Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (TERTIARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) ACT 1978 No. 188, 1978 - SECT 4

4. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the Minister-

   (a)  may approve a building project (other than a minor building project
        within the meaning of Part II) submitted to him by a University as an
        approved building project of the University in respect of a
        year to which this Act applies;

   (b)  may approve a building project (other than a minor building project
        within the meaning of Part III) submitted to him by a State as an
        approved building project of a college of advanced education in
        respect of a year to which this Act applies;

   (c)  may approve a building project (other than a minor building project
        within the meaning of Part IV) submitted to him by a State as an
        approved building project of a
        technical and further education institution in respect of a
        year to which this Act applies; and

   (d)  may direct that information included in a specified class of
        information be furnished to the Commission in respect of
        building projects (not being minor building projects of
        technical and further education institutions) included in a specified
        class of building projects at such times and in such manner as are
        specified in the direction.

(2) The building projects that may be approved by the Minister under
sub-section (1) are building projects additional to the building projects
specified in Schedule 7.

(3) Where the Minister approves a building project under sub-section (1), in
respect of a year to which this Act applies, the Minister shall also approve-

   (a)  an amount, being an amount equal to the estimated cost of the project,
        as the approved cost of the project; and

   (b)  an amount of expenditure, not exceeding the estimated expenditure on
        the project in that year, as the amount of the approved expenditure on
        the project in respect of that year.

(4) As soon as practicable after the Minister has approved a building project
under sub-section (1), in respect of a year to which this Act applies, the
Minister shall cause a statement specifying the project, the approved cost of
the project and the approved expenditure on the project in respect of that
year to be laid before each House of the Parliament.

(5) For the purposes of this Act, where information is furnished to the
Commission in accordance with a direction under paragaph (1) (d) with respect
to a building project of a University, or with respect to a building project
of a college of advanced education or a technical and further education
institution, in a State, being a building project specified in Schedule 7 or a
minor building project approved by the Commission in respect of a year to
which this Act applies, the Commission shall, after consideration of that
information, give directions to the University, or to the State, as the case
may be, with respect to the manner in which the project is to be carried out.

(6) The Minister may vary or revoke an approval or direction given by him
under this section and the Commission may vary or revoke a direction given by
it under this section.