Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (HOSPITAL OPERATING COSTS) ACT 1976 No. 80, 1976 - SECT 5

5. (1) Payment of an amount to a State under this Act is subject to the
condition imposed by sub-section (2) and to such other terms and conditions as
the Treasurer, after consultation with the Minister of State for Health,
determines, which may include terms and conditions as to repayment.

(2) Payment of an amount to a State under this Act is subject to the condition
that, if the Treasurer informs the Treasurer of the State that he is
satisfied, by reason of a decision of a competent court, that moneys are
payable to the State in accordance with a hospital agreement for the purpose
of meeting operating costs of hospitals in the State incurred before 1 October
1976, the State will repay that amount, or such part of that amount as the
Treasurer specifies, to the Commonwealth.

(3) An amount repayable by a State to the Commonwealth in accordance with a
condition subject to which an amount is paid to the State under this Act is a
debt due by the State to the Commonwealth and, without prejudice to any other
remedy of the Commonwealth, may be set off against any amount payable by the
Commonwealth to the State.