Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) ACT 1984 No. 126 of 1984 - SECT 15

15. (1) 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 education in English as a second language for
eligible new arrivals provided at or in connection with government schools in
the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines, being amounts that do
not exceed, in the aggregate, an amount equal to the product of the amount
that is determined by the Minister under section 5 to be the level at which
financial assistance is to be provided in respect of each eligible new arrival
receiving education in English as a second language and the number of eligible
new arrivals who will receive that education provided at or in connection with
government schools in the State.

(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the
condition that-

   (a)  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 courses commencing in 1985, in connection with education
        in English as a second language for eligible new arrivals provided at
        or in connection with government schools in the State; and

   (b)  the State will ensure that each eligible new arrival for whom a course
        of that education is provided, commencing in that year at or in
        connection with a government school in the State-

        (i)    enrolled in the course before 1 April 1985 or before the date
               occurring 6 months after the date of his or her arrival in
               Australia, whichever is the later date;

        (ii)   at the time of enrolling in the course, is undertaking, or has
               an intention to undertake either before or as soon as
               practicable after his or her completion of the course,
               primary education or secondary education at a government school
               or non-government school; and

        (iii)  if he or she arrived in Australia before 1 November 1984-did
               not undertake, or commence to undertake, in Australia, a course
               (being a course in respect of which financial assistance has
               been granted under this Act or a
               previous schools assistance Act) similar to that first
               mentioned course before that date.