{"id":"C1922A00012","name":"Tasmania Grant Act 1922","slug":"tasmania-grant-act-1922","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"12 of 1922","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3001,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1922A00012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tasmania Grant Act 1922","content":"TASMANIA GRANT.\n\nNo. 12 of 1922.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the purposes of Financial, Assistance to the State of Tasmania.\n\n\\[Assented to 25th September, 1922.\\]\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 Tasmania Grant Act 1922.\n\nAppropriation of £85,000 for financial assistance to Tasmania.\n\n2. There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, for the purposes of financial assistance to the State of Tasmania during the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, the sum of Eighty-five thousand pounds.\n\nInstalments to be determined by Treasurer.\n\n3. The amount payable under this Act shall be paid in such instalments as the Treasurer may determine.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1398},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, time-limited appropriation Act with a single purpose. The scope remains exactly as originally enacted: a specific one-year financial grant to Tasmania with no expansion of purpose or duration."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections with no subsections","No definitions or interpretation provisions","Zero cross-references to other statutes","Single unconditional appropriation with no exceptions, conditions, or provisos","Only operative discretion is the Treasurer's choice of payment instalments"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does**\n\nThis Act authorises the Commonwealth Government to pay Tasmania £85,000 (in 1922 currency) as financial assistance for the 1922–23 financial year.\n\n**Key details**\n\n* **The grant**: £85,000 is appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (the government’s main account) specifically to help Tasmania’s budget.\n* **Payment method**: The Federal Treasurer has discretion to pay this either as a single lump sum or in multiple instalments throughout the year.\n* **Time limit**: The money is allocated for the year ending 30 June 1923 only.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThis is an early example of the Commonwealth providing direct budget support to a state. In 1922, Tasmania faced unique economic challenges as Australia’s smallest state, and this grant allowed it to maintain services without raising taxes or cutting spending. It represents the beginning of the federal financial assistance framework that still operates today through GST distributions and other grants."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1922","history":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1922/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1922/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1922/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1922/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1922/documents"}}