{"id":"C1931A00019","name":"South Australia Grant Act 1931","slug":"south-australia-grant-act-1931","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"19 of 1931","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3557,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1931A00019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"South Australia Grant Act 1931","content":"SOUTH AUSTRALIA GRANT.\n\nNo. 19 of 1931.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the purposes of Financial Assistance to the State of South Australia.\n\n\\[Assented to 7th August, 1931.\\]\n\nPreamble.\n\nBE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the South Australia Grant Act 1931.\n\nPayment for financial assistance to South Australia.\n\n2. Subject to this Act, there shall be payable, for the purposes of financial assistance to the State of South Australia, during the year commencing on the first day of July One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, in addition to the amount payable during that year under the South Australia Grant Act 1929, the sum of Six hundred and eighty thousand pounds.\n\nMethod of payment.\n\n3. The amount payable under this Act shall be paid in equal monthly instalments.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n4. Payments in accordance with this Act shall be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund which is hereby appropriated accordingly.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1994},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act maintains its original narrow purpose of providing a specific one-year financial grant to South Australia. There has been no expansion of scope beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections","No definitions or interpretation section","Single cross-reference to the South Australia Grant Act 1929","Straightforward appropriation with no conditions, exceptions, or sub-delegation","Limited duration (one financial year only)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act provides **financial assistance from the Commonwealth Government to the State of South Australia** during the Great Depression.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Amount:** £680,000 (in addition to money already provided under the 1929 Act)\n- **Timing:** For the financial year starting 1 July 1931\n- **Payment method:** Equal monthly instalments\n- **Source:** Paid from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (the Commonwealth's main bank account)\n\n**What it does:**\nThe legislation simply authorises the federal government to pay this grant to South Australia. It does not impose conditions on how South Australia must spend the money, nor does it require repayment. This was part of broader efforts during the 1930s Depression to support state governments facing severe financial hardship."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/south-australia-grant-act-1931","history":"/api/acts/south-australia-grant-act-1931/history","analysis":"/api/acts/south-australia-grant-act-1931/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/south-australia-grant-act-1931/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/south-australia-grant-act-1931/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/south-australia-grant-act-1931/documents"}}