Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HOUSING ASSISTANCE ACT 1989 No. 7 of 1990 - SECT 16

16. (1) Where:

   (a)  the Minister has authorised specific grants to a State in a
        grant year; and

   (b)  after consulting the State Minister, the Minister is satisfied, having
        regard to the amounts that the State is able to expend in respect of
        that year for specific assistance, that it would not be appropriate
        for the grants to be paid in full; the Minister may:

   (c)  vary the authorisation by reducing the total amount of the grants; or

   (d)  so vary the authorisation and authorise such additional specific
        grants, not exceeding the reduction, as the Minister determines to be
        appropriate to such other of the States as the Minister determines to
        be appropriate.

(2) Where:

   (a)  the Minister has authorised specific grants to a State in a
        grant year; and

   (b)  after consulting the State Minister, the Minister is satisfied in
        respect of the grants or any of them that the State has contravened,
        or has acted in a manner that is inconsistent with, either or both of
        the following:

   (i)  a housing agreement with the State;

   (ii) a guideline made under the agreement; the Minister:

   (c)  may revoke the authorisation; or

   (d)  may vary the authorisation by reducing the amount authorised; or

   (e)  may:

   (i)  revoke the authorisation; and

   (ii) declare the amount authorised by the revoked authorisation to be
        available for reallocation; or

   (f)  may:

   (i)  vary the authorisation by reducing the amount authorised; and

   (ii) declare the amount of the reduction to be available for reallocation.

(3) Where the Minister declares an amount to be available for reallocation,
the Minister may authorise additional specific grants, not exceeding the
reduction, of such amounts as the Minister determines to be appropriate to
such other of the States as the Minister determines to be appropriate.