STATES
GRANTS.
No.
53 of 1945.
An
Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund sums for the
purposes of Financial Assistance to the States of South Australia, Western
Australia and Tasmania.
[Assented
to 11th October, 1945.]
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.
1. This Act may be cited as the States
Grants Act 1945.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it
receives the Royal Assent.
Payment
of financial assistance to States.
3. There shall be payable to the States of South Australia, Western
Australia and Tasmania, during the year which commenced on the first day of
July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-five, for the purposes of financial
assistance, the sum of Two million nine hundred and ninety-six thousand pounds.
Allocation
of grant.
4. The amount payable to each State under this Act shall be the
amount shown in the following table opposite the name of that State:—
£
|
South
Australia............................................... | 1,400,000
|
Western
Australia............................................ | 950,000
|
Tasmania........................................................ | 646,000
|
2,996,000
|
Method
of payment.
5. The amount payable to any State under this Act shall be paid to
that State in equal monthly instalments.
Appropriation.
6.