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STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 61, 1988 - SECT 4

4. Section 7A of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

"(1A) This section does not apply in relation to a change in the location of a
non-systemic school or of a part of a non-systemic school initiated during the
year 1990 or a subsequent year if:

   (a)  the change is to a location adjacent to the location of the school or
        of that part of the school immediately before the change; and

   (b)  education is provided at the new location at the same level or levels
        at which it was provided at the previous location.";

   (b)  by omitting subsection (10) and substituting the following subsection:

"(10) The Minister shall not make a determination under paragraph 9 (b) in
relation to a relocation or partial relocation of a school after the
expiration of the period of 2 years from the commencement of the year in which
the relocation or partial relocation was proposed to be initiated unless the
Minister is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances justifying the
making of the determination after the expiration of that period.";

   (c)  by omitting subsection (12) and substituting the following subsection:

"(12) The Minister shall not make a determination under subsection (11) in
relation to the provision of education at a particular level at a school after
the expiration of the period of 2 years from the commencement of the year in
which the provision of education at that level at the school was proposed to
be initiated unless the Minister is satisfied that there are exceptional
circumstances justifying the making of the determination after the expiration
of that period.";

   (d)  by inserting in subsection (20) "of the period of 2 years from the
commencement" after "expiration" (first occurring);

   (e)  by omitting from subsection (20) "year" (last occurring) and
        substituting "period".