Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS) ACT 1976 No. 35, 1976 - SECT 6

6. (1) Where the State Education Minister for a State requests the
Commonwealth Education Minister to authorize the reimbursement to the State of
an amount of moneys (in this section referred to as the ''State expenditure'')
which, during the period that commenced on 1 July 1975 and ended on the day
immediately preceding the commencing day (in this section referred to as the
''relevant period''), has been applied by the State for the purpose referred
to in paragraph 5 (3) (a), otherwise than out of financial assistance granted
to the State under any previous schools assistance Act, the Commonwealth
Education Minister may, subject to section 7, authorize the payment to the
State under this sub-section, by way of financial assistance to the State, of
such amount as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines, being an amount
that does not exceed the amount of the State expenditure.

(2) The financial assistance to a State constituted by a payment or payments
of moneys under sub-section (1) (in this section referred to as the ''relevant
financial assistance'') is granted on the conditions that-

   (a)  the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than
        30 June 1977 or such later date as the Minister approves)-

        (i)    a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the
               person has satisfied himself that an amount equal to the
               relevant financial assistance was, during the relevant period,
               applied by the State for the purpose referred to in paragraph 5
               (3) (a), otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to
               the State under any previous schools assistance Act; and

        (ii)   a statement in writing that specifies-

                (A)  the projects (not including a project the total
                     expenditure in connexion with which was less than
                     $20,000) in respect of which the State expenditure was
                     applied during the relevant period, the amount so applied
                     in respect of each of the projects and the total of those
                     amounts; and

                (B)  the amount of the State expenditure applied during the
                     relevant period in respect of projects the total
                     expenditure in connexion with each of which was less than
                     $20,000; and

   (b)  if the State does not fulfil the condition that, under paragraph (a),
        is to be observed by the State in relation to the relevant financial
        assistance, the State will repay to the Commonwealth an amount equal
        to the amount of the financial assistance or, if the Minister
        determines that part only of the financial assistance is repayable, an
        amount equal to that part.

(3) Where, in relation to a request by the State Education Minister for a
State, the relevant financial assistance is less than the State expenditure,
the amount of the State expenditure shall, for the purposes of sub-paragraph
(2) (a) (ii), be deemed to be so much of the State expenditure as is equal to
the relevant financial assistance.