Commonwealth act

States Grants Act 1945

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

53 of 1945

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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This Act authorises the Commonwealth to pay £2,996,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to South Australia (£1,400,000), Western Australia (£950,000) and Tasmania (£646,000) as a one‑off financial assistance grant for the 1945–46 year, delivered in equal monthly instalments.

It implements targeted fiscal equalisation to help smaller states fund services (schools, hospitals, roads) by appropriating the specific lump sums agreed in the federal budget.

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States Grants Act 1945

STATES GRANTS.

No. 53 of 1945.

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund sums for the purposes of Financial Assistance to the States of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

[Assented to 11th October, 1945.]

Preamble

BE 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:—

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the States Grants Act 1945.

Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Payment of financial assistance to States.

There shall be payable to the States of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, during the year which commenced on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-five, for the purposes of financial assistance, the sum of Two million nine hundred and ninety-six thousand pounds.

Allocation of grant.

The amount payable to each State under this Act shall be the amount shown in the following table opposite the name of that State:—

	£
South Australia.....................	1,400,000
Western Australia....................	950,000
Tasmania.........................	646,000
	2,996,000

Method of payment.

The amount payable to any State under this Act shall be paid to that State in equal monthly instalments.

Appropriation.

Payments in accordance with this Act shall be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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