Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FEDERAL FINANCIAL RELATIONS ACT 2009 - NOTES

No. 11, 2009

Compilation No. 14

Compilation date: 11 December 2024

Includes amendments: Act No. 138, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11  December 2024 (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 Register (www.legislation.gov.au). 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 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.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see 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 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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Object

4 Definitions

Part 2--General revenue assistance

Division 1--GST revenue grants

5 GST revenue grants

6 GST revenue

7 Determination of population of a State

8 GST revenue sharing relativity

8A Pool top-up for a payment year

Division 2--Other general revenue assistance

9 General purpose financial assistance

Part 2A--National skills and workforce development payments

12A National skills and workforce development payments

Part 3--National specific purpose payments

13 National specific purpose payments for disability services

Part 3A--National health reform payments

15A National health reform payments

Part 3B--Payments relating to housing, homelessness and housing affordability matters

15B Simplified outline of this Part

15C Payments relating to housing, homelessness and housing affordability matters--primary housing agreement and supplementary housing agreement

15D Payments relating to housing, homelessness and housing affordability matters--designated housing agreement

Part 3C--Temporary energy bill relief

15E Payments relating to temporary energy bill relief

15F Amount of financial assistance

Part 4--National partnership payments

16 National partnership payments

Part 5--Payment of grants

17 Advance payments for financial year

18 Overpayment or underpayment of grant

19 Minister may fix amounts, and times of payments, of financial assistance

20 Repayment if condition not fulfilled

Part 6--Miscellaneous

21 Minister to have regard to Intergovernmental Agreement and other agreements

22 Appropriation

23 Delegation

24 Regulations

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

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.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section  15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

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

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Federal Financial Relations Act 2009	11, 2009	26 Mar 2009	1 Apr 2009 (s 2)
Financial Assistance Legislation Amendment Act 2009	36, 2009	27 May 2009	Sch 1 (item 1): 27 May 2009 (s 2)	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Sch 2 (item 597) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items  3, 12)	Sch 3 (items 10, 11)
Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health Reform) Act 2012	61, 2012	25 June 2012	Sch 1 (items 1, 3, 4) and Sch 3: 26 June 2012 (s 2(1) items 2, 2B, 4) Remainder: 25 June 2012 (s 2(1) items 1, 2A, 2C, 3)	Sch 1 (item 6), Sch 2 (item 7) and Sch 3 (item 2)
Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2013	68, 2013	27 June 2013	Sch 1 (items 1-4) and Sch 2: 1 Jan 2014 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (item 4) and Sch 2
as amended by
Australian Education Amendment Act 2017	78, 2017	27 June 2017	Sch 1 (item 108): 1 Jan 2018 (s 2(1) item 4) Sch 1 (item 109): 27 June 2017 (s 2(1) item 5)	Sch 1 (item 109)
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014	62, 2014	30 June 2014	Sch 9 (items 29-32) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14)	Sch 9 (item 32) and Sch 14
as amended by
Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015	36, 2015	13 Apr 2015	Sch 2 (items 7-9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2)	Sch 7
as amended by
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 227): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Treasury Laws Amendment (National Housing and Homelessness Agreement) Act 2018	16, 2018	28 Mar 2018	1 July 2018 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 10)
Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Every State and Territory Gets Their Fair Share of GST) Act 2018	143, 2018	29 Nov 2018	Sch 1 (items 2-7): 30 Nov 2018 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (item 7)
Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No. 3) Act 2020	64, 2020	22 June 2020	Sch 3 (items 170, 171, 325, 326): 1 Oct 2020 (s 2(1) item 6)	Sch 3 (items 325, 326)
Treasury Laws Amendment (Energy Price Relief Plan) Act 2022	96, 2022	16 Dec 2022	Sch 2: 17 Dec 2022 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
COAG Legislation Amendment Act 2024	54, 2024	5 July 2024	Sch 1 (items 14, 15, 29, 50, 51): 6 July 2024 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Act 2024	138, 2024	10 Dec 2024	Sch 6: 11 Dec 2024 (s 2(1) item 9)	Sch 6 (items 8-11)

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
s 3.....................	am No 61, 2012; No 16, 2018; No 96, 2022; No 138, 2024
s 4.....................	am No 61, 2012; No 62, 2014; No 16, 2018; No 143, 2018; No 96, 2022; No 54, 2024; No 138, 2024
Part 2
Division 1
s 5.....................	rs No 143, 2018
s 6.....................	am No 61, 2012; No 64, 2020
s 8.....................	am No 126, 2015; No 143, 2018
s 8A....................	ad No 143, 2018
Division 2
s 9.....................	am No 36, 2009; No 62, 2014; No 126, 2015; No 54, 2024
Part 2A
Part 2A..................	ad No 138, 2024
12A....................	ad No 138, 2024
Part 3
s 10....................	rep No 61, 2012
s 11....................	rep No 68, 2013
s 12....................	am No 68, 2013; No 126, 2015
	rep No 138, 2024
s 13....................	am No 61, 2012; No 68, 2013; No 126, 2015
s 14....................	am No 68, 2013; No 126, 2015
	rep No 16, 2018
s 15....................	rep No 68, 2013
Part 3A
Part 3A..................	ad No 61, 2012
s 15A...................	ad No 61, 2012; No 126, 2015
Part 3B
Part 3B..................	ad No 16, 2018
s 15B...................	ad No 16, 2018
s 15C...................	ad No 16, 2018
s 15D...................	ad No 16, 2018
Part 3C
Part 3C..................	ad No 96, 2022
s 15E...................	ad No 96, 2022
s 15F...................	ad No 96, 2022
Part 4
s 16....................	am No 62, 2014; No 126, 2015; No 54, 2024
Part 5
s 17....................	am No 61, 2012; No 16, 2018; No 96, 2022; No 138, 2024
s 18....................	am No 61, 2012; No 16, 2018; No 96, 2022; No 138, 2024
Part 6
s 21....................	am No 61, 2012; No 16, 2018; No 143, 2018; No 96, 2022; No 138, 2024
s 22....................	am No 61, 2012; No 16, 2018; No 96, 2022; No 138, 2024
s 23....................	am No 46, 2011