9General purpose financial assistance

#### 9 General purpose financial assistance (1) The Minister may determine that an amount specified in the determination is to be paid to a State specified in the determination for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to the State. (2) If the Minister determines an amount under subsection (1): (a) that amount must be credited to the Federation Reform Fund; and (b) the Minister must ensure that, as soon as practicable after the amount is credited, the Federation Reform Fund is debited for the purposes of making the grant. (3) Despite subsection (2), if an Appropriation Act relating to a financial year declares that a specified amount is the debit limit for the financial year for the purposes of this section: (a) the total amount credited to the Federation Reform Fund under paragraph (2)(a) during the financial year; and (b) the total amount debited from the Federation Reform Fund during the financial year for the purposes of making such grants; must not exceed that specified amount. (4) Despite subsection (2), if, for a financial year, no Appropriation Act relating to the financial year declares that a specified amount is the debit limit for the financial year for the purposes of this section: (a) amounts must not be credited to the Federation Reform Fund under paragraph (2)(a) during the financial year; and (b) amounts must not be debited from the Federation Reform Fund during the financial year for the purposes of making such grants. (5) A determination under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the determination.