{"id":"F2020L00443","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No.167 (April 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-167-april-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100966,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00443-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.167 (April 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No.167 (April 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.167 (April 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 21 April 2020","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 21 April 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

-

Victoria

-

Queensland

$1,975,000.00

Western Australia

-

South Australia

-

Tasmania

-

Australian Capital Territory

-

Northern Territory

-

Total

$1,975,000.00

\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 21 April 2020 ($)","content":"# Schedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 21 April 2020 ($)\n\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | --- | --- | --- | ------------ | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ------------ |\n| Contingent Payments | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Disaster recovery funding arrangements | x | - | - | 1,975,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,975,000.00 |\n| Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments | | - | - | 1,975,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,975,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | | - | - | 1,975,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,975,000.00 |","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves exactly its original purpose: to authorise a specific National Partnership Payment under the Federal Financial Relations framework. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, transactional function. These determinations are designed to be single-purpose instruments issued regularly (this is No. 167 in the series), each dealing with specific payment tranches to specific jurisdictions."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (approximately 300 words excluding tables)","Only 3 operative sections: name, commencement, and determination","No defined terms section — all language is plain English","Single purpose: authorising one specific payment to one state","No cross-references to other legislation (only implicit reference to the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 framework)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Tabular format makes the financial allocation immediately clear","Schedule 1 simply repeats the table data with slightly more detail"],"plain_english_summary":"This funding determination authorises a single Commonwealth National Partnership payment of $1,975,000 to the Queensland Government, payable 21 April 2020, as a contingent disaster-recovery payment under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. \n\nIt directly funds Queensland’s recovery efforts (and the affected communities and services) and illustrates how federal disaster assistance is delivered quickly via the Federal Financial Relations framework."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The text contains no indication that the determination changes scope from its stated purpose. It plainly sets the recipient (Queensland), amount ($1,975,000), payment date and broad purposes for the payment (s3; Schedule 1) and does not include amendments, variations or expanded objects within the instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, one-off payment scope: a single payment to Queensland for $1,975,000 (Schedule 1; Table).","Simple legal form and short duration: commencement and payment mechanics are limited to s2 and s3.","Broad purposive language in s3 ('support delivery', 'facilitate the reforms', 'reward') that may require administrative interpretation to operationalise.","No conditions, reporting requirements or enforcement mechanisms are included in the determination text, so implementation depends on other instruments or administrative practice (absence of clauses).","Use of the label 'Contingent Payments' in Schedule 1 suggests possible pre-existing triggers or conditions that are not set out in this instrument.","Minimal cross-referencing in the instrument reduces internal complexity but increases reliance on Schedule 1 and external agreements for detail."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination requires the Commonwealth to pay $1,975,000 to Queensland on 21 April 2020 for disaster recovery funding arrangements (s3; Schedule 1). It identifies three broad purposes for such payments—support delivery of specified outputs or projects, facilitate State reforms, or reward nationally significant reforms (s3)—so it shifts Commonwealth funds to a State recipient and creates an incentive for the State to deliver the listed output without setting detailed conditions in the text."},"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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