{"id":"F2020L00671","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No.170 (June 2020)","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-170-june-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100148,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00671-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.170 (June 2020)","content":"# Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership Payments) Determination No.170 (June 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.170 (June 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 9 June 2020","content":"### Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 9 June 2020\n\n```html\n

State

Amount of National Partnership Payments

New South Wales

$878,052,076.00

Victoria

$288,031,351.26

Queensland

$192,687,858.14

Western Australia

$89,794,425.31

South Australia

$95,709,363.47

Tasmania

$44,355,816.98

Australian Capital Territory

$13,846,069.52

Northern Territory

$108,816,558.40

Total

$1,711,293,519.08

\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 June 2020 ($)","content":"# Schedule 1: Amounts of National Partnership Payments for payment on 9 June 2020 ($)\n\n| | | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------- | ---------------- |\n| Health | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health infrastructure | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Health Infrastructure Projects | x | - | - | - | 4,369,000.00 | - | 10,000,000.00 | - | 2,240,000.00 | 16,609,000.00 |\n| Comprehensive Palliative Care | x | - | - | - | - | - | - | 167,000.00 | - | 167,000.00 |\n| Health services | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Hummingbird house | x | - | - | 800,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 800,000.00 |\n| Torres Strait Islander health protection strategy mosquito control | x | - | - | 1,032,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,032,000.00 |\n| Specialist Dementia Care Program | x | 65,000.00 | 65,000.00 | - | 260,000.00 | 65,000.00 | - | - | - | 455,000.00 |\n| Indigenous health | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment | x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,715,000.00 | 3,715,000.00 |\n| Reducing rheumatic heart fever for Indigenous children | x | - | - | 938,000.00 | 939,000.00 | 408,000.00 | - | - | 939,000.00 | 3,224,000.00 |\n| Other health payments | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Encourage more Clinical Trials | x | - | 214,300.00 | 257,160.00 | 214,300.00 | 144,653.00 | 71,791.00 | 153,225.00 | - | 1,055,429.00 |\n| Community Health and Hospitals Program | x | 2,800,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,800,000.00 |\n| Achieving better health outcomes | x | 250,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250,000.00 |\n| Close circuit TV trial | x | - | - | - | - | 500,000.00 | - | - | - | 500,000.00 |\n| Essential vaccines | x | 2,992,450.65 | 3,217,756.15 | 2,636,748.16 | 1,508,090.95 | 630,466.83 | 209,861.25 | 160,342.88 | 128,152.59 | 11,483,869.46 |\n| National Coronial Information System | x | - | 400,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 400,000.00 |\n| Adult Public Dental Services | x | 17,182,900.00 | 13,440,968.00 | 10,832,237.00 | 4,843,123.00 | 4,690,674.00 | 1,693,824.00 | - | 708,163.00 | 53,391,889.00 |\n| Total Health National Partnership payments | | 23,290,350.65 | 17,338,024.15 | 16,496,145.16 | 12,133,513.95 | 6,438,793.83 | 11,975,476.25 | 480,567.88 | 7,730,315.59 | 95,883,187.46 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Education | | | | | | | | | | |\n| MoneySmart Teaching | x | - | - | - | - | - | - | 140,000.00 | - | 140,000.00 |\n| NT remote Aboriginal investment - children and schooling | x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29,947,221.80 | 29,947,221.80 |\n| Early childhood education - Universal access to early education | x | 85,703,005.00 | 86,748,080.00 | 55,686,942.00 | 32,994,011.00 | 19,897,192.00 | 6,444,971.00 | 6,501,553.00 | 3,410,796.00 | 297,386,550.00 |\n| Total Education National Partnership payments | | 85,703,005.00 | 86,748,080.00 | 55,686,942.00 | 32,994,011.00 | 19,897,192.00 | 6,444,971.00 | 6,641,553.00 | 33,358,017.80 | 327,473,771.80 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Skills | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Skilling Australians Fund | X | 105,073,000.00 | - | - | 32,000,000.00 | 20,100,000.00 | 6,800,000.00 | 5,490,000.00 | 2,800,000.00 | 172,263,000.00 |\n| Infection Control Training | X | - | - | - | - | 2,760,000.00 | - | 670,000.00 | - | 3,430,000.00 |\n| Total Skills National Partnership payments | | 105,073,000.00 | - | - | 32,000,000.00 | 22,860,000.00 | 6,800,000.00 | 6,160,000.00 | 2,800,000.00 | 175,693,000.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Community Services | | | | | | | | | | |\n| NT Remote Aboriginal Investment - Community Safety | x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44,355,000.00 | 44,355,000.00 |\n| Specialist disability services | x | - | - | - | 2,351,333.37 | - | - | - | - | 2,351,333.37 |\n| COVID19 Domestic Violence Support | x | 1,448,480.55 | 1,137,786.11 | 958,472.98 | 544,836.99 | 345,688.64 | 102,120.45 | 76,206.23 | 86,408.05 | 4,700,000.00 |\n| Total Community Services National Partnership payments | | 1,448,480.55 | 1,137,786.11 | 958,472.98 | 2,896,170.36 | 345,688.64 | 102,120.45 | 76,206.23 | 44,441,408.05 | 51,406,333.37 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Infrastructure | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Infrastructure Investment Program | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Investment Rail | x | - | 1,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,000,000.00 |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-Through States | x | 7,025,192.00 | 874,185.00 | 1,231,563.00 | 161,668.00 | - | 50,000.00 | - | - | 9,342,608.00 |\n| IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-To States | x | - | - | 3,733,420.00 | - | - | 27,300.00 | - | 1,593,287.00 | 5,354,007.00 |\n| Heavy Vehicle Safety - Through Payments | x | 1,000,000.00 | - | 1,968,912.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,968,912.00 |\n| Heavy vehicle safety - to States | x | - | 1,030,965.00 | 800,000.00 | 220,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 2,050,965.00 |\n| Black spot projects | x | 4,913,400.00 | 9,031,306.00 | 2,552,062.00 | 5,199,062.00 | 736,865.00 | 1,665,854.00 | 449,572.00 | 47,086.00 | 24,595,207.00 |\n| Roads of Strategic Importance | x | 22,381,000.00 | 3,500,000.00 | 10,000,000.00 | - | - | 4,850,000.00 | - | 3,000,000.00 | 43,731,000.00 |\n| Urban Congestion Fund | x | - | 38,090,705.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38,090,705.00 |\n| Northern Australia Beef Roads Fund - To States | x | - | - | 1,140,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 5,698,000.00 | 6,838,000.00 |\n| Northern Australia Roads Projects - To payments | x | - | - | 30,770,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 9,556,000.00 | 40,326,000.00 |\n| National Rail Program | x | - | - | 12,500,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 12,500,000.00 |\n| Infrastructure Growth Package | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| ARF - IIP - Western Sydney Roads | x | 264,269.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 264,269.00 |\n| Other infrastructure payments | x | | | | | | | | | |\n| Adelaide City Deal | x | - | - | - | - | 3,200,000.00 | - | - | - | 3,200,000.00 |\n| Geelong City Deal | x | - | 1,100,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,100,000.00 |\n| Total Infrastructure National Partnership payments | | 35,583,861.00 | 54,627,161.00 | 64,695,957.00 | 5,580,730.00 | 3,936,865.00 | 6,593,154.00 | 449,572.00 | 19,894,373.00 | 191,361,673.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Environment | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Great Artesian Basin sustainability initiative | x | - | - | 1,842,341.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,842,341.00 |\n| Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs | x | - | - | 1,522,500.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,522,500.00 |\n| Water for the Future - Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | x | 1,274,253.00 | 4,064,000.00 | 500,000.00 | - | 3,916,137.00 | - | - | - | 9,754,390.00 |\n| Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component | x | - | - | 1,450,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,450,000.00 |\n| Water Infrastructure Development Fund - Capital Component | x | - | 4,000,000.00 | - | - | 500,000.00 | 3,270,000.00 | - | - | 7,770,000.00 |\n| World Heritage | x | 782,000.00 | - | 3,080,000.00 | 420,000.00 | 100,000.00 | 5,100,000.00 | - | - | 9,482,000.00 |\n| On-Farm Emergency Water Infra Rebate Scheme | x | 3,618,372.30 | - | 4,650,000.00 | 3,770,000.00 | - | 48,706.28 | 38,170.41 | 592,443.96 | 12,717,692.95 |\n| Adelaide Desal to support water for fodder | x | - | - | - | - | 17,000,000.00 | - | - | - | 17,000,000.00 |\n| Total Environment National Partnership payments | | 5,674,625.30 | 8,064,000.00 | 13,044,841.00 | 4,190,000.00 | 21,516,137.00 | 8,418,706.28 | 38,170.41 | 592,443.96 | 61,538,923.95 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Other | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Assistance for NSW Police | x | 198,753.50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 198,753.50 |\n| North Queensland Stadium | x | - | - | 15,000,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 15,000,000.00 |\n| Family law information sharing | x | - | 312,000.00 | 568,000.00 | - | - | 90,000.00 | - | - | 970,000.00 |\n| Legal Assistance Services (COVID-19) | x | - | - | - | - | - | 853,534.00 | - | - | 853,534.00 |\n| Legal Assistance Services Bushfires | x | - | - | - | - | 291,500.00 | - | - | - | 291,500.00 |\n| Tourism Icons Package | x | - | - | - | - | - | 200,000.00 | - | - | 200,000.00 |\n| Total Other National Partnership payments | | 198,753.50 | 312,000.00 | 15,568,000.00 | - | 291,500.00 | 1,143,534.00 | - | - | 17,513,787.50 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Contingent Payments | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Disaster recovery funding arrangements | x | 621,080,000.00 | 119,804,300.00 | 26,237,500.00 | - | 20,423,187.00 | 2,877,855.00 | - | - | 790,422,842.00 |\n| Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments | | 621,080,000.00 | 119,804,300.00 | 26,237,500.00 | - | 20,423,187.00 | 2,877,855.00 | - | - | 790,422,842.00 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Total National Partnership Payments | | 878,052,076.00 | 288,031,351.26 | 192,687,858.14 | 89,794,425.31 | 95,709,363.47 | 44,355,816.98 | 13,846,069.52 | 108,816,558.40 | 1,711,293,519.08 |","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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The scope remains limited to authorising particular payments on a specific date, which is precisely what this type of determination is designed to do."},"complexity_factors":["Very short operative section (only 3 clauses)","No defined terms section — terms used in plain English","No cross-references to other legislation in the operative provisions","Simple tabular structure for allocating funds","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward arithmetic calculations visible in the schedule","Primary complexity comes from the length of Schedule 1 (the payment table) rather than legal drafting complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises $1.71 billion in Commonwealth National Partnership Payments to be paid to states and territories on 9 June 2020, directing targeted grants for projects and services across health, education, skills, community services, infrastructure, environment and disaster recovery. \n\nIt allocates the largest share to New South Wales (with disaster recovery the single biggest item) and shows how federal funding steers state priorities by attaching conditions to support specific outputs and reforms."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument specifies recipients and amounts for a single payment date and ties them to listed outputs/projects in Schedule 1. It does not, on its face, expand or narrow the underlying programmatic scope — it allocates funding rather than creating new program powers or substantive legal obligations (see s3 and Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Volume and granularity of line items: Schedule 1 lists many discrete payments across multiple portfolios and jurisdictions (Table 1; Schedule 1).","Cross‑jurisdiction allocations: Different amounts to each State/Territory require separate accounting and reporting streams (Table 1).","Mixture of program types: Funding spans health, education, skills, community services, infrastructure, environment and contingent disaster recovery, increasing administrative coordination needs (Schedule 1).","Contingent payments: Disaster recovery funding is listed as contingent, adding conditionality and forecasting complexity (Schedule 1: Contingent Payments).","Fixed payment timing: Payments are specified for 9 June 2020, imposing a tight operational timetable (Table 1).","Simple legal structure: The instrument primarily allocates amounts (s3) and commences on making (s2), so legal complexity is limited."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination authorises one‑off national partnership payments totalling $1,711,293,519.08 to the states and territories for specified outputs, projects and reforms listed in Schedule 1. It affects Commonwealth and state finance agencies and the public bodies that deliver the named health, education, skills, infrastructure, environment and contingent disaster recovery programs because it directs who receives federal funding and how much."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-170-june-2020","history":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-170-june-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-170-june-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-170-june-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-170-june-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-financial-relations-national-partnership-payments-determination-no-170-june-2020/documents"}}