Commonwealth Numbered Acts

States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1983 No. 119 of 1983 - SECT 54

54. (1) Subject to section 55, the Minister may authorize the payment to a
State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in
respect of recurrent expenditure in connection with the education of children
residing in residential institutions in the State, of such amounts as the
Minister determines.

(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the
condition that the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the
amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is
applied by the State for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in
respect of the year 1984, in connection with the education of children
residing in residential institutions in the State.

(3) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the
condition that the State will ensure that the benefits of, and the
opportunities created by, the application of an amount equal to so much of the
amount of that financial assistance as is applied for the purpose of meeting
expenditure in connection with the education of children residing in
residential institutions catering for both male children and female children,
are, as far as practicable, equally available to male children and female
children residing in those institutions.