Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FEDERAL FINANCIAL RELATIONS ACT 2009 (NO. 11, 2009) - SECT 3

                   The object of this Act is to provide ongoing financial support for the delivery of services by the States, through:

                     (a)  general revenue assistance, including the provision of GST revenue grants, to be used by the States for any purpose; and

                     (b)  national specific purpose payments, to be spent by the States on certain service delivery sectors; and

                     (c)  national partnership payments, to:

                              (i)  support the delivery by the States of specified outputs or projects; or

                             (ii)  facilitate reforms by the States; or

                            (iii)  reward the States for nationally significant reforms.