Financial Relief Act 1936 (Cth)

FINANCIAL RELIEF.

No. 1 of 1936.

An Act relating to Financial Assistance to the States in the provision of Relief to Primary Producers, and for other purposes.

[Assented to 20th March, 1936.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Financial Relief Act 1936.

(2.) The Financial Relief Act 1934–1935 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Financial Relief Act 1934–1936.

Appropriation for relief to primary producers.

2. Section nineteen of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “the sum of Three hundred and twenty-five thousand pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “such sums as are necessary” and

(b) by omitting all words after the word “wheat”.

Conditions of payment.

3.Section twenty-one of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “thirty-first day of October, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-five” and inserting in their stead the words “thirtieth day of April, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-six”.

Payments to primary producers in Territories.

4. Section twenty-two of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “out of the amount appropriated by this Part” and inserting in their stead the words “out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly”; and

(b