Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) ACT 1984 No. 126 of 1984 - SECT 73

73. (1) Subject to section 74, the Minister may authorize the payment to a
State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in
respect of expenditure of an approved education centre in the State, of such
amounts as the Minister determines.

(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect
of expenditure of an approved education centre in the State on the conditions
that-

   (a)  subject to paragraph (b), the State will, without undue delay, pay to
        the governing body of the approved education centre an amount equal to
        each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the
        approved education centre, and, in making the payment, will describe
        the amount paid to the governing body as a payment made out of moneys
        provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section; and

   (b)  the State will not make a payment to the governing body under this
        section unless the Commonwealth Education Minister furnishes a
        certificate to the State Education Minister for that State to the
        effect that the governing body has agreed with the Commonwealth to be
        bound by the following conditions:

        (i)    the governing body will ensure that an amount equal to the sum
               of the amounts paid to the governing body under this section is
               applied for the purpose of meeting-

                (A)  recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year 1985, of
                     the approved education centre; or

                (B)  expenditure, in respect of commitments already undertaken
                     or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1985, in
                     relation to building projects, or equipment projects, in
                     connection with the approved education centre, being
                     projects that are approved by the Minister for the
                     purposes of this section;

        (ii)   the governing body will cause to be furnished to the
               Commonwealth Education Minister (not later than 30 June 1986 or
               such later date as the Commonwealth Education Minister
               approves)-

                (A)  a certificate by a person who is a qualified accountant
                     to the effect that the person is satisfied that the
                     condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) has been
                     fulfilled; and

                (B)  a statement, in writing, that contains such information
                     in respect of the approved education centre as is
                     required by the Commonwealth Education Minister to be so
                     furnished;

        (iii)  if the governing body does not fulfil a condition specified in
               sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), the governing body will, if the
               Commonwealth Education Minister so determines, pay to the
               Commonwealth such amount (not being an amount greater than the
               sum of the amounts paid to the governing body under this
               section) as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines
               should be paid by the governing body.