{"id":"C1969A00056","name":"States Grants (Special Financial Assistance) Act 1969","slug":"states-grants-special-financial-assistance-act-1969","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"56 of 1969","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":5333,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1969A00056-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"States Grants (Special Financial Assistance) Act 1969","content":"States Grants (Special Financial Assistance)\n\nNo. 56 of 1969\n\nAn Act to provide for the payment of certain sums to the States by way of Special Financial Assistance.\n\n\\[Assented to 14 June 1969\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Special Financial Assistance) Act 1969.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nPayment of financial assistance.\n\n3. There is payable to the States, during the year that commenced on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight, for the purpose of financial assistance, the sum of Twelve million dollars, which shall be apportioned between the States in proportion to the amounts respectively payable to them during that year calculated in accordance with sub-sections (1.), (2.) and (3.) of section 5 of the States Grants Act 1965–1968.\n\nAdditional financial assistance—South Australia.\n\n4. In addition to the sum payable to the State of South Australia under the last preceding section, there is payable to that State, during the year referred to in that section, for the purpose of financial assistance, the sum of Two million dollars.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n5. Payments in accordance with this Act shall be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1530},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original enactment establishing a one-time grant program; there is no previous version to compare against, and the scope remains limited to the specific financial assistance described."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 sections with no subdivisions","No definitions or interpretation section","Single cross-reference to the States Grants Act 1965-1968","Fixed monetary amounts ($12m and $2m) without indexing or variables","Limited to one specific financial year (1968-69)","No conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** This Act authorises a one-off payment of **$12 million** from the federal government to the Australian states as special financial assistance for the 1968-69 financial year.\n\n**Who gets what:**\n- The money is divided between the states using a formula set out in the *States Grants Act 1965-1968*\n- **South Australia** receives an additional **$2 million** on top of its regular share\n\n**Where the money comes from:** The Consolidated Revenue Fund (the government's main bank account).\n\n**Why it matters:** This was a temporary measure to provide extra funding to the states for that specific year only, rather than establishing an ongoing program."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/states-grants-special-financial-assistance-act-1969","history":"/api/acts/states-grants-special-financial-assistance-act-1969/history","analysis":"/api/acts/states-grants-special-financial-assistance-act-1969/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/states-grants-special-financial-assistance-act-1969/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/states-grants-special-financial-assistance-act-1969/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/states-grants-special-financial-assistance-act-1969/documents"}}