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This Act may be cited as the Surplus Revenue Act 1908.
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The Act provides for commencement by proclamation and, on that day, ends the continued operation of constitutional section 93 — the rules on crediting revenue, debiting expenditure and paying balances to the States. It does not set out replacement rules, paying agencies, or procedures, so executives and administrators (and the States) must rely on subsequent legislation or arrangements to fill the resulting legal and operational gaps.
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This Act may be cited as the Surplus Revenue Act 1908.
This Act shall commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.
The provision made by section ninety‑three of the Constitution in relation to the crediting of revenue, the debiting of expenditure, and the payment of balances to the several States, shall continue until the commencement of this Act and no longer.
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This Act may be cited as the Surplus Revenue Act 1908.
This Act shall commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.
The provision made by section ninety‑three of the Constitution in relation to the crediting of revenue, the debiting of expenditure, and the payment of balances to the several States, shall continue until the commencement of this Act and no longer.