Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (GENERAL PURPOSES) ACT 1994 No. 122, 1994 - SECT 8

8.(1) A reference in this Act to the estimated population of a State on 31
December in the grant year is a reference to the population of the State on
that date as determined by the Statistician after that date and before 10 June
in the grant year.

(2) A reference in this Act to the estimated total population of the States on
31 December in the previous year is a reference to the total population of the
States on that date as determined by the statistician after that date and
before 10 June in the grant year.

(3) In making a determination under this section, the Statistician must:

   (a)  if practicable, consult with the official Statistician of each State
        concerned; and

   (b)  have regard to the latest statistics in relation to population
        available to the Statistician on the day on which the determination is
        made.