{"id":"C1938A00043","name":"States Grants Act 1938","slug":"states-grants-act-1938","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"43 of 1938","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3969,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1938A00043-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"States Grants Act 1938","content":"STATES GRANTS.\n\nNo. 43 of 1938.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund sums for the purposes of Financial Assistance to the States of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.\n\n\\[Assented to 18th November, 1938.\\]\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 1938.\n\nCommencement,\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nPayment for financial assistance to States.\n\n3. There shall be payable, for the purposes of financial assistance to the States of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, during the year commencing on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, the sum of Two million and twenty thousand pounds.\n\nAllocation of grant.\n\n4. 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| South Australia........................ | 1,040,000 |\n| Western Australia...................... | 570,000   |\n| Tasmania............................    | 410,000   |\n|                                         | 2,020,000 |\n\nMethod of payment.\n\n5. The amount payable to any State under this Act shall be paid to that State in equal monthly instalments.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n6. 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":1910},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1938 enactment establishing a one-year financial assistance scheme. The scope remains limited to the appropriation and distribution of fixed grants to three specified states for the single financial year 1938-39, exactly as originally intended."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections with no subsections","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","Fixed monetary amounts specified in a simple table with no formulas","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation","Straightforward payment mechanism (equal monthly instalments)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the federal government to give financial assistance to three Australian states—South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania—during the 1938-39 financial year.\n\n**Key points:**\n- **Total amount:** £2,020,000 (just over two million pounds)\n- **Breakdown by state:**\n  - South Australia receives £1,040,000\n  - Western Australia receives £570,000\n  - Tasmania receives £410,000\n- **Payment method:** The money is paid in equal monthly instalments throughout the year\n- **Funding source:** The Commonwealth's Consolidated Revenue Fund (the government's main bank account)\n- **Duration:** Covers the financial year starting 1 July 1938\n\nThis was essentially federal budget aid to support these three states, which were likely facing ongoing economic pressures during the late 1930s following the Great Depression."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1938","history":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1938/history","analysis":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1938/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1938/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1938/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1938/documents"}}