{"id":"C2004A02351","name":"Queensland Grant (Special Assistance) Act 1980","slug":"queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1980","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"150 of 1980","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":34077,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A02351-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Queensland Grant (Special Assistance) Act 1980","content":"Queensland Grant (Special Assistance) Act 1980\n\nNo. 150 of 1980\n\nAn Act to grant financial assistance to Queensland\n\n\\[Assented to 19 September 1980\\]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the 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 1980.\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 1980, for the purpose of financial assistance, the sum of $6,700,000.\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 1979.\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\nAppropriation\n\n4. Payments for the purposes of sub-section 3(1) shall be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1399},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1980 legislation maintaining its narrow scope as a one-time appropriation to provide specific financial assistance to Queensland for the 1980-81 financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 sections totaling less than 200 words","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single, specific purpose: appropriation of a fixed dollar amount ($6,700,000)","Only one conditional provision (reduction for payments made under the 1979 Act)","No procedural requirements, delegated powers, or enforcement mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does**\nThis law gives the State of Queensland **$6.7 million** in financial assistance for the 1980-81 financial year.\n\n**Key details**\n- The payment covers the year starting **1 July 1980**\n- If Queensland already received money under the *Queensland Grant (Special Assistance) Act 1979*, that amount is deducted from this $6.7 million\n- The Commonwealth Treasurer decides exactly when and in what instalments to pay the money\n- The funds come from the Commonwealth's main bank account (the **Consolidated Revenue Fund** — the government's central pool of money collected from taxes and other revenue)\n\n**Why it matters**\nThis is a one-off transfer of federal funds to help Queensland manage its state budget during 1980, with a built-in adjustment to avoid double-dipping from the previous year's assistance package."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1980","history":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1980/history","analysis":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1980/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1980/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1980/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/queensland-grant-special-assistance-act-1980/documents"}}