{"id":"C1934A00038","name":"States Grants Act 1934","slug":"states-grants-act-1934","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"38 of 1934","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3683,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1934A00038-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"States Grants Act 1934","content":"STATES\\-GRANTS.\n\nNo. 38 of 1934.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund sums for the purposes of Financial Assistance to the States of the Commonwealth.\n\n\\[Assented to 4th August, 1934.\\]\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 States Grants Act 1934.\n\nAppropriation of £2,000,000 for financial assistance to the States.\n\n2. There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, for the purpose of financial assistance to the States during the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, the sum of Two million pounds.\n\nAllocation of grant.\n\n3. The amount payable to each State under this Act shall be the amount shown in the following table opposite the name of that State.\n\n|                                                | £         |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | --------- |\n| New South Wales.............................   | 786,000   |\n| Victoria...................................    | 550,000   |\n| Queensland.................................    | 286,000   |\n| South Australia..............................  | 176,000   |\n| Western Australia............................. | 133,000   |\n| Tasmania..................................     | 69,000    |\n|                                                | 2,000,000 |\n\nTime and manner of payment.\n\n4. The amount payable to any State under this Act shall be paid to that State at such times and in such manner as the Treasurer approves.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1781},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains focused on its original narrow purpose of appropriating a specific lump sum for state financial assistance. It contains no provisions that expand beyond this single appropriation function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections with no subsections","No defined terms, interpretation section, or legal jargon","No cross-references to other legislation","Simple fixed-sum allocation table with no formulas or calculations","No conditions, exceptions, exemptions, or regulatory machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the federal government to pay £2 million (in 1934 currency) to the six Australian states as financial assistance for the 1934-35 financial year. It works as a simple payment schedule:\n\n- **New South Wales**: £786,000\n- **Victoria**: £550,000  \n- **Queensland**: £286,000\n- **South Australia**: £176,000\n- **Western Australia**: £133,000\n- **Tasmania**: £69,000\n\nThe money comes from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (the government's main bank account). The federal Treasurer has discretion over exactly when and how to transfer the funds to each state. This is a straightforward \"one-off\" appropriation with no ongoing conditions attached to the payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1934","history":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1934/history","analysis":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1934/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1934/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1934/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1934/documents"}}