Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (TERTIARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) ACT 1987 No. 123, 1987 - SECT 7

7. (1) In this section:

"actual enrolment number", in relation to the year 1987, in relation to a
relevant institution, means the actual number of relevant enrolments at the
institution in respect of that year;

"estimated enrolment number", in relation to the year 1987 means:

   (a)  in the case of a relevant institution situated in a State-the number
        of relevant enrolments at the institution estimated by the Minister
        under section 4A of the previous Assistance Act;

   (b)  in the case of the Darwin Institute of Technology-the number 1,491; or

   (c)  in the case of the Northern Territory tertiary education
        institution-the number 51.

(2) If the actual enrolment number in relation to a relevant institution in a
State in relation to 1987 is less than the estimated enrolment number in
relation to that institution in relation to that year, there is payable to the
State in relation to that institution the amount obtained by multiplying the
difference between those numbers by 90% of the amount of charge applicable to
that year under section 4D of the previous Assistance Act.

(3) Payment of an amount to a State under subsection 10 (1) or (2), 18 (1), 19
(1) or 20 (1) in relation to a relevant institution in respect of the year
1988 is subject to the additional condition that, if the estimated enrolment
number for the year 1987 in relation to that institution is less than the
actual enrolment number in relation to that institution, the State will pay to
the Commonwealth the amount obtained by multiplying the difference between
those numbers by 90% of the amount of charge applicable to that year under
section 4D of the previous Assistance Act.

(4) Payment of an amount to the Northern Territory under subsection 12 (3) in
respect of the year 1988 is subject to the additional condition that, if the
estimated enrolment number for the year 1987 in relation to the Northern
Territory tertiary education institution is less than the actual enrolment
number in relation to the institution, the Northern Territory will pay to the
Commonwealth the amount obtained by multiplying the difference between those
numbers by 90% of the amount of charge applicable to that year under section
4D of the previous Assistance Act.

(5) An amount payable to a State under subsection (2) in relation to a
relevant institution in respect of the year 1987 may be added to a grant to
the State in relation to that institution in respect of the year 1988.

(6) An amount payable by a State to the Commonwealth in accordance with the
condition referred to in subsection (3) or (4) in respect of the year 1987 may
be deducted from a grant to the State in respect of the year 1988 in relation
to the institution in respect of which the amount became payable.