Commonwealth Numbered Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) ACT 1995 No. 86, 1995 - SECT 15

15. Payment of an amount to a State (other than the Australian Capital
Territory) under this Act in respect of a year is subject to:

   (a)  a condition that the State will:

        (i)    if the payment is made under section 9-without undue delay,
               make unconditional payments to local governing bodies in the
               State in accordance with the allocation determined as mentioned
               in section 11; and

        (ii)   if the payment is made under section 10-without undue delay,
               make unconditional payments to local governing bodies in the
               State in the same proportion as the payments under section 9 in
               respect of the year were allocated; and

        (iii)  if the payment is made under section 12-without undue delay,
               make unconditional payments to local governing bodies in the
               State in accordance with the allocation determined as mentioned
               in section 14; and

        (iv)   if the payment is made under section 13-without undue delay,
               make unconditional payments to local governing bodies in the
               State in the same proportion as the payments under section 12
               in respect of the year were allocated; and

   (b)  a condition that the Treasurer of the State will give the Minister, as
        soon as practicable after 30 June in each year:

        (i)    a statement, in a form approved by the Minister, setting out
               the payments made by the State during the year ending on that
               date in accordance with this Act, and the dates of the
               payments; and

        (ii)   a certificate by the Auditor-General of the State certifying
               that, in his or her opinion, the contents of the statement are
               correct; and

   (c)  a condition that, if the Minister tells the Treasurer of the State
        that the Minister is satisfied that the State has, with respect to the
        whole or a part of the amount, failed to fulfil any of the conditions
        applicable under paragraphs (a) and (b) to the payment of the amount,
        the State will repay to the Commonwealth any amount determined by the
        Minister that is not more than the amount in respect of which the
        Minister is so satisfied.