FEDERAL FINANCIAL RELATIONS ACT 2009

This compilation was prepared on 24 January 2012
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 46 of 2011

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part 1--Preliminary 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement ................................................................................... 1

3............ Object .................................................................................................. 1

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

Part 2--General revenue assistance 4

Division 1--GST revenue grants 4

5............ GST revenue grants ............................................................................ 4

6............ GST revenue ....................................................................................... 4

7............ Determination of population of a State ................................................ 6

8............ GST revenue sharing relativity ............................................................ 6

Division 2--Other general revenue assistance 7

9............ General purpose financial assistance ................................................... 7

Part 3--National specific purpose payments 8

10.......... National specific purpose payments for healthcare .............................. 8

11.......... National specific purpose payments for schools ................................. 8

12.......... National specific purpose payments for skills and workforce development 9

13.......... National specific purpose payments for disability services ............... 10

14.......... National specific purpose payments for housing services ................. 11

15.......... Total amount of financial assistance for the 2008-2009 financial year 12

Part 4--National partnership payments 13

16.......... National partnership payments .......................................................... 13

Part 5--Payment of grants 15

17.......... Advance payments for financial year ................................................ 15

18.......... Overpayment or underpayment of grant ............................................ 15

19.......... Minister may fix amounts, and times of payments, of financial assistance 15

20.......... Repayment if condition not fulfilled .................................................. 16

Part 6--Miscellaneous 17

21.......... Minister to have regard to Intergovernmental Agreement and other agreements 17

22.......... Appropriation .................................................................................... 17

23.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 17

24.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 17

Notes 19

Note 1

The Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 11, 2009 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Federal Financial Relations Act 2009	11, 2009	26 Mar 2009	1 Apr 2009
Financial Assistance Legislation Amendment Act 2009	36, 2009	27 May 2009	Schedule 1 (item 1): Royal Assent	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (item 597) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11)

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 2
Division 2
S. 9....................................	am. No. 36, 2009
Part 6
Note to s. 23(1).................	am. No. 46, 2011

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts