8Determination of population of a State

8 Determination of population of a State

(1) A reference in this Act to the estimated population of a State on 31 December in a grant year is a reference to the population of the State on that date as determined by the Statistician after that date and before 10 June in the grant year. (2) A reference in this Act to the estimated total population of the States on 31 December in the year previous to the grant year is a reference to the total population of the States on that date as determined by the Statistician after that date and before 10 June in the grant year. (3) In making a determination under this section, the Statistician must:

(a) if practicable, consult with the official Statistician of each State concerned; and

(b) have regard to the latest statistics in relation to population available to the Statistician on the day on which the determination is made.