{"id":"C2004A01990","name":"Queensland Grant (Special Assistance) Act 1978","slug":"queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1978","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"191 of 1978","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6688,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A01990-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Queensland Grant (Special Assistance) Act 1978","content":"QUEENSLAND GRANT (SPECIAL ASSISTANCE) ACT 1978\n\nNo. 191 of 1978\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 1978.\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 1978, for the purpose of financial assistance, the sum of $21,700,000.\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 Queensland Grant (Special Assistance) Act 1977.\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 1979-80\n\n4. The Treasurer may, during the period of 6 months commencing on 1 July 1979, make payments to Queensland, for the purposes of financial assistance, of amounts not exceeding in the aggregate $10,850,000.\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":1416},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its narrow, original purpose of granting specific financial assistance to Queensland without expansion into broader policy areas or ongoing administrative schemes."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections with no subordinate legislation","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single arithmetic adjustment clause (reduction for prior year payments)","No cross-references to other Acts except the 1977 predecessor","Straightforward appropriation with no discretionary conditions beyond payment timing"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does**\nThis law authorises the Commonwealth government to give Queensland a specific grant of money as financial assistance.\n\n**The money**\n* **Main payment**: $21.7 million for the financial year that started on 1 July 1978.\n* **Extra payment**: Up to $10.85 million can be paid in the first 6 months of 1979–80 (July to December 1979).\n* **Where from**: The money comes from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (the federal government’s main bank account, which holds all tax revenue).\n\n**Important conditions**\n* The $21.7 million amount is reduced by anything Queensland already received under the *Queensland Grant (Special Assistance) Act 1977* — this prevents double-dipping.\n* The federal Treasurer decides exactly when and in what chunks the money is paid out.\n\n**Who it affects**\nPrimarily the Queensland State Government, which receives the funds, and the federal Treasury, which manages the payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1978","history":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1978/history","analysis":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1978/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1978/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1978/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1978/documents"}}