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This Act may be cited as the Sewerage Agreements Act 1974.
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This Act approves three state-specific supplemental sewerage agreements and enables the Commonwealth to make payments and advances to Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia under the Principal Agreement as varied by those Supplemental Agreements (ss 3–4, 6). It also removes the application of certain provisions of the Sewerage Agreements Act 1973 in relation to those States (s5).
The Treasurer may borrow up to $7,950,000 to fund those payments (s7); borrowed moneys are limited to borrowing expenses and those payments (s8), and amounts are appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (s10).
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Direct links to the current provisions in Sewerage Agreements Act 1974.
This Act may be cited as the Sewerage Agreements Act 1974.
This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
In this Act:
Principal Agreement, in relation to a State to which this Act applies, means the agreement executed on behalf of the Government of Australia and the Government of that State in pursuance of the Sewerage Agreements Act 1973.
State to which this Act applies means the State of Victoria, the State of Queensland or the State of Western Australia.
Supplemental Agreement means:
(a) in relation to the State of Victoria—the agreement a copy of which is set out in Part I of the Schedule;
(b) in relation to the State of Queensland—the agreement a copy of which is set out in Part II of the Schedule; and
(c) in relation to the State of Western Australia—the agreement a copy of which is set out in Part III of the Schedule.
The Supplemental Agreements in respect of the States to which this Act applies are approved.
Upon the date of commencement of this Act: (a) section 4 of the Sewerage Agreements Act 1973 ceases to apply in relation to States to which this Act applies; and (b) section 6 of the Sewerage Agreements Act 1973 ceases to apply in relation to payments and advances to States to which this Act applies.
The payments and advances by the Government of Australia to the Government of a State to which this Act applies provided for in the Principal Agreement in respect of that State as varied by the Supplemental Agreement in respect of that State may be made, by way of financial assistance to that State, on the terms and conditions contained in that Principal Agreement as so varied, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
The Treasurer may, in accordance with the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911-1973 or in accordance with the provisions of an Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding in the aggregate $7,950,000.
(1) Moneys borrowed under section 7 shall be issued and applied only for the expenses of borrowing and for the purpose of making payments and advances to a State to which this Act applies in accordance with this Act. (2) Moneys borrowed under section 5 of the Sewerage Agreements Act 1973 may be issued and applied for the purpose of making payments and advances to a State to which this Act applies in accordance with this Act.
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act.
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This Act may be cited as the Sewerage Agreements Act 1974.
This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
In this Act:
Principal Agreement, in relation to a State to which this Act applies, means the agreement executed on behalf of the Government of Australia and the Government of that State in pursuance of the Sewerage Agreements Act 1973.
State to which this Act applies means the State of Victoria, the State of Queensland or the State of Western Australia.
Supplemental Agreement means:
(a) in relation to the State of Victoria—the agreement a copy of which is set out in Part I of the Schedule;
(b) in relation to the State of Queensland—the agreement a copy of which is set out in Part II of the Schedule; and
(c) in relation to the State of Western Australia—the agreement a copy of which is set out in Part III of the Schedule.
The Supplemental Agreements in respect of the States to which this Act applies are approved.
Upon the date of commencement of this Act: (a) section 4 of the Sewerage Agreements Act 1973 ceases to apply in relation to States to which this Act applies; and (b) section 6 of the Sewerage Agreements Act 1973 ceases to apply in relation to payments and advances to States to which this Act applies.
The payments and advances by the Government of Australia to the Government of a State to which this Act applies provided for in the Principal Agreement in respect of that State as varied by the Supplemental Agreement in respect of that State may be made, by way of financial assistance to that State, on the terms and conditions contained in that Principal Agreement as so varied, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
The Treasurer may, in accordance with the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911-1973 or in accordance with the provisions of an Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding in the aggregate $7,950,000.
(1) Moneys borrowed under section 7 shall be issued and applied only for the expenses of borrowing and for the purpose of making payments and advances to a State to which this Act applies in accordance with this Act. (2) Moneys borrowed under section 5 of the Sewerage Agreements Act 1973 may be issued and applied for the purpose of making payments and advances to a State to which this Act applies in accordance with this Act.
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act.