MAIN ROADS
DEVELOPMENT.
No. 17 of 1925.
An
Act relating to Main Roads Development.
[Assented to 14th September, 1925.]
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 and citation.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Main Roads
Development Act 1925.
(2.) Section one of the Main Roads Development
Act 1924-1925 is amended by omitting from sub-section (3.) thereof the
figures “1925” and inserting in their stead the figures “1924”.
(3.) The Main Roads Development Act 1923-1924
is, in this Act, referred to as the Principal Act.
(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act,
may be cited as the Main Roads Development Act 1923-1925.
Commencement.
2.This Act shall be deemed to have
commenced on the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and
twenty-five.
Appropriation.
3.Section three of the Principal Act
is amended by omitting therefrom the words “One million pounds” and inserting
in their stead the words “One million seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds”.
Payment
of appropriation to Trust Account.
4.Section four of the Principal Act is
amended by omitting from sub-section (3.) thereof the words “Upon the
commencement of this Act”.
Grants
to States.
5.Section five of the Principal Act is
amended by inserting therein before the word “Schedule” the word “First”.
6.After section
six of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—
Additional
payments for reconditioning or strengthening.
“6a.—(1.) In addition to the amounts payable under
section five of this Act, the Minister may, subject to this Act, pay from the
Trust Account established in pursuance of this Act, to the Government of each
State of the Commonwealth, amounts not exceeding those respectively specified
in the Second Schedule to this Act.
“(2.) Any payment made under this section shall be
for the purpose of reconditioning or strengthening existing main roads to which
this Act applies.”.
Details
of proposals.
7.Section eight of the Principal Act
is amended by inserting in paragraph (a) thereof, after the words “proposed
roads”, the words “(or, as the case may be, of the proposed reconditioning”, or
strengthening of existing main roads)”.
Schedule.
8.The Principal Act is amended by
omitting the Schedule thereto and inserting in its stead the following
Schedules:—
“SCHEDULES.
First
Schedule.
“The First Schedule.
Maximum
amount which may be paid to each State:— | £ |
New South Wales......................................................................................
| 414,000 |
Victoria.....................................................................................................
| 270,000 |
Queensland...............................................................................................
| 282,000 |
South Australia.........................................................................................
| 171,000 |
Western Australia......................................................................................
| 288,000 |
Tasmania..................................................................................................
| 75,000 |
Second
Schedule.
“The Second Schedule.
Maximum
amount which may be paid to each State:— | £ |
New South Wales......................................................................................
| 69,000 |
Victoria.....................................................................................................
| 45,000 |
Queensland...............................................................................................
| 47,000 |
South Australia.........................................................................................
| 28,500 |
Western Australia......................................................................................
| 48,000 |
Tasmania..................................................................................................
| 12,500.” |