{"id":"F2020L00274","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No.165 (March 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-165-march-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100823,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00274-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.165 (March 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No.165 (March 2020)","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.165 (March 2020).","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 23 March 2020","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 23 March 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

-

Western Australia

-

South Australia

$ 700,000.00

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

-

Northern Territory

-

Total

$ 700,000.00

\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 23 March 2020 ($)","content":"# Schedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 23 March 2020 ($)\n\n| | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---------- | --- | --- | --- | ---------- |\n| Contingent Payments | | | | | | | | | |\n| Disaster recovery funding arrangements | - | - | - | - | 700,000.00 | - | - | - | 700,000.00 |\n| Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments | - | - | - | - | 700,000.00 | - | - | - | 700,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | - | - | - | - | 700,000.00 | - | - | - | 700,000.00 |","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 National Partnership Payment. It has not expanded beyond the standard function of such determinations under the Federal Financial Relations framework."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (3 operative clauses plus schedules)","No defined terms section — uses plain language","Single purpose: authorising one specific payment to one state","No cross-references to other legislation beyond implied reference to Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 framework","Simple tabular format for payment breakdown","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises a single Commonwealth payment of $700,000 to South Australia on 23 March 2020, classified as a National Partnership Payment. \n\nThe funds are contingency disaster-recovery money to respond to or reimburse disaster-related costs (e.g. bushfire/flood), affecting South Australia only and illustrating federal–state funding arrangements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument creates a single specified National Partnership payment as listed in Table 1 and Schedule 1. The text contains no provision that expands or restricts the broader Federal Financial Relations framework or alters prior instruments; it simply authorises the listed payment for the stated purpose (see s3 and Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, one-off payment specified in Table 1 and Schedule 1 (payment on 23 March 2020)","Limited set of parties: Commonwealth as payer and South Australia as sole recipient listed","Standard Federal Financial Relations determination form with short operative text (commencement s2; payment authority s3)","No detailed performance metrics or conditional reporting requirements included in the determination text — reliance on Schedule 1 for purpose","Low regulatory interaction: does not amend other instruments or create ongoing funding streams"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination directs the Commonwealth to pay $700,000 to South Australia on 23 March 2020 under the National Partnership Payments framework to support disaster recovery funding arrangements (see s3 and Schedule 1). It affects the Commonwealth (payer) and South Australia (recipient); the funds must be used for the specified outputs or reforms in Schedule 1 and form part of federal financial relations."},"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-165-march-2020","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-165-march-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-165-march-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-165-march-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-165-march-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-165-march-2020/documents"}}