Financial Agreement Ratification Act 1928 (NSW)

Financial Agreement Ratification Act 1928 No 14

An Act to approve and ratify an agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia of the first part of the States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania of the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh parts respectively, for the adjustment of Commonwealth and State financial relations; and for purposes connected therewith.

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Financial Agreement Ratification Act 1928.

2 Definitions In this Act: The said agreement means the agreement, a copy of which is set out in the Schedule to this Act. The States means the States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania.

3 Ratification of agreement The said agreement is hereby approved and ratified.

4 Appropriation The Consolidated Revenue Fund is hereby appropriated for the purposes of this Act to the extent necessary for the purpose of carrying out the said agreement on the part of the State of New South Wales.

5 Acts in conflict with provisions of agreement may be modified or suspended by the Governor If the said agreement is approved by the Parliaments of the Commonwealth and the States, the Governor may, for the purposes of enabling full effect to be given to such agreement, by proclamation to be published on the NSW legislation website, modify, supplement, or suspend the provisions of any Act which conflicts with any of the provisions of the said agreement.

Editorial note— For approvals by Parliaments of the Commonwealth and the States, see Act No 5, 1928 (Commonwealth); No 3554, 1927 (Victoria); 18 Geo V No 22 (Queensland); No 1837, 1927 (South Australia); No 1 of 1928 (Western Australia); and No 97, 1927 (Tasmania). For proclamations under this section see Gazette No 85 of 28.6.1929, p 2704.