{"id":"C2004A01583","name":"Queensland Grant (Special Assistance) Act 1976","slug":"queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1976","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"153 of 1976","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6436,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A01583-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Queensland Grant (Special Assistance) Act 1976","content":"QUEENSLAND GRANT (SPECIAL ASSISTANCE) ACT 1976\n\nNo. 153 of 1976\n\nAn Act to grant Financial Assistance to Queensland.\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Queensland Grant (Special Assistance) Act 1976.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nPayment of financial assistance.\n\n3. (1) Subject to this section, there is payable to Queensland during the year that commenced on 1 July 1976, for the purpose of financial assistance, the sum of $27,000,000.\n\n(2) The sum payable to Queensland referred to in sub-section (1) shall be reduced by the sum of any amounts paid to that State under section 4 of the States Grants (Special Assistance) Act 1975.\n\n(3) Payments for the purposes of sub-section (1) shall be made in such amounts and at such times as the Treasurer approves.\n\nPayments for the year 1977-78.\n\n4. The Treasurer may, during the period of 6 months commencing on 1 July 1977, make payments to Queensland, for the purposes of financial assistance, of amounts not exceeding in the aggregate $13,500,000.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n5. Payments in accordance with this Act shall be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.\n\n![](image.001.png)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1732},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of providing time-limited special financial assistance to Queensland for specific periods in 1976-77 and 1977-78."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections with no subsections beyond (3)","No interpretation section or defined terms","Single cross-reference to the States Grants (Special Assistance) Act 1975","Basic arithmetic condition (reduction of grant by previous payments)","Simple appropriation mechanism from the Consolidated Revenue Fund"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises a one-off cash payment from the Commonwealth government to the State of Queensland.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   **Grants $27 million** to Queensland for the financial year that began on 1 July 1976\n*   **Allows extra payments** of up to $13.5 million during the first six months of 1977-78 (July to December 1977)\n*   **Reduces the main grant** by any money Queensland already received under a similar 1975 assistance program\n*   **Gives the Treasurer control** over the timing and size of individual instalments\n*   **Draws the money** from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (the Commonwealth government's main bank account, essentially the national treasury)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a **special revenue grant** — a temporary budget boost to help Queensland manage its finances during the mid-1970s. Unlike ongoing funding, this was a specific, time-limited injection of cash that expired once the money was paid out."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1976","history":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1976/history","analysis":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1976/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1976/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1976/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1976/documents"}}