Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) ACT 1984 No. 126 of 1984 - SECT 24

24. (1) Financial assistance is granted to a State under section 9 on the
additional condition that the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister
(not later than 30 June 1986 or such later date as the Minister approves)-

   (a)  a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person is
        satisfied that the condition specified in paragraph 9 (2) (a) has been
        fulfilled in relation to that financial assistance; and

   (b)  a statement, in accordance with a form approved by the Minister, that
        specifies-

        (i)    the projects (not including a project the total expenditure in
               relation to which was less than $30,000) in relation to which
               the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition
               specified in paragraph 9 (2) (a) in its application to that
               financial assistance has been applied, the amount so applied in
               relation to each of those projects and the total of those
               amounts; and

        (ii)   the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition
               specified in paragraph 9 (2) (a) in its application to that
               financial assistance in relation to projects the total
               expenditure in relation to each of which was less than $30,000.

(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under section 11 in respect of
a year to which that section applies on the additional condition that the
State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June in
the year following that year or such later day as the Minister approves)-

   (a)  a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person is
        satisfied that the condition specified in sub-section 11 (6) has been
        fulfilled in respect of the amount so granted in that year; and

   (b)  a statement, in accordance with a form approved by the Minister that
        provides particulars of-

        (i)    the manner in which the amount applied pursuant to that
               condition has been applied to government primary schools and
               government secondary schools; and

        (ii)   so far as the year 1986, 1987 or 1988 is concerned-the total
               expenditure of the State in respect of that year in relation to
               each of the particular areas of expenditure, or to the
               particular area of expenditure, the subject of a
               resource agreement entered into by the Commonwealth and the
               State in respect of that year in relation to
               government primary schools and government secondary schools.

(3) Financial assistance is granted to a State under section 13, 15, 16, 18,
20 or 22 on the additional condition that the State will cause to be furnished
to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1986 or such later date as the
Minister approves in relation to the grant)-

   (a)  a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person is
        satisfied that the condition or conditions specified in sub-section 13
        (2), 15 (2), 16 (2), 18 (2), 20 (2) or 22 (2), as the case may be, has
        or have been fulfilled; and

   (b)  a statement, in accordance with a form approved by the Minister, that
        summarizes, in respect of government schools, the manner in which the
        amount applied by the State pursuant to the conditions or condition so
        specified has been so applied.

(4) Financial assistance is granted to a State under section 13, 15, 16, 18,
20 or 22 on the additional condition that, if a State has established, or
proposes to establish, a committee of persons (by whatever name described) for
the sole or principal purpose of providing advice in respect of the
distribution of financial assistance granted under one or more of those
sections, the State Education Minister will, before making any appointment or
further appointment to that committee, consult the Commonwealth Education
Minister with respect to the criteria for making appointments to that
committee.

(5) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this Part on the
additional conditions that the State will-

   (a)  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 to which that financial assistance relates, being
        expenditure in connection with co-educational schools in the State,
        are as far as practicable, equally available to male students and
        female students at those schools; and

   (b)  cause to be furnished to the Minister a statement in writing setting
        out such information with respect to the fulfilment of the condition
        specified in paragraph (a) as is required by the Minister to be so
        furnished.

(6) Financial assistance is granted to a State under a section contained in
this Part on the additional condition that, if the State does not fulfil a
condition specified in this Part with respect to that grant, the State will,
if the Minister so determines, repay to the Commonwealth such amount (not
being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts of financial assistance
paid to the State under that section) as the Minister specifies in the
determination as the amount that should be repaid by the State.