{"id":"F2019L01253","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 153 (September 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-153-september-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99842,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L01253-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. 153 (September 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 153 (September 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. 153 (September 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 9 September 2019","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 9 September 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

$100,000.00

Victoria

$2,044,685.60

Queensland

$14,568,340.00

Western Australia

$35,188,230.14

South Australia

-

Tasmania

$2,097,750.00

Australian Capital Territory

-

Northern Territory

$15,327.00

Total

$54,014,332.74

\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 9 September 2019 ($)","content":"# SChedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 9 September 2019 ($)\n\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| --------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ---------- | ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | --- | ------------ | --- | --------- | ------------- |\n| Health | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health infrastructure | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health Infrastructure Projects | x | - | 500,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500,000.00 |\n| Total Health National Partnership payments | | - | 500,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500,000.00 |\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| National Regulatory System for Community Housing Review | x | 100,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100,000.00 |\n| Total Affordable Housing National Partnership payments | | 100,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Infrastructure | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Infrastructure Investment Program | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Infrastructure Investment Programme - Investment Road | x | - | - | - | 16,404,750.00 | - | 2,097,750.00 | - | - | 18,502,500.00 |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-Through States | x | - | - | - | 1,600,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 1,600,000.00 |\n| Black spot projects | x | - | - | - | 3,856,511.00 | - | - | - | - | 3,856,511.00 |\n| Northern Australia Roads Projects - To payments | x | - | - | - | 9,840,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 9,840,000.00 |\n| Total Infrastructure National Partnership payments | | - | - | - | 31,701,261.00 | - | 2,097,750.00 | - | - | 33,799,011.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Environment | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs | x | - | 44,685.60 | 9,734,365.00 | 1,135,635.81 | - | - | - | 15,327.00 | 10,930,013.41 |\n| Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component | x | - | - | 3,700,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 3,700,000.00 |\n| Water Infrastructure Development Fund - Capital Component | x | - | 1,500,000.00 | 1,133,975.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,633,975.00 |\n| Total Environment National Partnership payments | | - | 1,544,685.60 | 14,568,340.00 | 1,135,635.81 | - | - | - | 15,327.00 | 17,263,988.41 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | | 100,000.00 | 2,044,685.60 | 14,568,340.00 | 35,188,230.14 | - | 2,097,750.00 | - | 15,327.00 | 54,014,332.74 |","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination does not alter the stated purposes in section 3; it simply specifies the amounts and recipients for payment on 9 September 2019. Schedule 1 itemises program lines and per‑State amounts consistent with the Determination's stated scope (s.3 and Schedule 1). No expansion or narrowing of the listed purposes is evident within the text provided."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple program categories (Health, Community Services, Affordable Housing, Infrastructure, Environment) listed in Schedule 1, requiring different administrative handling.","Payments allocated by State and program with precise amounts and decimals (Table 1 and Schedule 1), increasing bookkeeping detail.","Single payment date (9 September 2019) for all listed amounts, concentrating timing and cashflow effects.","Broad, non‑technical purposes in s.3 (support delivery, facilitate or reward reforms) leave implementation detail to administrative arrangements.","Cross‑reference between the main table (Table 1) and Schedule 1 which specifies projects and program lines.","Requires coordination between Commonwealth payment authority and State implementation/compliance arrangements (implied administrative burden)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination requires the Commonwealth to pay $54,014,332.74 to States and the Northern Territory on 9 September 2019 for specified national partnership purposes. Section 3 says the payments are to support delivery of listed projects, facilitate reforms, or reward nationally significant reforms; Schedule 1 breaks down amounts by program category and State. It matters because it allocates discrete federal funds to particular state projects and creates corresponding implementation and compliance responsibilities for both levels of government."},"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 is a routine administrative determination made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. It performs exactly the function intended: specifying particular National Partnership Payments to be made on a particular date. There is no scope creep — it does not expand beyond the original statutory purpose of authorising specific grant payments to states."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (3 operative clauses plus schedules)","No defined terms section — uses plain language throughout","Simple tabular format for payment allocations with no conditional logic","No cross-references to other legislation beyond implied reference to Federal Financial Relations Act","Straightforward arithmetic: fixed dollar amounts with no formulas or calculations required","Single purpose instrument: authorises specific payments on a specific date with no ongoing administrative machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay just over $54 million to states and territories on 9 September 2019 via National Partnership Payments to fund specific projects in health, community services, affordable housing, infrastructure and environment. Western Australia receives the lion’s share, reflecting major infrastructure investment; other funds support targeted environment, water and disability programs. It illustrates that federal funds are tied to agreed, project-specific outcomes rather than general revenue."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-153-september-2019","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-153-september-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-153-september-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-153-september-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-153-september-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-153-september-2019/documents"}}