{"id":"F2020L01152","name":"Federal Financial Relations (National Specific Purpose Payments for 2019-20) Determination 2020","slug":"federal-financial-relations-national-specific-purpose-payments-for-2019-20-determination-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":113563,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L01152-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Federal Financial Relations (National Specific Purpose Payments for 2019-20) Determination 2020.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\nNote: Paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003 has the effect that expressions have the same meaning in this instrument as in the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 as in force from time to time.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> NDIS means the National Disability Insurance Scheme.\n\n> the Act means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Determination of national specific purpose payments for 2019‑20","content":"## Part 2—Determination of national specific purpose payments for 2019‑20","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"National specific purpose payments for skills and workforce development for 2019‑20","content":"#### 5 National specific purpose payments for skills and workforce development for 2019‑20\n\n  (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(4) of the Act, the total amount under paragraph 12(2)(c) of the Act is to be indexed for the 2019-20 financial year in the manner set out in paragraph D27 in Schedule D to the Intergovernmental Agreement using the estimates published in the 2019-20 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The result of the determined manner of indexation for the 2019‑20 financial year is that the total amount is to be indexed by applying a growth rate of 1.43 per cent.\n\n> Note 1: Paragraph D27 in Schedule D to the Intergovernmental Agreement provides that the growth factor for national skills and workforce development specific purpose payments is calculated according to the following formula:\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n> Note 2: The Wage Cost Indices are weighted averages of movements in a wage component and the All Groups Consumer Price Index published by the Australian Statistician, to reflect movements in labour and supplier costs respectively. The wage component is calculated from dollar increases in the national minimum wage determined by the Fair Work Commission, expressed as a percentage of the latest available Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings figures published by the Australian Statistician.\n\n  (2) Under paragraph 12(2)(c) of the Act, the total amount of all financial assistance payable under subsection 12(1) of the Act to the States for the 2019-20 financial year is $1,538,566,368.94.\n  (3) For the purposes of subsection 12(5) of the Act, the manner in which the total amount stated in subsection (2) of this section is to be divided between the States is the manner set out in the Intergovernmental Agreement. Each item of the following table specifies the resulting amount that is to be paid to the State specified in the item, for the purpose of making a grant of financial assistance for the 2019-20 financial year, for the purpose of expenditure on skills and workforce development:\n\n| Item | For this State:              | The amount of financial assistance for the 2019‑20 financial year is: |\n| ---- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | New South Wales              | $490,133,300.46                                                       |\n| 2    | Victoria                     | $401,023,406.04                                                       |\n| 3    | Queensland                   | $309,310,717.17                                                       |\n| 4    | Western Australia            | $159,122,098.24                                                       |\n| 5    | South Australia              | $106,069,179.13                                                       |\n| 6    | Tasmania                     | $32,378,888.18                                                        |\n| 7    | Australian Capital Territory | $25,771,029.34                                                        |\n| 8    | Northern Territory           | $14,757,750.39                                                        |\n|      | Total                        | $1,538,566,368.94                                                     |","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"National specific purpose payments for disability services for 2019‑20","content":"#### 6 National specific purpose payments for disability services for 2019‑20\n\n  (1) For the purposes of subsection 13(4) of the Act, the total amount under paragraph 13(2)(c) of the Act is to be adjusted for the 2019-20 financial year by:\n    (a) excluding from that total amount financial assistance relating to States that have fully transitioned to the NDIS; and\n    (b) indexing the amount remaining in the manner set out in paragraph D28 in Schedule D to the Intergovernmental Agreement, using the estimates published in the 2019-20 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (resulting in the amount remaining being indexed using a growth rate of 4.60 per cent).\n\n> Note 1: Paragraph D28 in Schedule D to the Intergovernmental Agreement provides that the growth factor for national disability specific purpose payments as the rolling five-year average of year-on-year growth in nominal gross domestic product.\n\n  (2) Under paragraph 13(2)(c) of the Act, the total amount of all financial assistance payable under subsection 13(1) of the Act to the States for the 2019-20 financial year is $174,404,651.93.\n  (3) For the purposes of subsection 13(5) of the Act, the manner in which the total amount stated in subsection (2) of this section is to be divided between the States is the manner set out in the Intergovernmental Agreement, as affected by any agreement between the Commonwealth and one or more States relating to the NDIS. Each item of the following table specifies the resulting amount that is to be paid to the State specified in the item, for the purpose of making a grant of financial assistance for the 2019-20 financial year, for the purpose of expenditure on disability services:\n\n| Item | For this State:              | The amount of financial assistance for the 2018‑19 financial year is: |\n| ---- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | New South Wales              | Nil                                                                   |\n| 2    | Victoria                     | Nil                                                                   |\n| 3    | Queensland                   | Nil                                                                   |\n| 4    | Western Australia            | $174,404,651.93                                                       |\n| 5    | South Australia              | Nil                                                                   |\n| 6    | Tasmania                     | Nil                                                                   |\n| 7    | Australian Capital Territory | Nil                                                                   |\n| 8    | Northern Territory           | Nil                                                                   |\n|      | Total                        | $174,404,651.93                                                       |","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: determining specific purpose payment amounts for the 2019-20 financial year. It does not expand beyond the annual determination mechanism established by the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Short length (6 operative sections)","Minimal defined terms (only 2: 'NDIS' and 'the Act')","Heavy reliance on external documents (Intergovernmental Agreement, Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook) without reproducing their content","Simple mathematical formulas referenced but not embedded (growth rates of 1.43% and 4.60% are pre-calculated)","Straightforward conditional logic (if state has transitioned to NDIS, exclude from disability payments)","Tabular presentation of dollar amounts makes allocation clear","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets 2019–20 Commonwealth payments: $1.54 billion to the eight states and territories for vocational education and training (up 1.43% under a wage/inflation formula), and $174.4 million in legacy disability funding paid only to Western Australia because other jurisdictions had moved to the NDIS.\n\nIt matters to state/territory governments, people using vocational training, and people with disabilities in WA — and it formalises the Commonwealth’s cash transfers and the practical fiscal effect of the NDIS transition."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument narrows the recipient scope for the national disability specific purpose payments by excluding States that have fully transitioned to the NDIS (s 6(1)(a)) and applies indexation only to the remaining amount (s 6(1)(b)), resulting in a single State (Western Australia) receiving the disability allocation in 2019–20 (s 6(3) table). For skills payments it maintains the existing scheme but fixes the indexed total and allocates it among States (s 5(1)–(3))."},"complexity_factors":["Relies on external technical documents: Schedule D of the Intergovernmental Agreement (paragraphs D27 and D28) and the 2019–20 Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook estimates (see s 5(1), s 6(1)(b)).","Uses formulaic indexation (Wage Cost Indices and a rolling five‑year GDP average) rather than flat percentage rules (Notes under s 5 and s 6).","Adjusts recipient scope for disability payments by excluding States fully transitioned to the NDIS (s 6(1)(a)), requiring reference to State‑specific NDIS transition agreements (s 6(3)).","Provides precise per‑State dollar allocations for each payment stream (s 5(3) table; s 6(3) table), requiring attention to rounding and distribution mechanics.","Operates under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 authority, invoking subsections for determining total amounts and distribution mechanics (ss 3, 5(1)–(3), 6(1)–(3))."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the Commonwealth’s 2019–20 national specific purpose payment amounts and how they are indexed for two programs: skills and workforce development, and disability services. It specifies the total sums, the indexation methods drawn from the Intergovernmental Agreement and 2019–20 MYEFO, and the dollar amounts to be paid to each State. For disability payments it excludes States that have fully transitioned to the NDIS, changing which States receive funding."},"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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