Commonwealth act

Primary Producers Relief Act 1935

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

47 of 1935

Collection

act

Plain English Summary

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Primary Producers Relief Act 1935 — Plain English Summary

What does this law do?

This Act sets aside £275,000 of Commonwealth government money to provide financial relief to farmers and other primary producers (people who grow, raise, or harvest natural produce) who were doing it tough during the Great Depression era. The relief is delivered through subsidies based on fertiliser use — specifically, how much artificial manure (manufactured fertiliser) a producer used during the year ending 30 June 1936.

Who does it affect?

Primary producers in Australian States — farmers and growers producing anything except wheat (wheat had its own separate relief scheme)
Primary producers in Commonwealth Territories (e.g. the ACT or Northern Territory at the time)
State governments, which act as middlemen — they pay producers directly and are then reimbursed by the Commonwealth

How does the money work?

Producers receive 15 shillings for every ton of artificial manure they used in non-wheat production during the qualifying year
There's a rounding rule: fractions of a tonne under half a tonne are ignored, and fractions over half a tonne are rounded down to the half-tonne mark (so you only ever get credit for whole or half tonnes)

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