{"id":"F2019L01461","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 155 (November 2019)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-155-november-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100286,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L01461-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. 155 (November 2019)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No. 155 (November 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. 155 (November 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 November 2019","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 November 2019\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

$9,382,231.00

Victoria

$2,869,738.00

Queensland

$9,585,593.37

Western Australia

$8,658,353.75

South Australia

-

Tasmania

$3,118,300.00

Australian Capital Territory

$1,852,424.00

Northern Territory

$4,795,953.81

Total

$40,262,593.93

\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 NOVEMber 2019 ($)","content":"# SChedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 NOVEMber 2019 ($)\n\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------ | ------------ | --- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------ | ------------- |\n| Health | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health infrastructure | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Fussell House accommodation | x | 1,700,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,700,000.00 |\n| Total Health National Partnership payments | | 1,700,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,700,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Education | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Early childhood education - Universal access to early education | x | - | - | - | - | - | - | 947,924.00 | - | 947,924.00 |\n| Total Education National Partnership payments | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 947,924.00 | - | 947,924.00 |\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| Infrastructure | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Infrastructure Investment Program | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Infrastructure Investment Programme - Investment Road | x | 1,364,400.00 | - | - | 4,479,636.00 | - | - | 604,500.00 | - | 6,448,536.00 |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-Through States | x | 1,289,075.00 | 844,738.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,133,813.00 |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-To States | x | - | - | - | - | - | 18,300.00 | 300,000.00 | - | 318,300.00 |\n| Heavy Vehicle Safety - Through Payments | x | 400,000.00 | 1,400,000.00 | - | 208,400.00 | - | - | - | - | 2,008,400.00 |\n| Heavy Vehicle Safety - to States | x | - | 625,000.00 | - | 110,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 735,000.00 |\n| Northern Australia Roads Projects - To payments | x | - | - | - | 120,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 120,000.00 |\n| Infrastructure Growth Package | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| ARF - IIP - Western Sydney Roads | x | 4,628,756.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,628,756.00 |\n| Total Infrastructure National Partnership payments | | 7,682,231.00 | 2,869,738.00 | - | 4,918,036.00 | - | 18,300.00 | 904,500.00 | - | 16,392,805.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Environment | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs | x | - | - | 9,585,593.37 | 1,388,984.42 | - | - | - | 4,795,953.81 | 15,770,531.60 |\n| World Heritage | x | - | - | - | - | - | 3,100,000.00 | - | - | 3,100,000.00 |\n| Total Environment National Partnership payments | | - | - | 9,585,593.37 | 1,388,984.42 | - | 3,100,000.00 | - | 4,795,953.81 | 18,870,531.60 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | | 9,382,231.00 | 2,869,738.00 | 9,585,593.37 | 8,658,353.75 | - | 3,118,300.00 | 1,852,424.00 | 4,795,953.81 | 40,262,593.93 |","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original intended purpose exactly as designed. It is a routine administrative instrument made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 to specify particular National Partnership Payments. The scope remains limited to authorising specific grant payments to states and territories for agreed projects, which is precisely what this type of determination is meant to do. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 3 substantive clauses)","No defined terms section or interpretation provisions","Minimal conditional logic—payments are absolute amounts specified in tables","Simple structure: name, commencement, determination clause, schedules with payment tables","No cross-references to other legislation beyond implied reference to the Federal Financial Relations Act","Straightforward tabular presentation of financial allocations","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Commonwealth determination allocates just over $40 million in targeted federal grants to states and territories to fund health, education, community services, infrastructure and environment projects and to support specific reforms.\n\nMajor recipients: Queensland $9.59M, New South Wales $9.38M, Western Australia $8.66M, Northern Territory $4.80M, Tasmania $3.12M, Victoria $2.87M, Australian Capital Territory $1.85M; South Australia receives no payment. Payments are conditional and must be used for the specified projects or reforms."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument sets specific payment amounts and recipients for 7 November 2019 and does not, on its face, expand or narrow the categories of National Partnership payments. The text contains no provision that amends the underlying scope of Federal Financial Relations arrangements; it merely allocates funds to programs and States as listed in Table 1 and Schedule 1."},"complexity_factors":["Numerical allocations across multiple jurisdictions (Table 1) require precise accounting and reconciliation.","Detailed program-level breakdown in Schedule 1 (several sectors and line items) increases administrative tracking.","Single-payment timing (payment on 7 November 2019) concentrates execution and cash-flow consequences.","Common legal structure is straightforward (commencement, determination, table, schedule) with limited procedural or conditional rules."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises specific National Partnership payments totalling $40,262,593.93 to States and Territories for payment on 7 November 2019. It fixes the recipients and amounts in Table 1 and Schedule 1 so the Commonwealth will make one‑off grants for named projects and programs.\n\nIt affects state and territory governments by allocating funds across health, education, community services, infrastructure and environment; the instrument states the payments are to support delivery, facilitate reforms, or reward nationally significant reforms."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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