{"id":"F2019L01317","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 154 (October 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-154-october-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99892,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L01317-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. 154 (October 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 154 (October 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. 154 (October 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 8 October 2019","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 8 October 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

$80,047,922.70

Victoria

$15,627,604.70

Queensland

$1,912,854.70

Western Australia

$64,014,188.03

South Australia

$12,370,337.70

Tasmania

$2,312,854.70

Australian Capital Territory

$4,370,135.67

Northern Territory

$39,047,487.30

Total

$219,703,385.50

\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 8 October 2019 ($)","content":"# SChedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 8 October 2019 ($)\n\n![](image.001.png)","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose: authorising a specific tranche of National Partnership Payments for a single payment date. It does not expand beyond the standard function of a Federal Financial Relations determination under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 300 words of substantive text)","Only 3 operative sections: name, commencement, and determination","No defined terms section — uses plain language","Single purpose: authorising specific payment amounts on a specific date","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation","Tabular data is straightforward (state + amount pairs)","Reference to Schedule 1 for details, but Schedule 1 content appears truncated/incomplete in this extract"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises the Commonwealth to pay $219.7 million to Australia’s states and territories on 8 October 2019 as National Partnership Payments. \n\nThe funds—allocated in specific amounts to each state and territory—support delivery of agreed projects and services, facilitate state-led reforms, and reward completion of major national reforms, reflecting how Canberra shares funding for joint infrastructure, service delivery, and policy initiatives."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not purport to change the broader Federal Financial Relations or National Partnership framework. It specifies amounts, recipients and purposes for payments on 8 October 2019 (s3, Table 1, Schedule 1) but contains no provisions that expand or contract the statutory scope of National Partnership Payments."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple line-item payments across eight jurisdictions in Table 1 (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, ACT, NT)","Single aggregate total and specified per-jurisdiction amounts (Table 1) requiring precise payment processing","Cross-reference to Schedule 1 for the specified outputs/projects and conditions (s3 + Schedule 1) — obligations not self-contained in the body","Commencement is immediate on making the instrument (s2), producing a fixed payment date (8 October 2019) and short implementation window","Narrow legal form: sets amounts and purposes but relies on external administrative processes (grant-making, reporting) for execution","Limited discretionary rules in the text — operational discretion resides in how the Commonwealth and States comply with Schedule 1 conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination directs one-off National Partnership Payments totalling $219,703,385.50 to States and Territories on 8 October 2019, with each jurisdiction’s amount set in Table 1 and further detail in Schedule 1. The Commonwealth pays; States and Territories receive grants to support specified outputs or projects, facilitate reforms, or reward nationally significant reforms (s3). The payments are conditional on the Schedule’s requirements, creating administrative and compliance tasks for States and reliance on the Commonwealth’s scheduling and reporting."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-154-october-2019","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-154-october-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-154-october-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-154-october-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-154-october-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-154-october-2019/documents"}}