{"id":"C1932A00037","name":"Western Australia Grant Act 1932","slug":"western-australia-grant-act-1932","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"37 of 1932","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3617,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1932A00037-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Western Australia Grant Act 1932","content":"WESTERN AUSTRALIA GRANT.\n\nNo. 37 of 1932.\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 Western Australia.\n\n\\[Assented to 5th October, 1932.\\]\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 Western Australia Grant Act 1932.\n\nPayment for financial assistance to Western Australia.\n\n2. Subject to this Act, there shall be payable, for the purposes of financial assistance to the State of Western Australia, during the year commencing on the first day of July One thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, the sum of Five hundred thousand pounds.\n\nMethod of payment.\n\n3. The amount payable under this Act shall be paid in equal monthly instalments.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n4. 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":2781},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains limited to its original, singular purpose: appropriating a specific one-year grant to Western Australia. No legislative creep or expansion has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 sections total","No defined terms or interpretation section","Zero cross-references to other legislation","Unconditional payment obligation with no exceptions","Simple arithmetic calculation (equal monthly instalments)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is a straightforward **£500,000 cash injection** from the Commonwealth Government to Western Australia—essentially a 1930s federal bailout.\n\n**The deal:**\n- **The money:** Half a million pounds (serious money in 1932, during the Great Depression).\n- **The source:** The Consolidated Revenue Fund (the Commonwealth's main bank account, funded by federal taxes).\n- **The delivery:** Paid in equal monthly instalments across the 1932-33 financial year.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is **fiscal federalism** in its simplest form. Western Australia was struggling financially, so the federal government stepped in with direct budget support. No complex conditions, no repayment terms—just an outright grant to keep the state running during hard times.\n\n**Who is affected:**\n- **Western Australia:** Receives the funds to prop up state services.\n- **Federal taxpayers:** Ultimately foot the bill through consolidated revenue."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1932","history":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1932/history","analysis":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1932/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1932/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1932/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1932/documents"}}