Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) ACT 1976 No. 133, 1976 - SECT 6

6. (1) Where a State requests the Commonwealth Education Minister to authorize
the reimbursement to the State of an amount of moneys (in this
section referred to as the ''State expenditure'') which, during the period
that commenced on 1 October 1976 and ended on the day immediately preceding
the commencing day )in this section referred to as the ''relevant period''),
has been applied by the State for the purpose referred to in paragraph 5 (3)
(a), otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to the State under any
previous schools assistance Act, the Commonwealth Education Minister may,
subject to section 7, authorize the payment to the State under this
sub-section, by way of financial assistance to the State, of such amount as
the Commonwealth Education Minister determines, being an amount that does not
exceed the amount of the State expenditure.

(2) The financial assistance to a State constituted by a payment or payments
of moneys under sub-section (1) (in this section referred to as the ''relevant
financial assistance'') is granted on the conditions that-

   (a)  the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than
        30 June 1978 or such later date as the Minister approves)-

        (i)    a certificate by an authorised person to the effect that the
               person has satisfied himself that an amount equal to the
               relevant financial assistance was, during the relevant period,
               applied by the State for the purpose referred to in paragraph 5
               (3) (a), otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to
               the State under any previous schools assistance Act; and

        (ii)   a statement in writing that specifies-

                (A)  the projects (not including a project the total
                     expenditure in connexion with which was less than
                     $20,000) in respect of which the State expenditure was
                     applied during the relevant period, the amount so applied
                     in respect of each of the projects and the total of those
                     amounts; and

                (B)  the amount of the State expenditure applied during the
                     relevant period in respect of projects the total
                     expenditure in connexion with each of which was less than
                     $20,000; and

   (b)  if the State does not fulfil the condition that, under paragraph (a),
        is to be observed by the State in relation to the relevant financial
        assistance, the State will repay to the Commonwealth an amount equal
        to the amount of the financial assistance or, if the Minister
        determines that part only of the financial assistance is repayable, an
        amount equal to that part.

(3) Where, in relation to a request by a State, the relevant financial
assistance is less than the State expenditure, the amount of the State
expenditure shall, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) (a) (ii), be deemed
to be so much of the State expenditure as is equal to the relevant financial
assistance.