Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Housing Assistance Act 1981 No. 70 of 1981 - SECT 9

9. (1) The Minister shall, in authorizing grants during a year to which this
Act applies for the purposes referred to in paragraph 6 (1) (a), ensure that-

   (a)  the aggregate of the amounts of those grants is not less than the
        amount appropriated by this Act for those purposes in respect of that
        year; and

   (b)  those amounts are allocated amongst the States on the basis of the
        respective needs of the States as determined by the Minister.

(2) Subject to section 10, the Minister shall, in authorizing grants during a
year to which this Act applies for the purposes referred to in paragraph 6 (1)
(b), ensure that the amounts of those grants are allocated amongst the States
on the same basis as the basis provided for in sub-section (4) in respect of
that year for the allocation amongst the States of the amounts of the loans
referred to in that sub-section.

(3) Subject to section 10, the Minister shall, in authorizing loans during a
year to which this Act applies out of moneys appropriated by this Act, ensure
that-

   (a)  the aggregate of the amounts of those loans is not less than the
        amount appropriated by this Act for the purpose of making loans during
        that year; and

   (b)  those amounts are allocated amongst the States-

        (i)    in respect of the year commencing on 1 July 1981-in the
               proportions expressed by the percentages set out in Schedule 2;
               and

        (ii)   in respect of any subsequent year to which this Act applies-in
               the proportions determined by the Minister, by writing signed
               by him, to be the appropriate proportions in respect of that
               year for the purposes of this sub-section but so that no State
               is allocated in respect of that year an amount that, or amounts
               the sum of which, is less than $7,300,000.

(4) Subject to section 10, the Minister shall, in authorizing loans during a
year to which this Act applies out of moneys appropriated by an Act other than
this Act, ensure that the amounts of those loans are allocated amongst the
States-

   (a)  in respect of the year commencing on 1 July 1981-in the proportions
        expressed by the percentages set out in Schedule 2; and

   (b)  in respect of any subsequent year to which this Act applies-in the
        proportions determined by the Minister, by writing signed by him, to
        be the appropriate proportions in respect of that year for the
        purposes of this sub-section.

(5) The appropriate proportions to be determined by the Minister under
sub-paragraph (3) (b) (ii) and paragraph (4) (b) for the allocation amongst
the States of the amounts of the loans to be made during the years to which
this Act applies other than the year commencing on 1 July 1981 shall be
determined, as far as practicable, so as progressively to achieve the result
that, if the operation of this Act and of each agreement entered into in
pursuance of this Act were to be extended for the further period of 5 years
next following the expiration of the period to which this Act applies, the
amounts of the loans made would, in the year commencing on 1 July 1990, be
allocated amongst the States on an equal per capita basis.