Federal Financial Relations (National Specific Purpose Payments for 2019-20) Determination 2020 (Cth)

Federal Financial Relations (National Specific Purpose Payments for 2019‑20) Determination 2020

made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009

Compilation No. 01

Compilation date:   28 November 2020

Includes amendments up to:           Treasury Laws Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Instrument 2020

Prepared by The Treasury

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Federal Financial Relations (National Specific Purpose Payments for 2019 20) Determination 2020 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 28 November 2020 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register ( The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary  1

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1

Part 2—Determination of national specific purpose payments for 2019‑20           2

5  National specific purpose payments for skills and workforce development for 2019‑20......... 2

6  National specific purpose payments for disability services for 2019‑20................................... 3

Endnotes4

Endnote 1—About the endnotes  4

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key  5

Endnote 3—Legislation history  6

Endnote 4—Amendment history  7

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name

This instrument is the Federal Financial Relations (National Specific Purpose Payments for 2019-20) Determination 2020.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

4  Definitions

Note: 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.

In this instrument:

NDIS means the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

the Act means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009.

Part 2—Determination of national specific purpose payments for 2019‑20

1. National specific purpose payments for skills and workforce development for 2019‑20

(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.

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:

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.

(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.

(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:

Item	For this State:	The amount of financial assistance for the 2019‑20 financial year is:
1	New South Wales	$490,133,300.46
2	Victoria	$401,023,406.04
3	Queensland	$309,310,717.17
4	Western Australia	$159,122,098.24
5	South Australia	$106,069,179.13
6	Tasmania	$32,378,888.18
7	Australian Capital Territory	$25,771,029.34
8	Northern Territory	$14,757,750.39
Total	$1,538,566,368.94

6  National specific purpose payments for disability services for 2019‑20

(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:

(a)  excluding from that total amount financial assistance relating to States that have fully transitioned to the NDIS; and

(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).

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.

(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.

(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:

Item	For this State:	The amount of financial assistance for the 2018‑19 financial year is:
1	New South Wales	Nil
2	Victoria	Nil
3	Queensland	Nil
4	Western Australia	$174,404,651.93
5	South Australia	Nil
6	Tasmania	Nil
7	Australian Capital Territory	Nil
8	Northern Territory	Nil
Total	$174,404,651.93

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history. 

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

o = order(s)
ad = added or inserted	Ord = Ordinance
am = amended	orig = original
amdt = amendment	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
c = clause(s)	/sub‑subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	pres = present
Ch = Chapter(s)	prev = previous
def = definition(s)	(prev…) = previously
Dict = Dictionary	Pt = Part(s)
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
Div = Division(s)
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	reloc = relocated
effect	renum = renumbered
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rep = repealed
gaz = gazette	rs = repealed and substituted
LA = Legislation Act 2003	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
effect	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	SR = Statutory Rules
cannot be given effect	Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)
mod = modified/modification	SubPt = Subpart(s)
No. = Number(s)	underlining = whole or part not
commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Name	Registration	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Federal Financial Relations (National Specific Purpose Payments for 2019-20) Determination 2020	9 October 2020 (F2019L01152)	10 October 2020	—
Treasury Laws Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Instrument 2020	27 November 2020 (F2020L01485)	28 November 2020	—

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
section 2	rep s48D LA
section 6	am F2020L01485