NEW SOUTH WALES FLOOD RELIEF ACT 1974 NO. 14, 1974 

NEW SOUTH WALES FLOOD RELIEF ACT 1974 NO. 14, 1974 
- TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Short title.  
2. Commencement.  
3. Interpretation.  
4. Financial assistance.  
5. Appropriation.  
6. Conditions.  
7. Advances.  

NEW SOUTH WALES FLOOD RELIEF ACT 1974 No. 14, 1974
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Short title.

                  NEW SOUTH WALES FLOOD RELIEF ACT 1974
                                 No. 14 of 1974

An Act to provide Assistance in relation to the Alleviation of the effects of
certain Floods in the State of New South Wales.

  BE  IT  ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of
Australia, as follows:-
  1. This Act may be cited as the New South Wales Flood Relief Act 1974.*

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Commencement.

  2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the
Royal Assent.*

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Interpretation.

  3. (1) In this Act-

  "floods" means the floods that occurred in the State during the months of
January, February and March 1974;

  "State" means the State of New South Wales.
  (2) A reference in this Act to the cost to the State of measures taken for
the purpose of alleviating the effects of the floods includes a reference to
the amount of loans made for that purpose by the State or out of moneys
provided by the State.

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Financial assistance.

  4. (1) The Treasurer may, at any time before 1 July 1976, authorize the
payment to the State, by way of financial assistance, of amounts not exceeding
in the aggregate so much of the cost to the State of measures taken for the
purpose of alleviating the effects of the floods as does not exceed the moneys
appropriated by this Act and any other Act for the purpose of payments under
this Act.
  (2) Amounts paid by Australia to the State, in relation to the floods,
before the commencement of this Act shall, for the purpose of this Act, be
deemed to have been paid under this Act.

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Appropriation.

  5. The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, to the extent of
$5,500,000, for the purpose of payments, including advances, under this Act.

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Conditions.

  6. (1) Payment of an amount (including an advance) to the State under this
Act is subject to such conditions, if any, as the Treasurer determines.
  (2) The conditions that may be determined by the Treasurer under sub-section
(1) may include a condition as to repayment of the whole or part of the
amount. 

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Advances.

  7. The Treasurer may, at such times as he thinks fit, out of moneys lawfully
available, make advances to the State of such amounts as he thinks fit on
account of an amount that may become payable under this Act.
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NEW SOUTH WALES FLOOD RELIEF ACT 1974 No. 14, 1974 - NOTE

                                      NOTE
1.  Act No. 14, 1974; assented to 11 April 1974.