{"id":"C2004A01956","name":"Tasmania Grant (The Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company Limited) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1978","slug":"tasmania-grant-the-mount-lyell-mining-and-railway-company-limited-amendment-act-no-2-1978","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"157 of 1978","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6606,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A01956-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tasmania Grant (The Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company Limited) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1978","content":"TASMANIA GRANT (THE MOUNT LYELL MINING AND RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED)  \nAMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1978\n\nNo. 157 of 1978\n\nAn Act to amend the Tasmania Grant (The Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company Limited) Act 1977.\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:\n\nShort title, &c.\n\n1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Tasmania Grant (The Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company Limited) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1978.\n\n(2) The Tasmania Grant (The Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company Limited) Act 1977 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nApproval of execution of agreements\n\n3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by—\n\n(a) omitting “30 June 1978” and substituting “30 September 1978”; and\n\n(b) adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:\n\n“(2) Approval is given to the execution, on behalf of the Commonwealth, of an agreement or agreements between the Commonwealth and Tasmania for the payment by the Commonwealth to Tasmania, for the purpose of assisting the continuation of the operation of The Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company Limited’s mine at Mount Lyell in Tasmania from 1 October 1978 to 30 June 1980, inclusive, of amounts not exceeding in the aggregate whichever is the lesser of—\n\n(a) one-half of the sum of any payments made by Tasmania to the Company for the purpose of assisting the continuation of the operation of that mine during that period; or\n\n(b) $3,800,000.”.\n\n![](image.001.png)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1474},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains true to the original Act's purpose of providing federal financial assistance to support the Mount Lyell mining operation. While it extends the timeframe and creates a new funding mechanism, it does not expand beyond the original scope of supporting this specific company and mine."},"complexity_factors":["Legislation consists of only 3 short sections","Single substantive amendment with straightforward date substitution","Simple mathematical cap (lesser of two amounts) with no nested conditions","Only one defined term ('Principal Act')","No cross-references to other Acts beyond the Principal Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This law extends financial support for a struggling Tasmanian copper mine. It does two things:\n\n1. **Extends a deadline** – Pushes back the cutoff date for existing agreements from 30 June 1978 to 30 September 1978.\n\n2. **Authorises new funding** – Allows the Australian Government to pay Tasmania up to **$3.8 million** (or half of what Tasmania pays the company, whichever is smaller) to help keep the Mount Lyell mine operating from October 1978 through June 1980.\n\n**Why it matters**: The Mount Lyell mine was a major employer on Tasmania's west coast. This law represents a federal bailout to prevent the mine from closing, with the Commonwealth matching Tasmania's financial support to keep the operation running."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-the-mount-lyell-mining-and-railway-company-limited-amendment-act-no-2-1978","history":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-the-mount-lyell-mining-and-railway-company-limited-amendment-act-no-2-1978/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-the-mount-lyell-mining-and-railway-company-limited-amendment-act-no-2-1978/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-the-mount-lyell-mining-and-railway-company-limited-amendment-act-no-2-1978/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-the-mount-lyell-mining-and-railway-company-limited-amendment-act-no-2-1978/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tasmania-grant-the-mount-lyell-mining-and-railway-company-limited-amendment-act-no-2-1978/documents"}}