Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) ACT 1996 No. 70, 1996 - SECT 79

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may make a determination during a
program year varying some or all of the amounts set out in columns 2, 3 and 4
in Schedule 8 in relation to the program year.

(2) The Minister must not vary under subsection (1) amounts in columns 2, 3
and 4 in Schedule 8 in relation to a program year in such a way that, after
the variation, the total of the amounts in those columns would be greater or
less than the total of those amounts before the variation.

(3) As soon as practicable after making a determination under this section,
the Minister must:

   (a)  send a copy of the determination to the relevant State Ministers; and

   (b)  cause a copy of the determination to be laid before each House of the
        Parliament.