The Treasurer`s instructions provide a framework for the principles and design process for the negotiation and approval of national partnership agreements, implementation plans, project agreements and project plans to ensure that they are consistent with the principles of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations and to ensure sound political development in partnership with the Commonwealth that benefits the territory. The Intergovernmental Group on Relations (IGR) provides analysis and advice on interstate issues in financial relations, particularly in the context of economic and social reforms of national importance. National Partnership Agreements (NPEs) are primarily short-term vehicles for nationally important reforms, service initiatives and/or projects. Funds allocated under NPAs are mainly provided through national partnership payments. NSOs define agreed national policy and reform in key areas of service delivery and clearly define the roles and responsibilities of states and the Commonwealth. The integration of performance indicators provides the Community with information on how each state is progressing to achieve agreed objectives, results and results. Although performance benchmarks indicate progress against each outcome, a specific Purpose Payment (SPP) is not expected to be retained if a jurisdiction does not meet a performance benchmark. In accordance with the Treasurer`s instructions, the IGR advises and assists government and government authorities in the implementation, negotiation and verification of funding agreements between the Commonwealth and the territory`s governments. The Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations (IGA) was concluded in 2008 by all states and territories (states) and the Commonwealth and is the framework for most Commonwealth-territory funding agreements. It aims to improve the provision of public services, facilitate social and economic reforms of national importance, streamline the administrative procedures of funding agreements and improve reports on progress made ahead of the outcome of the agreement. National agreements define agreed objectives, results, results, performance indicators, roles and responsibilities that guide the Commonwealth and states in the provision of services in key sectors.

NAs currently exist in the areas of health, education, skills and human resource development, affordable housing, disability and Aboriginal reform. Where state-specific agreements are required and are not articulated in NPAs, implementation plans (PPIs) are negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State concerned. The Commonwealth makes state and territory-specific payments (PSP) to financially support the results and results of the ANA and is not linked in the sector concerned. These payments are ongoing and are sector-indexed, providing a degree of security for state budget planning. There are three SPPs (National Skills and Workforce Development SPP, National Disability Services SPP and National Affordable Housing SPP). Former National Healthcare SPP and National Schools SPP have been replaced by National Health Reform Funding and Students First Funding. The five funding streams are considered to also contribute to indigenous reform, so that each NA is linked to an SPP (or former SPP).