{"id":"C1933A00071","name":"Western Australia Grant Act 1933","slug":"western-australia-grant-act-1933","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"71 of 1933","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":13662,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1933A00071-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Western Australia Grant Act 1933","content":"WESTERN AUSTRALIA GRANT.\n\nNo. 71 of 1933.\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 15th December, 1933.\\]\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 1933.\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-three, the sum of Six hundred thousand pounds.\n\n  \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":1235},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly limited to its original purpose of appropriating £600,000 for Western Australian financial assistance. It has not expanded to include conditions, reporting requirements, or additional grant amounts beyond the original scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections total","No definitions or interpretation section","No cross-references to other Acts","Single, unconditional appropriation","Simple arithmetic payment method (equal monthly instalments)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Commonwealth Government to give **£600,000** to Western Australia as financial assistance during the Great Depression.\n\n**What it does:**\n* **The payment:** The federal government must pay £600,000 to the State of Western Australia over one year (starting 1 July 1933)\n* **The source:** The money comes from the *Consolidated Revenue Fund* (the Commonwealth's main government bank account)\n* **How it's paid:** In equal monthly instalments spread across the year\n* **The purpose:** General financial assistance to help the state manage its finances during a severe economic downturn\n\n**Why it matters:**\nDuring the 1930s Depression, Australian states struggled financially. This Act ensures Western Australia receives direct federal support, with the Parliament legally appropriating (setting aside) the funds to make sure the money is available."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1933","history":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1933/history","analysis":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1933/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1933/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1933/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/western-australia-grant-act-1933/documents"}}