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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) ACT 1986 No. 79, 1986 - SECT 7

State entitlements for local government purposes
7. (1) Subject to sub-section (10) and to section 10, each State is entitled
to the payment, in respect of the year commencing on 1 July 1986, by way of
financial assistance for local government purposes, of such percentage of the
base figure for the year as is specified in the following table opposite to
the name of the State:
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-- State Percentage of
Base Figure
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-- New South Wales ............................................ 36.1593
Victoria ................................................... 25.2153
Queensland ................................................. 16.7043 Western
Australia .......................................... 9.3026 South Australia
............................................ 8.5212 Tasmania
................................................... 3.1700 Northern Territory
......................................... 0.9273
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(2) Subject to sub-section (10) and to section 10, each State is entitled to
the payment, in respect of the year commencing on 1 July 1987, by way of
financial assistance for local government purposes, of such percentage of the
base figure for the year as is specified in the following table opposite to
the name of the State:
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-- State Percentage of
Base Figure
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-- New South Wales ............................................ 35.6609
Victoria ................................................... 25.8433
Queensland ................................................. 16.6526 Western
Australia .......................................... 9.2407 South Australia
............................................ 8.6552 Tasmania
................................................... 3.0049 Northern Territory
......................................... 0.9424
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(3) Subject to sub-section (10) and to section 10, each State is entitled to
the payment, in respect of the year commencing on 1 July 1988, by way of
financial assistance for local government purposes, of such percentage of the
base figure for the year as is specified in the following table opposite to
the name of the State:
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-- State Percentage of
Base Figure
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-- New South Wales ............................................ 35.1625
Victoria ................................................... 26.4714
Queensland ................................................. 16.6010 Western
Australia .......................................... 9.1788 South Australia
............................................ 8.7890 Tasmania
................................................... 2.8398 Northern Territory
......................................... 0.9575
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-- (4) Subject to sub-section (10) and to section 10, each State is entitled
to the payment, in respect of the year commencing on 1 July 1989 and each
subsequent year, by way of financial assistance for local government purposes,
of an amount that bears to the base figure for that year the same proportion
as the population of the State on 31 December in the preceding year bears to
the total population of all States on 31 December in the preceding year.

(5) For the purposes of sub-section (4), the population of a State on 31
December in a year is the population of the State on that day as estimated by
the Statistician.

(6) The estimate by the Statistician for the purpose of sub-section (5) of the
population of a State on 31 December in a year shall be made after that date
and before 10 June next following that date.

(7) The Statistician, in making an estimate under this section of the
population of a State, shall, where practicable, consult with the official
Statistician of the State and shall have regard to the latest statistics in
relation to population available to the Statistician on the day on which the
estimate is made.

(8) The Treasurer shall, as soon as practicable after the Statistician
estimates the population of each State for the purpose of sub-section (5),
cause to be published in the Gazette a notice in writing specifying the
proportion that the estimated population of each State on 31 December in the
preceding year bears to the estimated total population of all States on 31
December in the preceding year.

(9) The Treasurer shall cause a copy of a notice published under sub-section
(8) to be given to the Treasurer of each State.

(10) A State is not entitled to a payment under sub-section (1), (2), (3) or
(4) in respect of a year until a notice under section 5 has been published in
relation to that year. 


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