Commonwealth act

States Grants (Drought Relief) Act 1940

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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

72 of 1940

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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This Act provides federal financial assistance to States to help wheat-growers suffering from drought during 1940–1941.

Key points:

The Money: The Commonwealth makes £1 million available from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (Australia's main government bank account).
How it's split: The Governor-General decides how much each of the six States receives. However, the federal Minister must first consult with State Ministers about the allocation before any decision is made.
Conditions: States only receive the money on the condition that they use it specifically to relieve hardship caused by drought for wheat-growers, and only in a manner approved by the Minister.

In short, it's a one-off federal bailout for drought-affected wheat farmers, distributed through State governments with strict spending conditions.

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States Grants (Drought Relief) Act 1940

STATES GRANTS (DROUGHT RELIEF).

No. 72 of 1940.

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the purpose of making Grants to the States for the purpose of Drought Relief.

[Assented to 16th December, 1940.]

[Date of commencement, 13th January, 1941.]

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 (Drought Relief) Act 1940.

Payment for financial assistance to States.

There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, for the purpose of financial assistance to the States, the sum of One million pounds.

Allocation of grant.

The amount payable to each State under this Act shall be such amount as the Governor-General determines:

Provided that no determination under this section shall be made until after the Minister has conferred with State Ministers respectively representing each of the six States concerning the amounts to be paid under this Act to the States.

Conditions of grant.

Any amount granted and paid to a State in pursuance of this Act shall be paid to that State upon the condition that it is applied by that State, in a manner approved by the Minister, for the purpose of the alleviation of hardship suffered by wheat-growers in consequence of drought.

Source text

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

1 States Grants (Drought Relief) Act 1940