{"id":"C1972L00208","name":"State Grants (Schools) Regulations","slug":"state-grants-schools-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"208 of 1972","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":24543,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1972L00208-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"State Grants (Schools) Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES\n\n1972 No.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS) ACT 1972.\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the States Grants (Schools) Act 1972.\n\nDated this eleventh day of December, 1972.\n\nPaul Hasluck\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n![Signature of Minister of State for Education and Science](image.001.jpeg)\n\nMinister of State for Education and Science.\n\nSTATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS) REGULATIONS\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the States Grants (Schools) Regulations.\n\nDefinition.\n\n2. In these Regulations, “the Act” means the States Grants (Schools) Act 1972.\n\nPrescribed amounts for the purposes of section 13—for 1973.\n\n3. For the purposes of section 13 of the Act—\n\n(a) the estimated average cost of educating a child in the period of twelve months ending on the thirtieth day of June, 1973, in primary classes in government schools in Australia is Three hundred and eight dollars; and\n\n(b) the estimated average cost of educating a child in that period in secondary classes in government schools in Australia is Five hundred and nineteen dollars.\n\n\\* Notified to the Commonwealth Gazette on 1972.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Government Printer of the Commonwealth of Australia\n\n22450/72—Price 5c 10/30.11.1972","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1198},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1972 regulation establishing baseline cost figures for the 1973 financial year, precisely aligned with its intended administrative purpose under the States Grants (Schools) Act 1972."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 regulations total","Single defined term ('the Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the parent Act","Simple numerical prescription for specific financial year"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the dollar amounts used to calculate Commonwealth funding for government schools in 1973.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes the \"average cost\" figures used in funding formulas to determine how much federal money goes to states for school education\n- Sets the amount for **primary school students at $308** per year\n- Sets the amount for **secondary school students at $519** per year\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- State governments receiving federal education grants\n- Government schools (indirectly, through funding calculations)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese figures act as the baseline multipliers. If a state has 1,000 primary students, the Commonwealth might calculate its grant using that $308 figure as part of the formula. It's essentially the price tag the government put on educating a child for one year in 1973."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-grants-schools-regulations","history":"/api/acts/state-grants-schools-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-grants-schools-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-grants-schools-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-grants-schools-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-grants-schools-regulations/documents"}}