Surplus Revenue Act 1908 (Cth)

Surplus Revenue Act 1908

Act No. 15 of 1908 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 29 June 1999

taking into account amendments up to Act No. 152 of 1997

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 relating to the payment to the several States of the Surplus Revenue of the Commonwealth

1Short title [see Note 1]

 This Act may be cited as the Surplus Revenue Act 1908.

2Commencement [see Note 1]

 This Act shall commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3Expiry of the provisions of section 93 of the Constitution

The provision made by section ninety‑three of the Constitution in relation to the crediting of revenue, the debiting of expenditure, and the payment of balances to the several States, shall continue until the commencement of this Act and no longer.

Notes to the Surplus Revenue Act 1908

Note 1

The Surplus Revenue Act 1908 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 15, 1908 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
Surplus Revenue Act 1908	15, 1908	10 June 1908	13 June 1908 (see Gazette 1908, p. 973)
Surplus Revenue Act 1910	8, 1910	2 Sept 1910	2 Sept 1910	—
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1978	36, 1978	12 June 1978	12 June 1978	S. 8
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Schedule 2 (item 1246): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (a)	—

(a) The Surplus Revenue Act 1908 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 1246) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

• (2)

  Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted

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 = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

S. 4.........................................

rep. No. 8, 1910

S. 5.........................................

am. No. 8, 1910; No. 36, 1978

rep. No. 152, 1997