Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (TERTIARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) ACT 1981 No. 167, 1981 - SECT 4

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

   (a)  may approve a building project (other than a minor building project)
        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)
        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)
        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 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) in respect of a year to which this Act applies 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 as the maximum Commonwealth contribution towards the
        project, being so much of the amount estimated by him to be the cost
        of the project as he determines to be the appropriate Commonwealth
        contribution towards the project; and

   (b)  an amount of expenditure, not exceeding the estimated expenditure on
        the project in respect of 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 maximum
Commonwealth contribution towards 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 paragraph (1) (d) with respect
to a building project of a university, or with respect to a building project
of a college of advanced education, a non-government teachers college 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.