Federal Financial Relations (General Purpose Financial Assistance) Determination No. 96 (MARCH 2017) I, MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR, Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, make this Determination under section 9 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. MICHAEL SVEN SUKKAR Dated:15 March 2017 Part 1 — preliminary Name of Determination 1. This determination is the Federal Financial Relations (General purpose financial assistance) Determination No. 96 (March 2017). Commencement 2. This determination commences on the day on which this determination is made. Definitions 3. The following definitions are used throughout this determination: Act means the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009. COAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008. Intergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 February 2009. The Intergovernmental Agreement provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery. State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. Exemption from section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 4. Subsection 9(5) of the Act provides that this determination is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 does not apply to this determination. PArt 2 — Purpose Provision of financial assistance 5. This determination is made, in accordance with section 9 of the Act, for the purpose of providing financial support for the States' service delivery efforts through general purpose financial assistance to be used by the States for any purpose. Terms and conditions 6. Subsection 9(2) of the Act requires that an amount determined under subsection 9(1) must be credited to the COAG Reform Fund. 7. The COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 established the COAG Reform Fund and specifies that it is a Special Account for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. 8. Subsection 7(2) of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 requires that the terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted through the COAG Reform Fund are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the State. 9. The terms and conditions for all payments of general purpose financial assistance are provided in 'Schedule D — Payment Arrangements' to the Intergovernmental Agreement. Schedule 1 to this determination provides a summary of the relevant provisions for general purpose financial assistance. Part 3 — General Purpose Financial Assistance Determination 10. In accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Act, the amounts specified in Table 1 are to be credited to the COAG Reform Fund before being paid on 21 March 2017 to the States specified in that table for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance to those States. Table 1: General purpose financial assistance for payment on 21 March 2017 11. Schedule 2 to this determination provides further information on these payments. Debit limit 12. Subsection 9(3) of the Act provides that the total amount credited to the COAG Reform Fund for the purpose of making a grant of general purpose financial assistance in the financial year starting on 1 July 2016 must not exceed $5,000,000,000.00. 13. The amounts specified in Table 2 are the total amounts determined in the 2016-17 financial year in respect of general purpose financial assistance, including this determination. Table 2: Total cumulative payments of general purpose financial assistance in 2016-17 14. The total amount determined for payment of general purpose financial assistance to date in the 2016-17 financial year does not exceed the general debit limit. SChedule 1 Summary of relevant agreements for general purpose financial assistance Payment title Purpose Relevant agreement Compensation for impact on royalties of excise amendment The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to compensate Western Australia for the loss of royalty revenue resulting from the removal in the 2008-09 Budget of the exemption of condensate from crude oil excise. Schedule D – Payment arrangements of the Intergovernmental Agreement ACT Municipal Services The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to the Australian Capital Territory to: Schedule D – Payment arrangements of the Intergovernmental Agreement • assist in meeting the additional municipal costs which arise from Canberra's role as the national capital; and • compensate the Australian Capital Territory for additional costs resulting from the national capital planning influences on the provision of water and sewerage services. Royalty payments — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 The Commonwealth provides general purpose financial assistance to Western Australia from royalties payable under the Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Act 2006 in respect of the North West Shelf oil and gas project off the coast of Western Australia. The Commonwealth collects these royalties because it has jurisdiction over off‑shore areas. Schedule D – Payment arrangements of the Intergovernmental Agreement These royalties will be shared between the Commonwealth (approximately one third) and Western Australia (approximately two thirds). These payment arrangements are in accordance with section 75 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. Schedule 2 Amounts of general purpose financial assistance on 21 MARCH 2017 ($)