South Australia Act 1842
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The South Australia Act 1842 is the short title
of an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
with the long title
with the citation 5 & 6 Vict c. 61.
Passed on 30 July 1842, it repealed the South Australia Act 1834
, as well as amendments made to that Act, and instituted a different form of Government over the province of South Australia
.
The Act was introduced as a result of recommendations by a British Parliamentary Enquiry into the failure of the colonial administration which had brought the province of South Australia near bankruptcy in 1840.
The Act provided for a Governor
and at least seven other officers to be appointed to form a Legislative Council
for the governance of South Australia. The Act also made provision for a commission to initiate the establishment of democratic government, electoral districts, requirements for voting rights, and terms of office.
The Act also provided for the annual repayment of debts to those who had invested in the South Australia Colonial Revenue Securities at a rate of three pounds
ten shilling
s per one hundred pounds of principal invested. In addition provision was made for interest to be paid on the principal owing. The Act also provided for funding of these payments out of the general funds of the British government as a repayable loan to the South Australian government, if payments could not be met.
The Act also cleared the South Australian government of an earlier one hundred and fifty-five thousand pound loan from the general funds of the British government.
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with the long title
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- An Act to provide for the better Government of South Australia
with the citation 5 & 6 Vict c. 61.
Passed on 30 July 1842, it repealed the South Australia Act 1834
South Australia Act 1834
The South Australia Colonisation Act 1834 is the short title of an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the long title...
, as well as amendments made to that Act, and instituted a different form of Government over the province of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
The Act was introduced as a result of recommendations by a British Parliamentary Enquiry into the failure of the colonial administration which had brought the province of South Australia near bankruptcy in 1840.
The Act provided for a Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
and at least seven other officers to be appointed to form a Legislative Council
Legislative Council
A Legislative Council is the name given to the legislatures, or one of the chambers of the legislature of many nations and colonies.A Member of the Legislative Council is commonly referred to as an MLC.- Unicameral legislatures :...
for the governance of South Australia. The Act also made provision for a commission to initiate the establishment of democratic government, electoral districts, requirements for voting rights, and terms of office.
The Act also provided for the annual repayment of debts to those who had invested in the South Australia Colonial Revenue Securities at a rate of three pounds
Australian pound
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ten shilling
Shilling
The shilling is a unit of currency used in some current and former British Commonwealth countries. The word shilling comes from scilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times where it was deemed to be the value of a cow in Kent or a sheep elsewhere. The word is thought to derive...
s per one hundred pounds of principal invested. In addition provision was made for interest to be paid on the principal owing. The Act also provided for funding of these payments out of the general funds of the British government as a repayable loan to the South Australian government, if payments could not be met.
The Act also cleared the South Australian government of an earlier one hundred and fifty-five thousand pound loan from the general funds of the British government.