States Grants Act 1927 (Cth)

States Grants Act 1927

Act No. 4 of 1927 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 11 October 2000

taking into account amendments up to Act No. 216 of 1973

The text of any of those amendments not in force

on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be

affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,

Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

      

Contents

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund sums for the purposes of Financial Assistance to States, and for other purposes

1Short title [see Note 1]

 This Act may be cited as the States Grants Act 1927.

5Payment of surplus revenue

• (1)

  The Treasurer shall pay to the several States of the Commonwealth, in proportion to the number of their people, any surplus revenue in his hands at the close of the financial year commencing on the first day of July One thousand nine hundred and twenty‑seven, and at the close of each financial year thereafter.

• (2)

  For the purposes of this section, the number of the people of a State shall be deemed to be the number as ascertained according to the laws of the Commonwealth by the Commonwealth Statistician as at the thirty‑first day of December in the financial year in respect of which a payment under this section is to be made to that State.

7Appropriation

 All payments made under this Act shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is, to the necessary extent, hereby appropriated accordingly.

Notes to theStates Grants Act 1927

Note 1

The States Grants Act 1927 (a) as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 4, 1927 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act Number and year Date of Assent Date of commencement Application, saving or transitional provisions

  

States Grants Act 1927	4, 1927	8 Apr 1927	8 Apr 1927
Statute Law Revision Act 1934	45, 1934	6 Aug 1934	6 Aug 1934	S. 8
Statute Law Revision Act 1950	80, 1950	16 Dec 1950	31 Dec 1950	Ss. 16 and 17
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	Ss. 9(1) and 10

(a) This citation is provided for by the Amendments Incorporation Act 1905 and the Acts Citation Act 1976.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted

 am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted

 

Provision affected	How affected
Title........................................	am. No. 216, 1973
S. 2.........................................	rep. No. 80, 1950
Ss. 3, 4...................................	rep. No. 45, 1934
S. 5.........................................	am. No. 45, 1934
S. 6.........................................	rep. No. 45, 1934
S. 8.........................................	rep. No. 80, 1950
Schedule................................	rep. No. 45, 1934