{"id":"C2004A05080","name":"Payment of Tax Receipts (Victoria) Act 1996","slug":"payment-of-tax-receipts-victoria-act-1996","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"61 of 1996","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":436182,"registerId":"C2004A05080-fast-fetch-1775953436885","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Payment of Tax Receipts (Victoria) Act 1996","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPayment of Tax Receipts (Victoria) Act 1996\n\n \n\nNo. 61 of 1996\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act authorising the payment of certain amounts that the Commonwealth has undertaken to pay under a deed of agreement with Victoria, and for related purposes\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n[1 Short title](#_Toc425173045)\n\n[2 Commencement](#_Toc425173046)\n\n[3 Interpretation](#_Toc425173047)\n\n[4 Authorisation of payments](#_Toc425173048)\n\n[5 Appropriation](#_Toc425173049)\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\nPayment of Tax Receipts (Victoria) Act 1996\n\nNo. 61 of 1996\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act authorising the payment of certain amounts that the Commonwealth has undertaken to pay under a deed of agreement with Victoria, and for related purposes\n\n[Assented to 27 November 1996]\n\nThe Parliament of Australia enacts:\n\n##### 1  Short title\n\n  This Act may be cited as the Payment of Tax Receipts (Victoria) Act 1996.\n\n##### 2  Commencement\n\n  This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\n##### 3  Interpretation\n\n  In this Act:\n\nDeed means the deed entitled Deed for the Return of Certain Tax Payments executed by the Commonwealth and Victoria on 20 November 1996.\n\n##### 4  Authorisation of payments\n\n  The Treasurer may authorise the payment out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of an amount or amounts not exceeding the amount, or the total of the amounts, that the Commonwealth is liable to pay under the Deed.\n\n##### 5  Appropriation\n\n  The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated for payments under this Act.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1335},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly confined to its original singular purpose: authorizing payments under the specific 1996 Deed with Victoria regarding the return of certain tax receipts. No expansion beyond this single transactional settlement."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 sections total","Single defined term ('Deed')","No cross-references to other Acts","Simple unconditional appropriation","Straightforward payment authorization with single monetary limit"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Commonwealth Treasurer to pay the State of Victoria the amounts owed under a specific deed dated 20 November 1996, and formally appropriates those funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Payments are limited to the actual amount the Commonwealth owes under that deed.\n\nIt matters because it gives the legal authority needed for the Commonwealth to make these particular tax-related transfers to Victoria."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/payment-of-tax-receipts-victoria-act-1996","history":"/api/acts/payment-of-tax-receipts-victoria-act-1996/history","analysis":"/api/acts/payment-of-tax-receipts-victoria-act-1996/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/payment-of-tax-receipts-victoria-act-1996/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/payment-of-tax-receipts-victoria-act-1996/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/payment-of-tax-receipts-victoria-act-1996/documents"}}