Commonwealth act

Western Australia Grant Act 1935

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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

43 of 1935

Collection

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This Act gives £800,000 (eight hundred thousand pounds) to Western Australia as financial assistance from the federal government.

Key details:

Who gets the money: The State of Western Australia
How much: £800,000 total
When: During the financial year starting 1 July 1935 (spread across 12 months)
How it's paid: In equal monthly instalments
Where the money comes from: The Consolidated Revenue Fund (the Commonwealth government's main bank account)

This was essentially a one-off budget boost for Western Australia during the Great Depression era, paid out in regular monthly chunks rather than as a single lump sum.

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Western Australia Grant Act 1935

WESTERN AUSTRALIA GRANT.

No. 43 of 1935.

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the purposes of Financial Assistance to the State of Western Australia.

[Assented to 25th October, 1935.]

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 Western Australia Grant Act 1935.

Payment for financial assistance to Western Australia.

There shall be payable, for the purposes of financial assistance to the State of Western Australia, during the year commencing on the first day of July One thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, the sum of Eight hundred thousand pounds.

Method of payment.

The amount payable under this Act shall be paid 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.

1 Western Australia Grant Act 1935