{"id":"C1947A00067","name":"States Grants Act (No. 2) 1947","slug":"states-grants-act-no-2-1947","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"67 of 1947","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4299,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1947A00067-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"States Grants Act (No. 2) 1947","content":"STATES GRANTS (No. 2).\n\nNo. 67 of 1947.\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 4th December, 1947.\\]\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 (No. 2) 1947.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\n  \n\nPayment of 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-seven, for the purposes of financial assistance, the sum of Five million and forty-two 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.............  | 2,318,000 |\n| Western Australia............ | 1,977,000 |\n| Tasmania.................     | 747,000   |\n|                               | 5,042,000 |\n\nAppropriation.\n\n5. 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":2333},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1947 legislation. The scope remains limited to the specific one-year financial assistance grant to the three designated states as originally intended. No expansion of scope is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 operative sections","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple appropriation mechanism with no conditions, exceptions, or eligibility tests","No cross-references to other legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act provides **financial assistance** (money) from the Australian Government to three specific states: South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Appropriates (sets aside) **£5,042,000** from the government's main bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to be paid to these three states during the 1947-48 financial year.\n\n**How the money is split:**\n*   **South Australia:** £2,318,000\n*   **Western Australia:** £1,977,000\n*   **Tasmania:** £747,000\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a **grants** law. It allows the federal government to transfer funds to state governments to help them pay for services and infrastructure. This was common in the post-war era to help states with smaller populations or less economic activity maintain essential services."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-no-2-1947","history":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-no-2-1947/history","analysis":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-no-2-1947/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-no-2-1947/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-no-2-1947/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/states-grants-act-no-2-1947/documents"}}