Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.161 (February 2020) (Cth)

FEDERAL FINANCIAL RELATIONS (NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP) DETERMINATION NO.161 (FEBRUARY 2020)
I, MICHAEL SUKKAR, Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer, make this determination under subsection 16(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.
MICHAEL SUKKAR	Dated: 5 February 2020

Name of determination 

1. This determination is the Federal Financial Relations (National Partnership) Determination No.161 (February 2020).

Commencement

1. This determination commences on the day on which it is made.

Determination

1. 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:

(a)support the delivery by the States of specified outputs or projects specified in Schedule 1;

(b)facilitate the reforms by the States specified in Schedule 1; or

(c)reward the States for the nationally significant reforms specified in
Schedule 1.

Table 1: National Partnership Payments for payment on 7 February 2020

State	Amount of National Partnership Payments
New South Wales				$130,978,762.00
Victoria				$131,933,983.00
Queensland				$50,228,430.35
Western Australia				$50,379,164.43
South Australia				$35,782,435.00
Tasmania				$13,953,572.00
Australian Capital Territory				$5,735,453.76
Northern Territory				$17,608,698.04
Total				$436,600,498.58

Schedule 1 to this determination provides further information on these payments.

SCHEDULE 1: AMOUNTS OF NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PAYMENTS FOR PAYMENT ON 7 FEBRUARY 2020 ($)

NSW		VIC		QLD		WA		SA		TAS		ACT		NT		Total
Education
National School Chaplaincy Program	x		11,267,179.00		-		-		7,728,523.00		-		-		-		-		18,995,702.00
Early childhood education - Universal access to early education	x		-		-		24,685,180.00		13,953,100.00		-		2,961,322.00		-		1,422,132.00		43,021,734.00
Total Education National Partnership payments	11,267,179.00		-		24,685,180.00		21,681,623.00		-		2,961,322.00		-		1,422,132.00		62,017,436.00
Skills
Energising Tasmania	X		-		-		-		-		-		2,251,000.00		-		-		2,251,000.00
Total Skills National Partnership payments	-		-		-		-		-		2,251,000.00		-		-		2,251,000.00
Community Services
Specialist disability services	x		-		-		-		2,351,333.33		-		-		-		-		2,351,333.33
Improve NDIS participant transition in QLD	x		-		-		3,500,000.00		-		-		-		-		-		3,500,000.00
Total Community Services National Partnership payments	-		-		3,500,000.00		2,351,333.33		-		-		-		-		5,851,333.33
Affordable Housing
NRSCH review	x		50,000.00		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		50,000.00
Total Affordable Housing National Partnership payments	50,000.00		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		50,000.00
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Investment Program		x
Investment Rail		x		-		-		-		2,060,000.00		-	-	-		-		2,060,000.00
Infrastructure Investment Programme - Investment Road		x		90,192,383.00		122,466,772.00		8,000,000.00		8,870,000.00		22,083,000.00	5,813,250.00	350,000.00		7,500,000.00		265,275,405.00
IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-Through States		x		2,460,000.00		182,100.00		3,561,095.00		-		-	-	-		-		6,203,195.00
IIP Bridges Renewal Programme-To States		x		2,600,000.00		-		-		-		-	-	-		-		2,600,000.00
Heavy Vehicle Safety - Through Payments		x		300,000.00		-		-		-		210,000.00	-	-		-		510,000.00
Heavy Vehicle Safety - To States		x		1,760,000.00		100,000.00		-		-		-	-	-		-		1,860,000.00
Roads of Strategic Importance		x		-		-		-		1,800,000.00		-	2,100,000.00	-		-		3,900,000.00
Northern Australia Beef Roads Fund - To States		x		-		-		-		12,050,000.00		-	-	-		-		12,050,000.00
National Rail Program		x		12,356,200.00		-		-		-		-	-	-		-		12,356,200.00
Infrastructure Growth Package		x
ARF - IIP - National Highway Upgrade Programme		x		-		222,905.00		-		-		-	-	-		-		222,905.00
Infrastructure Growth Package - New Investments		x
NSW		VIC		QLD		WA		SA	TAS	ACT		NT		Total
ARF - IIP - New Investments (unallocated)		x		-		-		-		-		-	-	-		5,370,000.00		5,370,000.00
Total Infrastructure National Partnership payments		109,668,583.00		122,971,777.00		11,561,095.00		24,780,000.00		22,293,000.00	7,913,250.00	350,000.00		12,870,000.00		312,407,705.00
Environment
Pest and Disease Preparedness and Response Programs		x		-		-		409,940.44		16,208.10		-	-	-		-		426,148.54
Water for the Future - Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure		x		-		5,480,206.00		217,214.91		-		3,784,435.00	-	-		-		9,481,855.91
Water Development Fund - Feasibility Component		x		-		-		3,450,000.00		-		-	-	-		-		3,450,000.00
Water Infrastructure Development Fund - Capital Component		x		-		-		-		-		7,000,000.00	-	-		-		7,000,000.00
On-Farm Emergency Water Infra Rebate Scheme		x		-		-		-		-		-	-	48,453.76		1,057,566.04		1,106,019.80
Bushfire Wildlife and Habitat Recovery		x		5,000,000.00		-		-		-		1,500,000.00	500,000.00	-		-		7,000,000.00
Total Environment National Partnership payments		5,000,000.00		5,480,206.00		4,077,155.35		16,208.10		12,284,435.00	500,000.00	48,453.76		1,057,566.04		28,464,024.25
Other
Provision of Fire Services		x		4,993,000.00		3,482,000.00		3,405,000.00		1,550,000.00		1,205,000.00	328,000.00	5,337,000.00		2,259,000.00		22,559,000.00
Total Other National Partnership payments		4,993,000.00		3,482,000.00		3,405,000.00		1,550,000.00		1,205,000.00	328,000.00	5,337,000.00		2,259,000.00		22,559,000.00
Contingent Payments
Disaster recovery funding arrangements		x		-		-		3,000,000.00		-		-	-	-		-		3,000,000.00
Total Contingent Payments National Partnership payments		-		-		3,000,000.00		-		-	-	-		-		3,000,000.00
Total National Partnership Payments		130,978,762.00		131,933,983.00		50,228,430.35		50,379,164.43		35,782,435.00	13,953,572.00	5,735,453.76		17,608,698.04		436,600,498.58