{"id":"C1928A00032","name":"Tasmania Grant Act 1928","slug":"tasmania-grant-act-1928","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"32 of 1928","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3498,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1928A00032-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tasmania Grant Act 1928","content":"TASMANIA GRANT.\n\nNo. 32 of 1928.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the purpose of Financial Assistance to the State of Tasmania.\n\n\\[Assented to 22nd September, 1928.\\]\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 1928.\n\nPayment of £220,000 far financial assistance to Tasmania.\n\n2. Subject to this Act, there shall be payable for the purposes of financial assistance to the State of Tasmania, the sum of Two hundred and twenty thousand pounds.\n\n  \n\nPeriod and method of payment.\n\n3. Payment of the said sum of Two hundred and twenty thousand pounds shall be made in equal monthly instalments during the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n4. Payments in accordance with this Act shall be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund which is hereby appropriated accordingly.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1902},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward, single-purpose appropriation Act that has not expanded beyond its original intent of providing a specific financial grant to Tasmania in 1928–1929."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections with no subsections","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation","Single, straightforward appropriation with minimal conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Commonwealth Government to pay Tasmania **£220,000** as financial assistance during 1928–1929.\n\n**What it does**\n\n* **The Grant**: The federal government provides £220,000 to Tasmania. This is essentially a subsidy to help the state fund public services.\n* **Where the money comes from**: The **Consolidated Revenue Fund** (the government's main bank account containing tax revenue). The Act legally *appropriates* (sets aside) this money for Tasmania.\n* **How it's paid**: The sum is split into **12 equal monthly instalments** paid throughout the financial year ending 30 June 1929, rather than as a single lump sum.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThis is an early example of *horizontal fiscal equalisation* — the principle that the federal government gives extra funding to smaller states (like Tasmania) that have limited ability to raise their own revenue but still face high costs for infrastructure and services across a large island."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1928","history":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1928/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1928/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1928/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1928/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-act-1928/documents"}}