1,262,707.00 | - | 1,822,375.00 | - | - | - | 4,294,299.00 |\n| Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component | x | - | - | 3,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 3,000,000.00 |\n| Water Infrastructure Development Fund - Capital Component | x | - | - | - | - | - | 2,800,000.00 | - | - | 2,800,000.00 |\n| National fire danger rating system | x | - | - | - | - | 200,000.00 | - | - | - | 200,000.00 |\n| Preparing Australia package | x | - | 2,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,000,000.00 |\n| On-Farm Emergeny Wate Infra Rebate Scheme | x | 261,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 261,000.00 |\n| Total Environment National Partnership payments | | 1,470,217.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 4,262,707.00 | - | 2,022,375.00 | 2,800,000.00 | - | 468,116.00 | 13,023,415.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | | 7,970,217.00 | 9,064,011.00 | 15,665,073.00 | 2,951,333.33 | 4,322,375.00 | 17,200,000.00 | 480,164.00 | 25,948,616.00 | 83,601,789.33 |","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination is a routine funding allocation under the Federal Financial Relations framework: it specifies monetary amounts to States and Territories for particular projects and reforms. It does not expand the legal scope of the Commonwealth’s or the States’ functions; it simply allocates one‑off payments for named purposes consistent with the established National Partnership Payments mechanism. Any substantive policy change or expansion of responsibilities would occur in the underlying National Partnership Agreements or separate legislation, not in this allocation schedule."},"complexity_factors":["Single short Determination with one operative clause (clause 3) specifying purpose and payment mechanism","Table 1 listing 8 jurisdictions and a total figure ($83,601,789.33)","Schedule 1 with multiple line items across 6 policy sectors (Health, Education, Community Services, Affordable Housing, Infrastructure, Environment)","Approximately 20–25 distinct payment line items in Schedule 1 (multiple per State)","No interpretation/defined terms section in the text provided (reduces internal cross‑reference complexity)","Implicit cross‑references to separate National Partnership Agreements or bilateral funding agreements (external complexity)","Some fractional dollar amounts (e.g. cents and cents‑level totals) and one recurring payment date (7 August 2019)","Limited conditional logic in the Determination itself — conditions likely reside in external agreements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanics)**\n\n- This Determination sets out one-off Commonwealth payments (National Partnership Payments) to each State and Territory on 7 August 2019. The amounts and recipients are fixed in Table 1 and explained in Schedule 1. (See Determination cl. 3; Table 1; Schedule 1.)\n\n- The payments are for making grants of financial assistance to States to: support delivery of specified outputs or projects; facilitate specified reforms; or reward States for nationally significant reforms. The Determination therefore allocates money to States for specific programs listed in Schedule 1 (Determination cl. 3).\n\n- Total Commonwealth funding under this Determination is $83,601,789.33. Major single items in Schedule 1 include the Community Health and Hospitals Program across several States ($37,150,000 listed) and a large Affordable Housing allocation to the Northern Territory (NT remote Aboriginal investment — $25,480,500). Individual State totals are shown in Table 1 (e.g. Queensland $15,665,073.00, Tasmania $17,200,000.00, NT $25,948,616.00).\n\n**Who pays and who receives**\n\n- Who pays: the Commonwealth (federal government) from consolidated revenue. The Determination is the legal mechanism that authorises those payments to States and Territories.\n\n- Who receives: the eight State and Territory governments (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory) in the amounts shown in Table 1 and detailed by program in Schedule 1.\n\n**What the money is for (programs in Schedule 1)**\n\n- Health: Community Health and Hospitals Program; Adult Public Dental Services (ACT); other small health items.\n- Education: Defence industry school pathways programs (small, targeted amounts).\n- Community Services: Specialist disability services (Western Australia allocation).\n- Affordable Housing: NT remote Aboriginal investment (large NT allocation).\n- Infrastructure: Bridges renewal through the Infrastructure Investment Program; Heavy Vehicle Safety through payments to States.\n- Environment: Water for the Future (sustainable rural water use), Water Development Fund feasibility and capital components, pest and disease preparedness in the NT, fire danger rating system funding, Preparing Australia recovery/preparedness funding, and an on-farm emergency water infrastructure rebate for NSW.\n\n(See Schedule 1 for the complete line‑by‑line breakdown.)\n\n**Why it matters (official purpose and practical implications)**\n\n- Officially, the Determination exists to deliver targeted Commonwealth funding to States for specified projects and reforms (Determination cl. 3). Practically, it moves Commonwealth money into State budgets for identified programs and creates entitlements and reporting expectations tied to those programs.\n\n- Who decides how the money is used in detail: the Commonwealth prescribes the high‑level purposes in this Determination and Schedule 1; the State receiving the funds is responsible for delivering the listed outputs or projects. Delivery is commonly governed by the terms of associated National Partnership Agreements or bilateral accords between the Commonwealth and the State (the Determination itself does not set out detailed performance conditions). That means the States decide implementation details but usually within the contractual/administrative requirements set by the Commonwealth and any bilateral agreement.\n\n**Costs, incentives and trade‑offs**\n\n- Who pays in the end: Commonwealth taxpayers fund the payments; those funds are not available for other Commonwealth priorities (opportunity cost).\n\n- Concentrated benefits and incentives: several relatively large, concentrated payments go to particular jurisdictions (e.g. NT, TAS). That concentrates economic opportunity (construction, service delivery contracts, health program funding) in particular places and beneficiaries, which can create strong local incentives to implement the specified projects.\n\n- Effect on private enterprise and competition: much of the delivery (infrastructure works, health services, water projects) is commonly contracted to private or non‑government providers by the State. That can increase demand for private providers in affected sectors and regions. The Determination does not itself impose procurement rules, so States’ procurement choices (competitive tendering or direct delivery) will determine effects on competition and private sector participation.\n\n- Compliance burden and implementation risk: States will need to meet any performance, acquittal and reporting requirements attached to these payments. The Determination is concise but typically operates alongside more detailed funding agreements that create administrative work for both Commonwealth and State agencies (monitoring, reporting, audits). There is some implementation risk tied to timing, transfer mechanics and whether projects meet the output criteria in associated agreements.\n\n- Bureaucratic discretion and conditionality: the Determination sets amounts and purposes but not the granular conditions. Any substantive compliance conditions, milestones or penalties are usually in underlying agreements; this creates discretionary administrative choices by Commonwealth agencies when determining whether a State has satisfied conditions.\n\n- Opportunity costs and substitutes: States may advance projects that align with the funding categories (e.g. water infrastructure) and may reallocate their own budgets to match Commonwealth priorities. That can crowd in specific activities but crowd out alternative state spending choices.\n\n**Bottom line (practical summary)**\n\n- This instrument is an allocation schedule: it tells the Commonwealth to pay a defined pool of money to States and Territories for named programs on a specific date. It does not itself lay out detailed program rules. The money changes incentives for States to deliver the listed projects and to comply with the associated agreements; it also creates opportunities for private contractors where States procure delivery. (See Determination cl. 3; Table 1; Schedule 1.)"},"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 intended purpose exactly: it is a routine administrative instrument authorising specific National Partnership Payments to states and territories. These determinations are made regularly under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 to give effect to funding agreements already negotiated between the Commonwealth and the states. The scope remains limited to the specific payment date (7 August 2019) and the specific programs listed."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 3 substantive clauses)","No defined terms section or interpretation provisions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond generic reference to 'Schedule 1'","Simple tabular structure with straightforward arithmetic","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Purpose is purely administrative—allocating predetermined funding amounts","No operative provisions creating rights or obligations beyond payment directive"],"plain_english_summary":"This Commonwealth determination authorises $83.6 million in federal payments to eight states and territories for national partnership programs across health, education, community services, affordable housing, infrastructure and environment. Major recipients include the Northern Territory ($25.9M), Tasmania ($17.2M) and Queensland ($15.7M), funding priorities like remote Aboriginal housing, community health and infrastructure.\n\nPayments are tied to delivery of specified outputs, reforms or nationally significant projects — the federal transfer mechanism for jointly funded state programs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-152-august-2019","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-152-august-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-152-august-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-152-august-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-152-august-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-152-august-2019/documents"}}