Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ROADS GRANTS ACT 1980 No. 106, 1980 - SECT 23

23. (1) Where a State satisfies the Minister that the amount specified in a
Schedule, being a Schedule the number of which is specified in column 1 of the
table in this sub-section, in relation to a State is greater than the amount
that the State has been, or will be, able to expend, in accordance with this
Act, in the year to which this Act applies, for the purpose applicable to the
amount under the provision specified in column 2 of that table opposite to the
number of that Schedule, the Minister may direct that the amount so specified
in that Schedule shall be deemed to be reduced by such amount as is specified
by the Minister in the direction.

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                        Column 1               Column 2


                        Schedule               Provision
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                        1                             9

                        2                        13 (1)

                        3                        13 (2)

                        4                            18

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(2) Where the Minister gives a direction under sub-section (1) with respect to
an amount specified in a Schedule in relation to a State, the Minister may,
subject to sub-section (3), direct that such other amounts specified in
Schedules (other than Schedule 5) in relation to the State shall be deemed to
be increased or reduced by such specified amounts as the Minister considers
necessary in consequence of that direction.

(3) A direction shall not be given under sub-section (2) in relation to a
State if the direction could result in the State becoming liable to repay an
amount to the Commonwealth under this Act.

(4) A direction or directions shall not be given under sub-section (2) in
relation to a State in consequence of the giving of a direction under sub-
section (1) if the combined effect of the proposed direction or proposed
directions under sub-section (2) and the direction under sub-section (1) would
be that the sum of the amounts available for payment to the State by way of
financial assistance under this Act would exceed the sum of the amounts set
out in relation to the State in the Schedules (other than Schedule 5).

(5) Where a direction is given under sub-section (1) or (2), this Act (other
than sub-section (4) of this section) has effect as if the amount or amounts
referred to in the direction, being an amount or amounts specified in a
Schedule or Schedules, had been reduced or increased, as the case may be, in
accordance with the direction.