Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (UNIVERSITIES) ACT 1976 No. 13, 1976 - SECT 9

9. (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 which, during the relevant period, had been paid by the
State to a University situated in that State for the purpose of being applied
by the University towards research expenses of the University incurred or to
be incurred in respect of the year 1976, otherwise than out of financial
assistance granted to the State under any other Act providing for the granting
of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities, the
Commonwealth Education Minister may, subject to section 10, 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 referred to in the request.

(2) The financial assistance to a State constituted of a payment or payments
of moneys under sub-section (1) (in this sub-section referred to as the
''relevant financial assistance'') in relation to a University is granted on
the condition that the State will cause to be furnished to the Commission (not
later than 31 December 1977 or such later day as the Minister approves) a
certificate by a person approved by the Minister to the effect that the person
has satisfied himself that an amount equal to the relevant financial
assistance was, after 20 November 1975, applied by the University towards
research expenses incurred by the University, otherwise than out of moneys
paid to the University by the State from financial assistance granted to the
State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of
financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities.