Commonwealth act

Wheat Growers Relief Act 1936

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

2 of 1936

Collection

act

Plain English Summary

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Wheat Growers Relief Act 1936

What this law does

This Act provides emergency financial assistance to wheat farmers across Australia who were struggling during the Great Depression era. Specifically, it directs Commonwealth money to the States (and the Australian Capital Territory) to be handed on to wheat growers who planted a crop in 1935.

Who gets the money?

Any person who sowed wheat for grain production during 1935 is a "wheat grower" for the purposes of this Act. The money flows like this:

The Commonwealth pays fixed lump sums to each State from the national Consolidated Revenue Fund (the government's main bank account).
Each State then distributes that money to individual wheat growers in a way approved by the responsible Commonwealth Minister.
A small additional pool (up to £360) is set aside for wheat growers in what is now the ACT.

How much goes where?

The fixed grants to each State are:

New South Wales — £565,284
Victoria — £441,948
South Australia — £432,146
Western Australia — £392,850
Queensland — £42,835
Tasmania — £3,483

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