{"id":"C1942A00046","name":"States Grants Act 1942","slug":"states-grants-act-1942","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"46 of 1942","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4218,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1942A00046-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"States Grants Act 1942","content":"STATES GRANTS.\n\nNo. 46 of 1942.\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 6th October, 1942.\\]\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 1942.\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 to the States of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, during the year which commenced on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-two, for the purposes of financial assistance, the sum of Two million, one hundred and seventy-five 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...................................  | 800,000   |\n| Western Australia.................................. | 800,000   |\n| Tasmania.......................................     | 575,000   |\n|                                                     | 2,175,000 |\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":2320},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1942 enactment; the scope remains strictly limited to the one-time financial assistance appropriation for the three named states for the specified fiscal year."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections with no subsections","No definitions or interpretation section","Fixed monetary amounts listed in a simple table","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers","No cross-references to other legislation","Straightforward linear payment mechanism (equal monthly instalments)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act provides **financial assistance** (direct cash grants) from the Commonwealth government to three specific states: South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Appropriates £2,175,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (Australia’s central government bank account) to be distributed among the three states during the 1942-43 financial year\n- Allocates fixed amounts: £800,000 each to South Australia and Western Australia, and £575,000 to Tasmania\n- Requires the money to be paid in equal monthly instalments\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The state governments of South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania (who receive the funds)\n- The Commonwealth Treasury (which makes the payments from consolidated revenue)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis legislation provided crucial **wartime revenue support** to Australia’s smaller states during World War II. It reflects the Commonwealth’s role in ensuring less economically developed states can maintain essential services and infrastructure during periods of national economic strain."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1942","history":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1942/history","analysis":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1942/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1942/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1942/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-1942/documents"}}