{"id":"C2004A00168","name":"States Grants (Schools) Act 1974","slug":"states-grants-schools-act-1974","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"110 of 1974","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31115,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A00168-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"States Grants (Schools) Act 1974","content":"STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS) ACT 1974\n\nNo. 110 of 1974\n\nAn Act to Increase the Financial Assistance payable to the States in relation to Schools.\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows: —\n\nPART I—PRELIMINARY\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Schools) Act 1974.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nPART II—AMENDMENTS OF STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS) ACT 1972-1973\n\nCitation.\n\n3. (1) In this Part, the States Grants (Schools) Act 1972-1973 is referred to as the Principal Act.\n\n(2) The Principal Act, as amended by this Part, may be cited as the States Grants (Schools) Act 1972-1974.\n\nGrants to States for building projects in connexion with schools.\n\n4. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended—\n\n(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (3) the words “the second column of the Schedule to this Act” and substituting the words “column 2 of the Schedule”.\n\n(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (3) the words “the third column” and substituting the word and figure “column 3”; and\n\n(c) by omitting sub-sections (4) and (5) and substituting the following sub-sections:—\n\n“(4) The Minister shall not authorize payments to the States under this Part, in respect of building projects in connexion with government schools, that—\n\n(a) in the case of payments authorized on or before 30 June 1975 (including payments authorized before the commencement of the States Grants (Schools) Act 1974)—exceed, in the aggregate, $63,761,500;\n\n(b) in the case of payments authorized on or before 30 June exceed, in the aggregate, $101,247,500; or\n\n(c) in the case of payments authorized on or before 30 June 1977—exceed, in the aggregate, $136,247,500.\n\n“(5) The Minister shall not authorize payments to the States under this Part, in respect of building projects in connexion with non-government schools, that—\n\n(a) in the case of payments authorized on or before 30 June 1975 (including payments authorized before the commencement of the States Grants (Schools) Act 1974)— exceed, in the aggregate, $18,511,500;\n\n(b) in the case of payments authorized on or before 30 June exceed, in the aggregate, $29,222,000; or\n\n(c) in the case of payments authorized on or before 30 June exceed, in the aggregate, $39,222,000.”.\n\nSchedule.\n\n5. The Principal Act is amended by omitting the Schedule and substituting the following Schedule:—\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE Section 8\n\nLIMITS OF GRANTS FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |\n| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------ |\n| | Maximum Grants for Capital Expenditure for Government Schools | Maximum Grants for Capital Expenditure for Non- Government Schools | TotalMaximumGrants |\n| | $ | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales | 61,321,000 | 18,150,500 | 79,471,500 |\n| Victoria | 47,272,500 | 15,894,500 | 63,167,000 |\n| Queensland | 23,892,500 | 7,383,500 | 31,276,000 |\n| South Australia | 18,458,000 | 3,076,500 | 21,534,500 |\n| Western Australia | 14,048,500 | 3,589,000 | 17,637,500 |\n| Tasmania | 6,255,000 | 1,128,000 | 7,383,000 |\n| | 171,247,500 | 49,222,000 | 220,469,500 |\n\nPART III—AMENDMENTS OF STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS) ACT 1973\n\nCitation.\n\n6. (1) In this Part, the States Grants (Schools) Act 1973 is referred to as the Principal Act.\n\n(2) The Principal Act, as amended by this Part, may be cited as the States Grants (Schools) Act 1973-1974.\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure of non-systemic schools.\n\n7. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended—\n\n(a) by inserting before sub-section (1) the following sub-section:—\n\n“(1a) In this section, ‘period to which this section applies’ means—\n\n(a) the period of 6 months that commenced on 1 January 1974;\n\n(b) the period of 6 months that commenced on 1 July 1974; or\n\n(c) the year commencing on 1 January 1975.”;\n\n(b) by omitting from sub-section (1) the words “year to which this Act applies” and substituting the words “period to which this section applies”; and\n\n(c) by omitting sub-section (5) and the table at the foot of that sub­section and substituting the following sub-section and table:—\n\n“(5) There is payable (and, in respect of the period of 6 months that commenced on 1 January 1974, there shall be deemed to have been payable) to a State under this section, in respect of each period to which this section applies, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure of each non-systemic school in the State—\n\n(a) in the case of the period of 6 months that commenced on 1 January 1974—\n\n(i) if the school is a non-government primary school—an amount equal to the product of the amount specified in column 2 of the table set out at the foot of this sub-section opposite to the category specified in column 1 in which the school is included and the number of pupils receiving primary education at the school on the date in the year that commenced on 1 January 1974 that is the schools census date for that State for that year; and\n\n \n\n(ii) if the school is a non-government secondary school—an amount equal to the product of the amount specified in column 3 of the table set out at the foot of this sub-section opposite to the category specified in column 1 in which the school is included and the number of pupils receiving secondary education at the school on the date in the year that commenced on 1 January 1974 that is the schools census date for that State for that year;\n\n(b) in the case of the period of 6 months that commenced on 1 July 1974—\n\n(i) if the school is a non-government primary school—an amount equal to the product of the amount specified in column 4 of the table set out at the foot of this sub-section opposite to the category specified in column 1 in which the school is included and the number of pupils receiving primary education at the school on the date in the year that commenced on 1 January 1974 that is the schools census date for that State for that year; and\n\n(ii) if the school is a non-government secondary school—an amount equal to the product of the amount specified in column 5 of the table set out at the foot of this sub-section opposite to the category specified in column 1 in which the school is included and the number of pupils receiving secondary education at the school on the date in the year that commenced on 1 January 1974 that is the schools census date for that State for that year; and\n\n(c) in the case of the year commencing on 1 January 1975—\n\n(i) if the school is a non-government primary school—an amount equal to the product of the amount specified in column 6 of the table set out at the foot of this sub-section opposite to the category specified in column 1 in which the school is included and the number of pupils receiving primary education at the school on the date in that year that is the schools census date for that State for that year; and\n\n(ii) if the school is a non-government secondary school-an amount equal to the product of the amount specified in column 7 of the table set out at the foot of this sub-section opposite to the category specified in column 1 in which the school is included and the number of pupils receiving secondary education at the school on the date in that year that is the schools census date for that State of the year.\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |\n| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |\n| Category of school | Primary schools— Period of 6 months commenced 1 January 1974 | Secondary schools— Period of 6 months commenced 1 January 1974 | Primary schools— Period of 6 months commenced 1 July 1974 | Secondary schools— Period of 6 months commenced i July 1974 | Primary schools— Year commencing 1 January 1975 | Secondary schools— Year commencing 1 January 1975 |\n| | $ | $ | $ | S | $ | $ |\n| Category A. | 27.5 | 42.5 | 32 | 49.5 | 61 | 94 |\n| Category B. | 30 | 45 | 35 | 52.5 | 73 | 109 |\n| Category C. | 32.5 | 47.5 | 38 | 55.5 | 79 | 115 |\n| Category D. | 35 | 51 | 41 | 59.5 | 91 | 139 |\n| Category E. | 37.5 | 55 | 44 | 64.5 | 109 | 169 |\n| Category F. | 40 | 60 | 47 | 70 | 127 | 200 |\n| Category G. | 42.5 | 65 | 49.5 | 76 | 145 | 230 |\n| Category H. | 45 | 70 | 52.5 | 82 | 163 | 260 |\n\nGrants for approved special projects.\n\n8. Section 53 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub\\-section (3) the figures “$6,000,000” and substituting the figures “$7,200,000”.\n\n \n\nSchedules.\n\n9. The Principal Act is amended by omitting the Schedules and substituting the following Schedules:—\n\nSCHEDULE 1 Sections 4, 7 and 9\n\nGENERAL BUILDING GRANTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY SCIENCE LABORATORY BUILDING GRANTS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 3 | Column 6 |\n| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- |\n| Name of State | General building grants for government schools | General building grants for non-government schools | Supplementary grants for science laboratory buildings at non-government schools | Totals of Columns 3 and 4 | Totals of Columns 2, 3 and 4 |\n| | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales. | 37,370,000 | 5,020,000 | 720,000 | 5,740,000 | 43,110,000 |\n| Victoria....... | 29,423,000 | 6,101,500 | 320,000 | 6,421,500 | 35,844,500 |\n| Queensland..... | 14,215,500 | 2,757,500 | 350,000 | 3,107,500 | 17,323,000 |\n| South Australia.. | 11,010,000 | 277,500 | 70,000 | 347,500 | 11,357,500 |\n| Western Australia | 8,419,000 | 2,453,000 | 180,000 | 2,633,000 | 11,052,000 |\n| Tasmania...... | 3,762,000 | 166,000 | 40,000 | 206,000 | 3,968,000 |\n| Totals.... | 104,199,500 | 16,775,500 | 1,680,000 | 18,455,500 | 122,655,000 |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSCHEDULE 2 Sections 11, 13 and 15\n\nGRANTS FOR RECURRENT EXPENDITURE\n\nTABLE 1\n\nGOVERNMENT SCHOOLS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |\n| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |\n| Name of State | Primary schools—Year commenced January 1974 | Secondary schools—Year commenced 1 January 1974 | Primary schools—Year commencing 1 January 1975 | Secondary schools—Year commencing 1 January 1975 |\n| | $ | $ | S | S |\n| New South Wales.... | 12,478,000 | 10,834,000 | 28,399,000 | 25,858,000 |\n| Victoria........... | 9,061,000 | 8,125,000 | 21,611,000 | 19,856,000 |\n| Queensland........ | 5,132,000 | 3,439,000 | 12,051,000 | 8,652,000 |\n| South Australia..... | 3,618,000 | 2,321,000 | 8,216,000 | 5,699,000 |\n| Western Australia.... | 3,162,000 | 1,425,000 | 7,526,000 | 3,497,000 |\n| Tasmania.......... | 1,055,000 | 727,000 | 2,408,000 | 1,694,000 |\n| Totals........ | 34,506,000 | 26,871,000 | 80,211,000 | 65,256,000 |\n\nTABLE 2\n\nCATHOLIC SYSTEMIC SCHOOLS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |\n| -------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------ |\n| Name of State | Year commenced 1 January 1974 | Year commencing 1 January 1975 |\n| | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales................................. | 11,165,000 | 17,944,000 |\n| Victoria........................................ | 9,667,000 | 15,875,000 |\n| Queensland..................................... | 4,242,000 | 6,897,000 |\n| South Australia................................... | 1,248,000 | 1,997,000 |\n| Western Australia................................. | 1,790,000 | 2,940,000 |\n| Tasmania....................................... | 543,000 | 859,000 |\n| Totals..................................... | 28,655,000 | 46,512,000 |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSCHEDULE 3 Sections 17, 20, 22 and 24\n\nGRANTS FOR LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIAN TRAINING\n\nTABLE 1\n\nLIBRARIES IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS\n\n```html\n

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Name of State

Primary schools

Secondary schools

Totals

$

$

$

New South Wales............................

5,892,000

6,558,000

12,450,000

Victoria...................................

4,393,500

5,433,500

9,827,000

Queensland................................

2,531,500

2,144,500

4,676,000

South Australia......................

1,831,500

1,856,000

3,687,500

Western Australia....................

1,501,000

1,339,000

2,840,000

Tasmania..........................

533,000

668,500

1,201,500

Totals........................

16,682,500

17,999,500

34,682,000

\n```\n\nTABLE 2\n\nLIBRARIES IN NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, INCLUDING\n\nSUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS FOR LIBRARY BUILDINGS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |\n| ----------------------------- | --------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------- |\n| Name of State | Primary schools | Secondary schools | Secondary schools—Supplementary grants | Totals of columns 2 and 3 | Totals of columns 3 and 4 |\n| | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales............ | 1,572,500 | 1,038,000 | 480,000 | 2,610,500 | 1,518,000 |\n| Victoria................... | 1,310,500 | 964,500 | 330,000 | 2,275,000 | 1,294,500 |\n| Queensland................ | 660,500 | 419,500 | 210,000 | 1,080,000 | 629,500 |\n| South Australia.............. | 262,000 | 178,000 | 90,000 | 440,000 | 268,000 |\n| Western Australia............ | 304,000 | 199,000 | 120,000 | 503,000 | 319,000 |\n| Tasmania.................. | 84,000 | 73,500 | 50,000 | 157,500 | 123,500 |\n| Totals................ | 4,193,500 | 2,872,500 | 1,280,000 | 7,066,000 | 4,152,500 |\n\nTABLE 3\n\nLIBRARIAN TRAINING COURSES AND RELATED TEACHER REPLACEMENT\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |\n| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------- |\n| Name of State | Librarian training | Teacher replacement |\n| | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales................................... | 408,000 | 1,120,000 |\n| Victoria.......................................... | 357,000 | 967,000 |\n| Queensland....................................... | 161,000 | 438,000 |\n| South Australia.................................... | 116,000 | 314,000 |\n| Western Australia................................... | 91,000 | 242,000 |\n| Tasmania......................................... | 47,000 | 117,000 |\n| Totals....................................... | 1,180,000 | 3,198,000 |\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE 4 Sections 26, 29, 31 and 33\n\nGRANTS FOR DISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |\n| -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Name of State | Building projects- Government disadvantaged schools | Building projects- Catholic systemic disadvantaged schools | Recurrent expenditure— Government disadvantaged schools | Recurrent expenditure— Catholic systemic disadvantaged schools |\n| | $ | $ | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales......... | 10,232,500 | 1,363,000 | 7,262,000 | 1,053,000 |\n| Victoria................ | 10,444,000 | 1,814,000 | 7,270,000 | 1,269,000 |\n| Queensland............. | 2,507,000 | 230,500 | 2,269,000 | 191,000 |\n| South Australia........... | 2,606,500 | 314,500 | 2,031,000 | 227,000 |\n| Western Australia......... | 1,314,500 | 178,000 | 1,164,000 | 131,000 |\n| Tasmania............... | 250,500 | 42,000 | 461,000 | 36,000 |\n| Totals............. | 27,355,000 | 3,942,000 | 20,457,000 | 2,907,000 |\n\nSCHEDULE 5 Sections 35, 37, 39 and 41\n\nGRANTS FOR SPECIAL SCHOOLS\n\nTABLE 1\n\nBUILDING PROJECTS IN CONNEXION WITH GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- |\n| Name of State | Maximum grants |\n| | $ |\n| New South Wales............................................. | 7,443,000 |\n| Victoria................................................... | 5,694,000 |\n| Queensland................................................. | 3,201,500 |\n| South Australia.............................................. | 2,072,000 |\n| Western Australia............................................ | 1,777,000 |\n| Tasmania.................................................. | 657,500 |\n| Total................................................. | 20,845,000 |\n\nTABLE 2\n\nRECURRENT EXPENDITURE OF GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |\n| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | --------- |\n| Name of State | Government schools—Year commenced 1 January 1974 | Government schools—Year commencing 1 January 1975 | Non-government schools—Year commenced 1 January 1974 | Non-government schools—Year commencing 1 January 1975 | Totals |\n| | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales.. | 1,595,000 | 2,710,000 | 840,000 | 1,124,000 | 6,269,000 |\n| Victoria......... | 1,183,000 | 2,070,000 | 579,000 | 799,000 | 4,631,000 |\n\n \nSCHEDULE 5–continued\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |\n| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n| Name of State | Government schools—Year commenced 1 January 1974 | Government schools—Year commencing 1 January 1975 | Non-government schools—Year commenced 1 January 1974 | Non-government schools—Year commencing 1 January 1975 | Totals |\n| | $ | $ | S | $ | $ |\n| Queensland........ | 666,000 | 1,150,000 | 411,000 | 532,000 | 2,759,000 |\n| South Australia..... | 435,000 | 750,000 | 43,000 | 73,000 | 1,301,000 |\n| Western Australia... | 361,000 | 641,000 | 55,000 | 85,000 | 1,142,000 |\n| Tasmania......... | 146,000 | 242,000 | Nil | Nil | 388,000 |\n| Totals....... | 4,386,000 | 7,563,000 | 1,928,000 | 2,613,000 | 16,490,000 |\n\nTABLE 3\n\nSPECIAL EDUCATION TRAINING COURSES AND RELATED TEACHER REPLACEMENT\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |\n| ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------- | ------------------- |\n| Name of State | Special education training | Teacher replacement |\n| | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales................................ | 450,000 | 3,386,000 |\n| Victoria....................................... | 403,000 | 2,902,000 |\n| Queensland.................................... | 188,000 | 1,325,000 |\n| South Australia................................. | 128,000 | 946,000 |\n| Western Australia............................... | 89,000 | 714,000 |\n| Tasmania..................................... | 46,000 | 339,000 |\n| Totals................................... | 1,304,000 | 9,612,000 |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSCHEDULE 6 Sections 44, 47 and 49\n\nGRANTS IN RESPECT OF TEACHER DEVELOPMENT\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |\n| -------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |\n| Name of State | In-service Teacher Training | Buildings—Teachers’ Education Centres | Recurrent expenditure—Teachers’ Education Centres |\n| | $ | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales................. | 3,116,000 | 587,000 | 216,000 |\n| Victoria........................ | 2,683,000 | 440,500 | 167,000 |\n| Queensland..................... | 1,247,000 | 293,500 | 107,000 |\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE 6–continued\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |\n| ------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |\n| Name of State | In-service Teacher Training | Buildings—Teachers’ Education Centres | Recurrent expenditure—Teachers’ Education Centres |\n| | $ | $ | $ |\n| South Australia................ | 883,000 | 293,500 | 107,000 |\n| Western Australia.............. | 674,000 | 293,500 | 107,000 |\n| Tasmania.................... | 316,000 | 147,000 | 60,000 |\n| Totals.................. | 8,919,000 | 2,055,000 | 764,000 |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2186},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly within its original scope of increasing financial assistance to states for schools. While it updates numerous dollar amounts and extends timeframes, it does not introduce new types of grants, alter eligibility criteria, or expand into unrelated policy areas. The amendments are purely quantitative updates to the existing 1972 and 1973 Acts."},"complexity_factors":["Amends two separate predecessor Acts simultaneously (1972 and 1973 Acts)","Extensive tabular data with state-by-state allocations across six different schedules","Eight-tier categorization system (A-H) for non-systemic schools with different per-student rates","Time-conditional provisions with different rates for specific 6-month periods and years","Multiple funding streams requiring cross-referencing between sections and schedules (building grants, recurrent expenditure, libraries, disadvantaged schools, special schools, teacher development)","Differential treatment of three distinct school sectors: government, Catholic systemic, and non-systemic non-government"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act raises Commonwealth funding for primary and secondary education through 1975–77 by amending earlier States Grants (Schools) laws, increasing overall grants and updating how independent school running costs are calculated. It boosts special-project and program funding while leaving the basic distribution framework intact. Affected parties include state governments, public, Catholic and independent schools, disadvantaged and special‑education services, and teacher training."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does not change the statutory scope of Commonwealth assistance to schools; it retains the same categories and program streams from the Principal Acts but increases monetary limits, updates per‑pupil rates, adjusts timelines and replaces the Schedules with new numerical tables (see s.4, s.7, s.8, s.9). The change is one of quantum, timing and administrative detail rather than a change to who or what is eligible."},"complexity_factors":["Numerous and detailed numeric tables replacing the Principal Acts' Schedules (s.5, s.9) which require precise data entry and reconciliation.","Tiered, time‑phased aggregate caps for government and non‑government capital grants with different cut‑off dates (s.4(4)–(5)), increasing bookkeeping complexity.","Per‑pupil recurrent grant formulas tied to census dates and multiple defined periods (six‑month periods and a year), with distinct rates by school category and level (s.7(1a), s.7(5) and accompanying table).","Increase to the approved special projects cap requires adjustment to previously authorised funding envelopes (s.8).","Frequent cross‑references and renaming of Principal Acts (s.3, s.6) mean implementers must map amendments onto existing legislative frameworks.","Decision‑making concentrated in Ministerial authorisations (s.8(4)–(5)), producing a single approval point but requiring administrative checks to ensure aggregate limits are not exceeded.","Multiple program streams (capital, recurrent, libraries, disadvantaged and special schools, teacher development) each with separate schedules and totals (Schedules 1–6), raising coordination needs across State agencies."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act raises Commonwealth financial assistance to the States for schools by increasing aggregate caps for capital grants, updating per‑pupil and recurrent payment rates, and replacing the Principal Acts' schedules with new numerical tables. It also increases the approved special‑projects cap.\n\nIt affects State education authorities and both government and non‑government schools because the Minister authorises payments within the new aggregate limits and payments are calculated from specified census dates and time periods; the changes alter payment amounts, timing and administrative calculation requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-act-1974","history":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-act-1974/history","analysis":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-act-1974/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-act-1974/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-act-1974/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-act-1974/documents"}}