Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) ACT 1984 No. 126 of 1984 - SECT 60

60. (1) Where an approved ethnic schools authority is providing or proposes to
provide, during the year 1985, otherwise than for profit, a program of
ethnic education, the Minister may approve that program as an approved program
of ethnic education of that authority for the purposes of section 61.

(2) Where the Minister approves a program of ethnic education of an approved
ethnic schools authority for the purposes of section 61, the Minister-

   (a)  shall determine an amount (not exceeding $33) to be the level at which
        financial assistance is to be provided under section 61 to the
        approved ethnic schools authority in respect of each student
        undertaking the program for the purpose of meeting
        recurrent expenditure of that authority in connection with the
        provision of the program in the year 1985; and

   (b)  shall specify the conditions, other than conditions referred to in
        sub-paragraphs 61 (2) (b) (i), (ii) and (iv), in relation to which the
        approved ethnic schools authority concerned with the program will be
        required to enter into an agreement with the Commonwealth before the
        State makes a grant to that authority under section 61 in relation to
        the program.

(3) Without limiting the matters to which the Minister may have regard in
deciding for the purposes of sub-section (1) whether to approve a program of
ethnic education or in determining a level of assistance in respect of such a
program under sub-section (2), the Minister shall have regard to-

   (a)  the nature of the program;

   (b)  the number of hours per week during which direct instruction is being,
        or is to be, given to students under the program; and

   (c)  the intended duration of the program.

(4) The Minister shall not approve a program of ethnic education of an
approved ethnic schools authority under sub-section (1) unless the Minister is
satisfied that-

   (a)  that program is open to persons irrespective of their ethnic origin;

   (b)  except in so far as the program is being, or is to be, provided in a
        school that is not a co-educational school-the program is open to
        persons irrespective of their sex;

   (c)  no other financial asistance has been or will be provided by the
        Commonwealth towards the recurrent expenditure of the authority on the
        program; and

   (d)  the approved ethnic schools authority has complied with any conditions
        that were binding on the authority under an agreement of the kind
        referred to in paragraph 51 (2) (b) of the
        States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1983.