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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Act authorises a one‑off Commonwealth payment of $56,345,000 to State governments to be passed immediately, without conditions, to listed local councils for 1974–75. Each council receives a fixed grant; States must report and audit payments and repay funds if they fail to comply.
It affects over 500 councils (from large cities to small shires) and makes States the pass‑through administrators, with the Minister able to redirect funds if a council ceases to exist.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Local Government Grants Act 1974.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS ACT 1974
No. 100 of 1974
An Act to grant Financial Assistance in relation to Local Governing Bodies.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
Commencement.
Definition.
Grants for local governing bodies.
(2) Payments to a State under sub-section (1) shall be made at such times and in such amounts as the Treasurer approves.
(3) The financial assistance to a State constituted by a payment of an amount under sub-section (1) in relation to a local governing body situated in that State is granted on condition that the State will, without undue delay and before 1 July 1975, make an unconditional payment of that amount to that local governing body and, in making the payment, will describe the amount as a payment to that body in respect of the financial year that commenced on 1 July 1974 out of moneys paid to the State by Australia for that purpose.
Variation of the Schedule.
(2) Where the appropriate State Minister notifies the Minister that a local governing body has ceased to exist, the Minister shall then direct, in writing, that this Act shall have effect as if the Schedule were varied—
(a) if no amount had been paid to that body in pursuance of this Act before it ceased to exist—by omitting the name of that body and the amount specified opposite to the name of that body from the Schedule; or
(b) in any other case—by substituting for the amount specified in the Schedule opposite to the name of that body an amount specified in the direction, being the amount paid to that body in pursuance of this Act before it ceased to exist.
(3) Where the Minister gives a direction under sub-section (2) in relation to a local governing body, the Minister may, after consultation with the appropriate State Minister, also direct that this Act shall have effect—
(a) as if the Schedule were further varied in consequence of that direction—
(i) by substituting for an amount specified in that Schedule opposite to the name of another local governing body a greater amount than the amount so specified; or
(ii) by inserting in that Schedule the name of another local governing body and an amount opposite to the name of that other local governing body,
or both; and
(b) if an amount paid to the State under this Act in relation to that body had not been paid by the State to that body in pursuance of this Act before it ceased to exist—as if that amount had been paid in respect of a specified local governing body, being a body the name of which is specified in, or is, by virtue of a direction under paragraph (a), to be treated as having been specified in, the Schedule, or in respect of 2 or more such bodies in such proportions as are specified in the direction.
(4) A direction shall not be given under paragraph (3) (a) in consequence of a direction given in relation to a local governing body under sub-section (2) if the effect of the direction and of the direction given under sub-section (2) would be to increase the sum of the amounts to be paid to the State concerned by way of financial assistance under this Act.
(5) Where the Minister gives a direction under sub-section (2) or (3), he shall cause a copy of the direction to be furnished to the appropriate State Minister concerned.
(6) In this section, “the appropriate State Minister”, in relation to a State, means the Minister of the Crown of that State who is, for the purposes of the Grants Commission Act 1973, the appropriate Minister in relation to that State or another Minister of the Crown for the time being acting for and on behalf of that Minister.
Statements of expenditure to be furnished.
(a) as soon as practicable after 30 June 1975 a statement, in accordance with a form approved by him, as to payments made by the State during the financial year in pursuance of this Act; and
(b) a certificate by the Auditor-General of the State certifying that, in his opinion, the contents of the statement are correct.
Additional conditions.
Appropriation.
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SCHEDULE Section 4
GRANTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES
| State, Region and Local Governing Body | Amount of Grant |
|---|---|
| $ | |
| NEW SOUTH WALES | |
| REGION 1: NORTH COAST................................... | |
| Ballina Municipal Council................................... | 26,000 |
| Bellingen Shire Council..................................... | 77,000 |
| Byron Shire Council....................................... | 30,000 |
| Casino Municipal Council.................................... | 80,000 |
| Coffs Harbour Shire Council.................................. | 138,000 |
| Copmanhurst Shire Council.................................. | 28,000 |
| Grafton City Council....................................... | 160,000 |
| Gundurimba Shire Council................................... | 36,000 |
| Hastings Shire Council...................................... | 105,000 |
| Kempsey Municipal Council.................................. | 110,000 |
| Kyogle Shire Council....................................... | 95,000 |
| Lismore City Council....................................... | 163,000 |
| Maclean Shire Council...................................... | 85,000 |
| Macleay Shire Council...................................... | 90,000 |
| Manning Shire Council..................................... | 40,000 |
SCHEDULE—continued
| State, Region and Local Governing Body | Amount of Grant |
|---|---|
| $ | |
| NEW SOUTH WALES—continued | |
| Mullumbimby Municipal Council.................................. | 14,000 |
| Nambucca Shire Council........................................ | 106,000 |
| Nymboida Shire Council........................................ | 20,000 |
| Taree Municipal Council........................................ | 30,000 |
| Terania Shire Council.......................................... | 70,000 |
| Tintenbar Shire Council........................................ | 67,000 |
| Tomki Shire Council........................................... | 35,000 |
| Tweed Shire Council.......................................... | 150,000 |
| Ulmarra Shire Council......................................... | 50,000 |
| Wingham Municipal Council..................................... | 30,000 |
| Woodburn Shire Council........................................ | 63,000 |
| Total Region 1........................................... | 1,898,000 |
| REGION 2: NEW ENGLAND | |
| Armidale City Council......................................... | 132,000 |
| Ashford Shire Council.......................................... | 43,000 |
| Barraba Shire Council.......................................... | 35,000 |
| Bingara Shire Council.......................................... | 22,000 |
| Boolooroo Shire Council........................................ | 24,000 |
| Boomi Shire Council.......................................... | 15,000 |
| Cockburn Shire Council........................................ | 55,000 |
| Dumaresq Shire Council........................................ | 11,000 |
| Glen Innes Municipal Council.................................... | 70,000 |
| Gunnedah Municipal Council..................................... | 60,000 |
| Guyra Shire Council........................................... | 73,000 |
| Inverell Municipal Council...................................... | 78,000 |
| Liverpool Plains Shire Council.................................... | 11,000 |
| Macintyre Shire Council........................................ | 53,000 |
| Manilla Shire Council.......................................... | 28,000 |
| Moree Municipal Council....................................... | 80,000 |
| Namoi Shire Council.......................................... | 93,000 |
| Narrabri Municipal Council...................................... | 80,000 |
| Nundle Shire Council.......................................... | 20,000 |
| Peel Shire Council............................................ | 44,000 |
| Quirindi Municipal Council...................................... | 20,000 |
| Severn Shire Council.......................................... | 40,000 |
| Tamarang Shire Council........................................ | 17,000 |
| Tamworth City Council......................................... | 112,000 |
| Tenterfield Municipal Council.................................... | 30,000 |
| Tenterfield Shire Council........................................ | 40,000 |
| Uralla Shire Council........................................... | 50,000 |
| Walcha Shire Council.......................................... | 37,000 |
| Yallaroi Shire Council.......................................... | 50,000 |
| Total Region 2 ........................................... | 1,423,000 |
| REGION 3: ORANA | |
| Bogan Shire Council........................................... | 50,000 |
| Bourke Shire Council.......................................... | 67,000 |
| Brewarrina Shire Council....................................... | 26,000 |
| Cobar Shire Council........................................... | 85,000 |
| Coolah Shire Council.......................................... | 58,000 |
| Coonabarabran Shire Council..................................... | 103,000 |
| Coonamble Shire Council....................................... | 52,000 |
| Cudgegong Shire Council....................................... | 48,000 |
| Dubbo City Council........................................... | 113,000 |
SCHEDULE—continued
| State, Region and Local Governing Body | Amount of Grant |
|---|---|
| $ | |
| NEW SOUTH WALES—continued | |
| Gilgandra Shire Council......................................... | 70,000 |
| Mudgee Municipal Council....................................... | 55,000 |
| Narromine Municipal Council..................................... | 30,000 |
| Talbragar Shire Council......................................... | 18,000 |
| Timbrebongie Shire Council...................................... | 35,000 |
| Walgett Shire Council.......................................... | 80,000 |
| Warren Shire Council........................................... | 18,000 |
| Wellington Shire Council........................................ | 76,000 |
| Total Region 3 ........................................... | 984,000 |
| REGION 4: FAR WEST | |
| Broken Hill City Council........................................ | 300,000 |
| Central Darling Shire Council..................................... | 48,000 |
| Total Region 4 ........................................... | 348,000 |
| REGION 5: MURRAY | |
| Albury City Council............................................ | 165,000 |
| Balranald Shire Council......................................... | 36,000 |
| Berrigan Shire Council.......................................... | 57,000 |
| Conargo Shire Council.......................................... | 8,000 |
| Corowa Shire Council.......................................... | 10,000 |
| Culcairn Shire Council.......................................... | 33,000 |
| Deniliquin Municipal Council..................................... | 68,000 |
| Hume Shire Council............................................ | 13,000 |
| Jerilderie Shire Council......................................... | 33,000 |
| Murray Shire Council........................................... | 6,000 |
| Tumbarumba Shire Council ...................................... | 40,000 |
| Urana Shire Council............................................ | 28,000 |
| Wakool Shire Council .......................................... | 40,000 |
| Wentworth Shire Council ............................ |
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