{"id":"C2004A02194","name":"States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1979","slug":"states-grants-schools-assistance-act-1979","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"184 of 1979","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":7496,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A02194-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1979","content":"States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1979\n\nNo. 184 of 1979\n\nAn Act relating to the grant of financial assistance to the States and the Northern Territory for and in relation to schools.\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:\n\nPART I—PRELIMINARY\n\nShort title\n\n1\\. This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1979.\n\nCommencement\n\n2\\. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3\\. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—\n\n“approved authority”, in relation to an approved school system or in relation to a non-government school, means such person or body as the Minister declares to be the approved authority of that school system or of that school, as the case may be, for the purposes of this Act;\n\n“approved education centre” means an education centre approved by the Minister under sub-section 4(6);\n\n“approved school system” means a school system in a State, or in a part of a State, that consists of non-government schools and that the Minister declares to be an approved school system for the purposes of this Act;\n\n“approved service and development activities” means—\n\n(a) in-service teacher training;\n\n(b) inquiries into the feasibility of providing support services for government schools and non-government schools in a State, or the planning of such support services; or\n\n(c) activities the purpose of which is to improve communication and understanding between teachers at government schools and teachers at non-government schools in a State, other persons employed at, or associated with the administration of, those schools, and students, and parents of students, at, and other members of the community interested in education at, those schools;\n\n“building” includes part of a building;\n\n“building project” includes—\n\n(a) the investigation of the need for—\n\n(i) schools, or schools of particular kinds, in a State or a part of a State; or\n\n(ii) a building or other facilities;\n\n(b) the purchase of land, with or without buildings;\n\n(c) the planning, erection, alteration or extension of a building or other facilities;\n\n(d) the development or preparation of land for building or other purposes; and\n\n(e) the installation of water, electricity or other services;\n\n“certificate by an authorized person”, in relation to a condition contained in a section of this Act that requires a certificate to be furnished by a State to the Commonwealth Education Minister, means a certificate signed by the person authorized by the State Education Minister for the State to sign that certificate;\n\n“certificate by a qualified accountant” means a certificate signed by—\n\n(a) a person who is registered as a company auditor or a public accountant under a law of a State or Territory;\n\n(b) a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia or of the Australian Society of Accountants; or\n\n(c) a person approved by the Minister as a qualified accountant for the purposes of this Act;\n\n“child” includes young person;\n\n“commencing day” means the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;\n\n“Commonwealth Education Minister” means the Minister;\n\n“disadvantaged country area” means an area that the Minister declares, under sub-section 4(4), to be a disadvantaged country area for the purposes of this Act;\n\n“disadvantaged school” means—\n\n(a) a government school in a State that the State Education Minister for the State notifies the Commonwealth Education Minister, under sub-section 4(1), is a school that should, in the opinion of the State Education Minister, be treated as a disadvantaged school for the purposes of this Act; or\n\n(b) a non-government school in a State that the Minister declares, under sub-section 4(2), to be a disadvantaged school for the purposes of this Act;\n\n“education centre” means a body corporate, or a body of persons that the Minister is satisfied will, during the year to which this Act applies, become a body corporate—\n\n(a) the members, or a majority of the members, of the governing body of which are persons employed as teachers at government schools or non-government schools;\n\n(b) the sole or principal object of which is to improve the professional competence of teachers by methods that include the provision of in-service teacher training; and\n\n(c) which is not conducted for the profit, direct or indirect, of an individual or individuals;\n\n“equipment project” means a project for or in relation to the provision of equipment, library material or furniture;\n\n“government disadvantaged school” means a government primary school, or a government secondary school, that is a disadvantaged school;\n\n“government primary school” means—\n\n(a) a government school at which primary education is provided or a proposed government school at which primary education is to be provided; or\n\n(b) in the case of a government school at which primary education, and also education other than primary education, are provided—that school in so far as it provides primary education;\n\n“government school” means a school in a State that is conducted, or proposed to be conducted, by or on behalf of the Government of the State;\n\n“government secondary school” means—\n\n(a) a government school at which secondary education is provided or a proposed government school at which secondary education is to be provided; or\n\n(b) in the case of a government school at which secondary education, and also education other than secondary education, are provided—that school in so far as it provides secondary education;\n\n“government special school” means a government school that is a special school;\n\n“in-service teacher training” means teacher training of persons in employment as teachers at government schools or non-government schools;\n\n“library material” includes books, periodicals, newspapers, films, sound recordings, musical scores, maps, plans, pictures, photographs and prints;\n\n“migrant education” means the provision of special educational programs and facilities, and the adaptation of educational programs and facilities, for the purpose of meeting the special educational needs of migrant children and the children of migrants and, in particular, for the purpose of teaching the English language to such children and also providing education for such children and other children that takes account of the various cultures of peoples in countries from which persons have migrated to Australia;\n\n“multicultural education” means the provision of special educational programs and facilities for, and the adaptation of educational programs and facilities provided for, students attending government schools and non-government schools for the purpose of taking account of the various cultures of peoples in countries from which persons have migrated to Australia, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the provision of special educational programs and facilities for the purpose of teaching languages (other than the English language) spoken in such countries to students at government schools and non\\-government schools;\n\n“non-government disadvantaged school” means a school that is a systemic disadvantaged school or a non-systemic disadvantaged school;\n\n“non-government primary school” means—\n\n(a) a non-government school in a State at which primary education is provided or a proposed non-government school in a State at which primary education is to be provided; or\n\n(b) in the case of a non-government school at which primary education, and also education other than primary education, are provided—that school in so far as it provides primary education;\n\n“non-government school” means a school in a State that is not conducted, or proposed to be conducted, by or on behalf of the Government of the State, but does not include a school conducted, or proposed to be conducted, for the profit, direct or indirect, of an individual or individuals;\n\n“non-government secondary school” means—\n\n(a) a non-government school in a State at which secondary education is provided or a proposed non-government school in a State at which secondary education is to be provided; or\n\n(b) in the case of a non-government school at which secondary education, and also education other than secondary education, are provided—that school in so far as it provides secondary education;\n\n“non-government special school” means a non-government school that is a special school;\n\n“non-systemic disadvantaged school” means a non-systemic school that is a disadvantaged school;\n\n“non-systemic school” means a non-government primary school, or a non-government secondary school, that is not a systemic school;\n\n“previous schools assistance Act” means the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978 or any other Act that came into operation before the commencing day and provided, or provides, for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to schools;\n\n“primary education”, in relation to a non-government school in a State, means education of a kind similar to that provided for students at government primary schools in the State;\n\n“recurrent expenditure” means expenditure other than capital expenditure;\n\n“residential institution” means an institution or home in a State that (whether or not it is an institution or home at which primary education or secondary education is also provided) provides residential care for children and is conducted for welfare, correctional or similar purposes, being an institution or home that the Commonwealth Education Minister, having regard to any advice furnished to him by the State Education Minister for the State in relation to the institution or home, declares to be a residential institution for the purposes of this Act;\n\n“school” includes a proposed school, or an institution or proposed institution similar to a school, but does not include—\n\n(a) a school or institution at which education is provided at a standard (however described) that is pre-school standard only or a proposed school or institution at which it is proposed that education be provided at a standard (however described) that is pre-school standard only; or\n\n(b) where the State Education Minister for a State notifies the Commonwealth Education Minister that a specified school or institution in the State is not recognized by the State Education Minister as a school and the Commonwealth Education Minister does not approve the school or institution as a school for the purposes of this Act—that school or institution;\n\n“school in need of short-term emergency assistance” means a school that the Minister declares, under sub-section 4(5), to be a school in need of short-term emergency assistance for the purposes of this Act;\n\n“schools census date”, in relation to a State, means the date in the year to which this Act applies as at which the Australian Statistician compiles statistics in relation to the numbers of students in schools in the State;\n\n“Schools Commission” means the Schools Commission established by the Schools Commission Act 1973;\n\n“secondary education”, in relation to a non-government school in a State, means education of a kind similar to that provided for students at government secondary schools in the State;\n\n“special school” means a school, or proposed school, in a State (whether or not it is a school or institution at which primary education or secondary education is provided or proposed to be provided)—\n\n(a) at which special education is provided, or proposed to be provided, for handicapped children; and\n\n(b) that the State Education Minister for the State notifies the Commonwealth Education Minister should, in the opinion of the State Education Minister, be treated as a special school for the purposes of this Act,\n\nor, in the case of such a school at which special education for handicapped children, and also education other than special education for handicapped children, are provided or proposed to be provided, that school in so far as it provides or proposes to provide special education for handicapped children;\n\n“State Education Minister” means—\n\n(a) in relation to a State—the Minister of State for the State who is responsible, or principally responsible, for the administration of matters relating to primary education and secondary education in the State; and\n\n(b) in relation to the Northern Territory—the Minister of the Northern Territory who is responsible, or principally responsible, for the administration of matters relating to primary education and secondary education in the Northern Territory;\n\n“student” means a full-time student;\n\n“systemic disadvantaged school” means a systemic school that is a disadvantaged school;\n\n“systemic school” means a non-government primary school, or a non-government secondary school, that is included in an approved school system and that the Minister declares to be a systemic school for the purposes of this Act;\n\n“year to which this Act applies” means the year commencing on 1 January 1980.\n\n(2) A reference in this Act to a State shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as including a reference to the Northern Territory.\n\n(3) A reference in this Act to primary education or secondary education shall, in relation to students who, by reason of their being handicapped children, require special educational treatment, be read as including a reference to education that the Minister declares to be education of a kind that should be treated as primary education or secondary education, as the case may be, for the purposes of this Act.\n\n(4) A reference in this Act to a building project shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be read as including a reference to a project that is in part a building project and in part an equipment project.\n\n(5) Unless the contrary intention appears—\n\n(a) references in this Act to government primary schools and to government secondary schools shall not be taken, by reason of the express references in this Act to government disadvantaged schools, to government special schools and to residential institutions, as not including references to disadvantaged schools, special schools and residential institutions that are government primary schools or government secondary schools;\n\n(b) references in this Act to non-government primary schools and to non-government secondary schools shall not be taken, by reason of the express references in this Act to non-government disadvantaged schools, to non-government special schools and to residential institutions, as not including references to disadvantaged schools, special schools and residential institutions that are non-government primary schools or non-government secondary schools;\n\n(c) references in this Act to systemic schools shall not be taken, by reason of the express references in this Act to systemic disadvantaged schools, to non-government special schools and to residential institutions, as not including references to disadvantaged schools, special schools and residential institutions that are systemic schools; and\n\n(d) references in this Act to non-systemic schools shall not be taken, by reason of the express references in this Act to non-systemic disadvantaged schools, to non-government special schools and to residential institutions, as not including references to disadvantaged schools, special schools and residential institutions that are non-systemic schools.\n\n(6) For the purposes of this Act, where, immediately before the commencing day, a declaration was in force for the purposes of the definition of “approved authority”, “approved school system”, “residential institution” or “systemic school” in sub-section 3(1) of the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978, the declaration shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be a declaration made under this Act for the purposes of the definition of “approved authority”, “approved school system”, “residential institution” or “systemic school”, as the case requires, in sub-section (1) of this section.\n\n(7) Where, immediately before the commencing day, a school in a State was a special school within the meaning of the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978, the State Education Minister for the State shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to have notified the Commonwealth Education Minister, for the purposes of the definition of “special school” in sub-section (1) of this section, that the school should, in the opinion of the State Education Minister, be treated as a special school for the purposes of this Act.\n\n(8) For the purposes of this Act, where, immediately before the commencing day, an approval was in force for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of “certificate by a qualified accountant” in sub-section 3(1) of the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978, the approval shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be an approval made under this Act for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of “certificate by a qualified accountant” in sub-section (1) of this section.\n\n(9) For the purposes of this Act—\n\n(a) where moneys have been applied for a purpose, being the purpose of meeting expenditure of a particular kind, the moneys shall not be treated as having been applied for that purpose in pursuance of a condition specified in a section of this Act that requires a State to ensure that an amount is applied for that purpose—\n\n(i) if the moneys have been treated by the State, or will be treated by the State, as having been applied for that purpose in pursuance of a condition specified in another section of this Act that also requires the State to ensure that an amount is applied for that purpose; or\n\n(ii) if the moneys were applied for that purpose in pursuance of a condition subject to which financial assistance was granted to the State under a previous schools assistance Act; and\n\n(b) where moneys have been applied for a purpose, being the purpose of meeting expenditure of a particular kind, the moneys shall not be treated as having been applied for that purpose in pursuance of a condition of a relevant agreement between a State and an approved authority—\n\n(i) if the moneys have been treated by the approved authority, or will be treated by the approved authority, as having been applied for that purpose in pursuance of another condition of that agreement, or of a condition of another relevant agreement between the State and the approved authority, that also requires the approved authority to ensure that an amount is applied for that purpose; or\n\n(ii) if the moneys were applied for that purpose in pursuance of a condition of an agreement between the State and the approved authority, being an agreement made for the purposes of a condition subject to which financial assistance was granted to the State under a previous schools assistance Act.\n\n(10) In sub-section (9), a reference to a relevant agreement between a State and an approved authority shall be read as an agreement made between a State and an approved authority for the purposes of the condition specified in paragraph 16(2)(b), 18(9)(b), 19(9)(b), 21(2)(b), 22(2)(b), 24(2)(b), 25(2)(b), 27(2)(b) or 40(2)(b).\n\n(11) In sub-sections (9) and (10), a reference to an approved authority shall be read as a reference to an approved authority of a non\\-government school, an approved authority of an approved school system or a governing body of an approved education centre, as the case requires.\n\n(12) For the purposes of this Act, a building project or equipment project that has been, is being or is to be carried out for purposes connected with a school, an approved education centre or the education of certain students shall be treated as a building project or equipment project in connection with the school, the approved education centre or the education of those students, as the case may be, notwithstanding that it is also being carried out for other educational purposes or for community purposes.\n\n  \n\nSchools and areas with respect to which special provision is made, &c.\n\n4\\. (1) Where—\n\n(a) the students, or a substantial number of the students, at a government school in a State are members of a community that is, for social, economic, ethnic, geographic, cultural or lingual reasons, or for similar reasons, of such a kind that the capacity of the students to take advantage of educational opportunities ordinarily available at schools in the State is below average; and\n\n(b) the State Education Minister for the State is of the opinion that—\n\n(i) the school should, for any of the reasons referred to in paragraph (a), be treated as a disadvantaged school for the purposes of this Act; and\n\n(ii) the total number of students at that school, and at other schools in the State that are or may become government disadvantaged schools, is not, and will not be, at any time during the year to which this Act applies, greater than the number of students that the Commonwealth Education Minister has, under sub-section (3), informed the State Education Minister is the approved maximum number of students in relation to government disadvantaged schools in that State in respect of that year,\n\nthe State Education Minister may notify the Commonwealth Education Minister that the school should, in the opinion of the State Education Minister, be treated as a disadvantaged school for the purposes of this Act.\n\n(2) Where—\n\n(a) the students, or a substantial number of the students, at a non\\-government school in a State are members of a community that is, for social, economic, ethnic, geographic, cultural or lingual reasons, or for similar reasons, of such a kind that the capacity of the students to take advantage of educational opportunities ordinarily available at schools in the State is below average; and\n\n(b) the Commonwealth Education Minister is of the opinion that the school should, for any of the reasons referred to in paragraph (a), be treated as a disadvantaged school for the purposes of this Act,\n\nthe Commonwealth Education Minister may declare the school to be a disadvantaged school for the purposes of this Act.\n\n(3) As soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act, the Commonwealth Education Minister shall determine, in relation to each State, the number of students that is, for the purposes of sub-section (1), the approved maximum number of students in relation to government disadvantaged schools in the State in respect of the year to which this Act applies, and shall notify the State Education Minister of that number.\n\n(4) Where—\n\n(a) the students, or a substantial number of the students, receiving primary education or secondary education in a country area of a State are members of a community that is, for geographic, social, economic or cultural reasons, or for similar reasons, of such a kind that the capacity of the students to take advantage of educational opportunities ordinarily available at schools in the State is below average;\n\n(b) the State Education Minister for the State notifies the Commonwealth Education Minister of that fact; and\n\n(c) the Commonwealth Education Minister is of the opinion that the area should, for any of the reasons referred to in paragraph (a), be treated as a disadvantaged country area for the purposes of this Act,\n\nthe Commonwealth Education Minister may declare the area to be a disadvantaged country area for the purposes of this Act.\n\n  \n\n(5) Where the Minister is of the opinion that—\n\n(a) there is ordinarily included amongst the students at a non\\-government school in a State a substantial number of students from the country; and\n\n(b) the school is, by reason of a decline in enrolments at the school of students of that kind or for any other reason that the Minister considers appropriate, in special need of short-term emergency assistance,\n\nthe Minister may declare the school to be a school in need of short-term emergency assistance for the purposes of this Act.\n\n(6) Where the Minister is satisfied that the membership of an education centre is not restricted to teachers or teachers of a particular kind and the centre provides opportunities for parents of students at schools, and other persons interested in education, to take part in, and to assist in, activities of the centre, the Minister may approve the education centre for the purposes of this Act.\n\n(7) Where, immediately before the commencing day, a government school in a State was a disadvantaged school within the meaning of the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978, the State Education Minister for the State shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to have notified the Commonwealth Education Minister under sub-section (1) of this section, that the school should, in the opinion of the State Education Minister, be treated as a disadvantaged school for the purposes of this Act.\n\n(8) For the purposes of this Act, where, immediately before the commencing day, a declaration was in force for the purposes of sub\\-section 4(2) or (4) of the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978, the declaration shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be a declaration made under sub-section (2) or (4) of this section, as the case requires.\n\n(9) For the purposes of this Act, where, immediately before the commencing day, an approval was in force for the purposes of sub\\-section 4(6) of the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978, the approval shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be an approval given under sub-section (6) of this section.\n\nPART II—GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PROGRAMS\n\nGrants for building and equipment projects in connection with government schools\n\n5\\. (1) Subject to section 7, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of expenditure in relation to building projects and equipment projects in connection with government primary schools and government secondary schools in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the conditions that—\n\n(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State for the purpose of meeting expenditure, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1980, in relation to building projects and equipment projects in connection with government primary schools and government secondary schools in the State, other than projects the sole or principal object, or one of the principal objects, of which is to provide housing or other residential accommodation in any capital city for teachers or other staff; and\n\n(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(i) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled; and\n\n  \n\n(ii) a statement, in writing, that specifies—\n\n(a) the projects (not including a project the total expenditure in relation to which was less than $25,000) in relation to which the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been applied, the amount so applied in relation to each of those projects and the total of those amounts; and\n\n(b) the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition specified in paragraph (a) in relation to projects the total expenditure in relation to each of which was less than $25,000.\n\n(3) Subject to sub-section 3 (9), a State may, for the purposes of this section, treat amounts that have been applied by the State after 30 September 1979 and before the commencement of this Act, for the purpose of meeting expenditure in relation to a building project or equipment project in connection with a government primary or a government secondary school in the State, as having been so applied by the State after the commencement of this Act.\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure in connection with government schools\n\n6\\. (1) Subject to section 7, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure in connection with government primary schools and government secondary schools in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the conditions that—\n\n(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State, according to the respective needs of government primary schools and government secondary schools in the State, for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with those schools; and\n\n(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(i) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(ii) a statement, in writing, that summarizes, in respect of government primary schools and in respect of government secondary schools, the manner in which the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been so applied.\n\nLimits on grants under sections 5 and 6, &c.\n\n7\\. (1) The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 5 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite to the name of the State.\n\n(2) The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 6 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 1 opposite to the name of the State.\n\n(3) At any time, and from time to time, during the year to which this Act applies, but subject to sub-section (5), the Commonwealth Education Minister may, at the request of the State Education Ministers for 2 or more States, direct that—\n\n(a) this Act has effect as if the amounts specified in columns 2 and 4 of Schedule 1 opposite to the names of those States were varied in accordance with the direction; or\n\n  \n\n(b) this Act has effect as if the amounts specified in columns 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 opposite to the names of those States were varied in accordance with the direction,\n\nand, where the Commonwealth Education Minister gives a direction with respect to the variation of any such amounts, then, for the purposes of this Act (including this sub-section and sub-sections (4) and (5)), there shall be deemed to have been specified in that Schedule (as from the commencing day), in substitution for those amounts, the amounts as so varied.\n\n(4) At any time, and from time to time, during the year to which this Act applies, but subject to sub-section (5), the Commonwealth Education Minister may, at the request of the State Education Minister for a State, direct that this Act has effect as if the amounts specified in columns 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 opposite to the name of the State were varied in accordance with the direction, and, where the Commonwealth Education Minister gives a direction with respect to the variation of those amounts, then, for the purposes of this Act (including this sub-section and sub-sections (3) and (5)), there shall be deemed to have been specified in that Schedule (as from the commencing day), in substitution for those amounts, the amounts as so varied.\n\n(5) A direction given under sub-section (3) or (4) shall not provide for the variation of any amounts in such a way that, after the variation, the aggregate of the amounts specified in columns 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 opposite to the names of the States is greater or less than the total specified at the foot of column 4 of that Schedule.\n\n(6) As soon as practicable after the Minister has given a direction under sub-section (3) or (4), he shall cause a statement setting out particulars of the direction to be laid before each House of the Parliament.\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure in connection with migrant education provided at or in connection with government schools\n\n8\\. (1) Subject to section 9, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure in connection with migrant education provided at or in connection with government primary schools and government secondary schools in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the conditions that—\n\n(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with migrant education provided at or in connection with government primary schools and government secondary schools in the State; and\n\n(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(i) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(ii) a statement, in writing, that summarizes, in respect of government primary schools and in respect of government secondary schools, the manner in which the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been so applied.\n\nLimits on grants under section 8\n\n9\\. The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 8 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 opposite to the name of the State.\n\n  \n\nGrants for expenditure in connection with government disadvantaged schools\n\n10\\. (1) Subject to section 11, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of expenditure in connection with government disadvantaged schools in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the conditions that—\n\n(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State, for the purpose of meeting—\n\n(i) recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with government disadvantaged schools in the State; or\n\n(ii) expenditure, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1980, in relation to minor building projects, or minor equipment projects, in connection with government disadvantaged schools in the State, being projects—\n\n(a) the total expenditure in relation to each of which is, or will be, less than $25,000; or\n\n(b) that are approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section; and\n\n(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(i) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(ii) a statement, in writing, that summarizes the manner in which the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been so applied.\n\nLimits on grants under section 10\n\n11\\. The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 10 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 opposite to the name of the State.\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure in connection with government special schools\n\n12\\. (1) Subject to section 13, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure in connection with government special schools in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the conditions that—\n\n(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with government special schools in the State; and\n\n(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(i) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(ii) a statement, in writing, that summarizes the manner in which the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been so applied.\n\n  \n\nLimits on grants under section 12, &c.\n\n13. (1) The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 12 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 4 opposite to the name of the State.\n\n(2) At any time, and from time to time, during the year to which this Act applies, but subject to sub-section (4), the Commonwealth Education Minister may, at the request of the State Education Ministers for 2 or more States, direct that—\n\n(a) this Act has effect as if the amounts specified in columns 2 and 4 of Schedule 4 opposite to the names of those States were varied in accordance with the direction; or\n\n(b) this Act has effect as if the amounts specified in columns 3 and 4 of Schedule 4 opposite to the names of those States were varied in accordance with the direction,\n\nand, where the Commonwealth Education Minister gives a direction with respect to the variation of any such amounts, then, for the purposes of this Act (including this sub-section and sub-sections (3) and (4)), there shall be deemed to have been specified in that Schedule (as from the commencing day), in substitution for those amounts, the amounts as so varied.\n\n(3) At any time, and from time to time, during the year to which this Act applies, but subject to sub-section (4), the Commonwealth Education Minister may, at the request of the State Education Minister for a State, direct that this Act has effect as if the amounts specified in columns 2 and 3 of Schedule 4 opposite to the name of the State were varied in accordance with the direction, and, where the Commonwealth Education Minister gives a direction with respect to the variation of those amounts, then, for the purposes of this Act (including this sub-section and sub\\-sections (2) and (4)), there shall be deemed to have been specified in that Schedule (as from the commencing day), in substitution for those amounts, the amounts as so varied.\n\n(4) A direction given under sub-section (2) or (3) shall not provide for the variation of any amounts in such a way that, after the variation, the aggregate of the amounts specified in columns 2 and 3 of Schedule 4 opposite to the names of the States is greater or less than the total specified at the foot of column 4 of that Schedule.\n\n(5) As soon as practicable after the Minister has given a direction under sub-section (2) or (3), he shall cause a statement setting out particulars of the direction to be laid before each House of the Parliament.\n\nAdditional condition to which grants of financial assistance under Part subject\n\n14\\. Financial assistance is granted to a State under a section contained in this Part on the additional condition that, if the State does not fulfil a condition specified in the section, the State will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the Commonwealth such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under that section) as the Minister specifies in the determination as the amount that should be repaid by the State.\n\nPART III—NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PROGRAMS\n\nApproval of building and equipment projects in connection with non\\-government schools\n\n15\\. (1) For the purposes of section 16, the Minister may, subject to sub-section (2) of this section, approve building projects and equipment projects in connection with non-government primary schools, and building projects and equipment projects in connection with non-government secondary schools, in a State.\n\n(2) A project shall not be approved under sub-section (1) if the sole or principal object, or one of the principal objects, of the project is—\n\n(a) to provide housing or other residential accommodation for teaching or other staff; or\n\n(b) to provide facilities for use, wholly or principally, for or in relation to religious worship.\n\nGrants for building and equipment projects in connection with non\\-government schools\n\n16\\. (1) Subject to section 17, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of expenditure in relation to a project approved under section 15, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of expenditure in relation to a project approved under section 15 (being a building project or an equipment project in connection with a non-government school in the State) on the conditions that—\n\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), the State will, without undue delay, pay to the approved authority of the school an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the project, and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid to the approved authority as a payment in relation to the project made out of moneys provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section; and\n\n(b) the State will not make a payment to the approved authority under this section in relation to the project unless the approved authority, before or at the time of accepting the first payment under this section in relation to the project, has agreed or agrees with the State to be bound by the following conditions:\n\n(i) the approved authority will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section in relation to the project is applied for the purpose of meeting expenditure, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1980, in relation to the project;\n\n(ii) the approved authority will cause to be furnished to the Minister (within a period of 3 months after the date of completion of the project or within such further period as the Minister approves) a certificate by a qualified accountant to the effect that he has satisfied himself that the condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) has been fulfilled;\n\n(iii) the approved authority will comply with such other conditions (if any) as are specified in the approval of the project under section 15;\n\n(iv) if the approved authority does not fulfil a condition specified in sub-paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii), the authority will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the State such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section in relation to the project) as the Minister determines should be repaid by the approved authority.\n\n(3) Subject to sub-section 3 (9), the approved authority of a non\\-government school may, for the purposes of this section, treat amounts that have been applied before the commencement of this Act, for the purpose of meeting expenditure in relation to a project approved under section 15, as having been so applied after the commencement of this Act.\n\nLimits on grants under section 16, &c.\n\n17\\. (1) The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 16 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 5 opposite to the name of the State.\n\n  \n\n(2) At any time, and from time to time, during the year to which this Act applies, but subject to sub-section (3), provision may be made by the regulations that this Act has effect as if some or all of the amounts specified in column 2 of Schedule 5 opposite to the names of States were varied in accordance with the regulations, and, where provision is so made with respect to the variation of any such amounts, then, for the purposes of this Act (including this sub-section and sub-section (3)), there shall be deemed to have been specified in that Schedule (as from the commencing day), in substitution for those amounts, the amounts as so varied.\n\n(3) Regulations made for the purposes of sub-section (2) shall not provide for the variation of any amounts specified in column 2 of Schedule 5 opposite to the names of States in such a way that, after the variation, the aggregate of the amounts specified in that column is greater or less than the total specified at the foot of that column.\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure of systemic schools\n\n18\\. (1) Until the Minister causes to be published in the Gazette a list of approved school systems in accordance with sub-section (2), references in this section to the list of approved school systems shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as references to—\n\n(a) the list prepared in accordance with sub-section 18 (2) of the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978 as varied before the commencement of this Act under that first-mentioned Act; or\n\n(b) if the list referred to in paragraph (a) is varied after the commencement of this Act under sub-section (3), (5) or (6) of this section, that list as so varied.\n\n(2) The Minister may cause to be published in the Gazette the list referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or, if that list is varied under sub-section (3), (5) or (6) of this section after the commencement of this Act and before the publication of that list in the Gazette, that list as so varied, and, if he does so, references in this section to the list of approved school systems shall then, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as references to the list so published or, if the list so published is varied under sub-section (3), (5) or (6) of this section, to the list as so published and so varied.\n\n(3) The Minister may, from time to time, vary the list of approved school systems for the purpose of adding to it school systems that are declared by him to be approved school systems for the purposes of this Act and, if the Minister makes such a variation, he shall, in respect of each such approved school system, specify, in the instrument of variation, the level, being a level of assistance set out in column 1 of Schedule 6, at which financial assistance is to be provided under this section to the approved school system for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure of the approved school system in respect of the year to which this Act applies.\n\n(4) The Minister shall, in determining for the purposes of sub-section (3) the level at which financial assistance is to be provided under this section to an approved school system for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure of the approved school system in respect of the year to which this Act applies, have regard to the need of the approved school system for such assistance.\n\n(5) The Minister may, having regard to any change in the need of an approved school system for financial assistance under this section for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure of the approved school system in respect of the year to which this Act applies, vary the list of approved school system by specifying, in the instrument of variation, in respect of the approved school system a different level, being a level of assistance set out in column 1 of Schedule 6, at which financial assistance is to be provided under this section to the approved school systems for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure of the approved school system in respect of the year to which this Act applies.\n\n  \n\n(6) The Minister may vary the list of approved school systems for the purpose of correcting clerical errors or making alterations of a formal kind.\n\n(7) The Minister shall cause a copy of any variation to the list of approved school systems made under sub-section (3), (5) or (6) to be published in the Gazette.\n\n(8) The Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure of an approved school system in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines, being amounts that do not exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of the following amounts:\n\n(a) an amount equal to the product of the amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 6 opposite to the level of assistance in column 1 of that Schedule that is the level of assistance specified in the list of approved school systems in relation to the school system and the number of students receiving primary education at systemic schools in the school system on the date (in paragraph (b) referred to as the “census date”) that is the schools census date for the State or is such other date as the Minister, in special circumstances, determines in relation to the school system;\n\n(b) an amount equal to the product of the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 6 opposite to the level of assistance in column 1 of that Schedule that is the level of assistance specified in the list of approved school systems in relation to the school system and the number of students receiving secondary education at systemic schools in the school system on the census date;\n\n(c) if any of the systemic schools in the school system are schools in need of short-term emergency assistance, an amount equal to such amount as the Minister, subject to section 20, determines to be the amount of additional assistance to be provided to the school system for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with those last-mentioned schools;\n\n(d) if primary education or secondary education is provided at any systemic school in the school system for part-time students as well as for full-time students, an amount equal to such amount (if any) as the Minister determines to be the amount of financial assistance to be provided to the school system for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with those part-time students.\n\n(9) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of recurrent expenditure of an approved school system in the State on the conditions that—\n\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), the State will, without undue delay, pay to the approved authority of the school system an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the approved school system, and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid to the approved authority as a payment made out of moneys provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section; and\n\n  \n\n(b) the State will not make a payment to the approved authority under this section unless the approved authority, before or at the time of accepting the first payment under this section, has agreed or agrees with the State to be bound by the following conditions:\n\n(i) the approved authority will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section is applied, according to the respective needs of systemic schools in the school system, for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, of those schools, and of the approved authority in respect of those schools, in such proportions as the Minister determines, and, in particular, will ensure that such part of that amount as is not less than the amount determined by the Minister under paragraph (8) (c) in relation to the school system is applied for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with such of those schools as are schools in need of short-term emergency assistance;\n\n(ii) the approved authority will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(a) a certificate by a qualified accountant to the effect that he has satisfied himself that the condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(b) a statement, in writing, that contains such information in respect of recurrent expenditure of the systemic schools in the school system, and of the approved authority in respect of those schools, and such other financial and statistical information in respect of those schools and the approved authority, as is required by the Minister to be so furnished;\n\n(iii) if the approved authority does not fulfil a condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), the authority will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the State such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section) as the Minister determines should be repaid by the approved authority.\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure of non-systemic schools\n\n19. (1) Until the Minister causes to be published in the Gazette a list of non-systemic schools in accordance with sub-section (2), references in this section to the list of non-systemic schools shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as references to—\n\n(a) the list prepared in accordance with sub-section 19 (2) of the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978 as varied before the commencement of this Act under that first-mentioned Act; or\n\n(b) if the list referred to in paragraph (a) is varied after the commencement of this Act under sub-section (3), (5) or (6) of this section, that list as so varied.\n\n(2) The Minister may cause to be published in the Gazette the list referred to in paragraph (1) (a) or, if that list is varied under sub-section (3), (5) or (6) of this section after the commencement of this Act and before the publication of that list in the Gazette, that list as so varied, and, if he does so, references in this section to the list of non-systemic schools shall then, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as references to the list so published or, if the list so published is varied under sub-section (3), (5) or (6) of this section, to the list as so published and so varied.\n\n  \n\n(3) The Minister may vary the list of non-systemic schools for the purpose of adding to it non-systemic schools in the Northern Territory and may also, from time to time, vary the list of non-systemic schools for the purpose of adding to it non-systemic schools that come into existence (whether upon ceasing to be systemic schools or otherwise) or the existence of which first becomes known to the Minister and, if the Minister makes such a variation, he shall, in respect of each such school, specify, in the instrument of variation, the level, being a level of assistance set out in column 1 of Schedule 6, at which financial assistance is to be provided under this section to the school for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure of the school in respect of the year to which this Act applies.\n\n(4) The Minister shall, in determining for the purposes of sub-section (3) the level at which financial assistance is to be provided under this section to a school for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure of the school in respect of the year to which this Act applies, have regard to the need of the school for such assistance.\n\n(5) The Minister may, having regard to any change in the need of a school for financial assistance under this section for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure of the school in respect of the year to which this Act applies, vary the list of non-systemic schools by specifying, in the instrument of variation, in respect of the school a different level, being a level of assistance set out in column 1 of Schedule 6, at which financial assistance is to be provided under this section to the school for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure of the school in respect of the year to which this Act applies.\n\n(6) The Minister may vary the list of non-systemic schools for the purpose of correcting clerical errors or making alterations of a formal kind.\n\n(7) The Minister shall cause a copy of any variation to the list of non-systemic schools made under sub-section (3), (5) or (6) to be published in the Gazette.\n\n(8) The Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure of a non-systemic school in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines, being amounts that do not exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of the following amounts:\n\n(a) an amount equal to the product of the amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 6 opposite to the level of assistance in column 1 of that Schedule that is the level of assistance specified in the list of non-systemic schools in relation to the school and the number of students receiving primary education at the school on the date (in paragraph (b) referred to as the “census date”) that is the schools census date for that State or is such other date as the Minister, in special circumstances, determines in relation to the school;\n\n(b) an amount equal to the product of the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 6 opposite to the level of assistance in column 1 of that Schedule that is the level of assistance specified in the list of non-systemic schools in relation to the school and the number of students receiving secondary education at the school on the census date;\n\n(c) if the school is a school in need of short-term emergency assistance, an amount equal to such amount as the Minister, subject to section 20, determines to be the amount of additional assistance to be provided to the school for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, of the school;\n\n(d) if primary education or secondary education is provided at the school for part-time students as well as for full-time students, an amount equal to such amount (if any) as the Minister determines to be the amount of assistance to be provided to the school for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with those part-time students.\n\n  \n\n(9) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of recurrent expenditure of a non-systemic school in the State on the conditions that—\n\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), the State will, without undue delay, pay to the approved authority of the school an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the school, and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid to the approved authority as a payment made out of moneys provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section; and\n\n(b) the State will not make a payment to the approved authority under this section unless the approved authority, before or at the time of accepting the first payment under this section, has agreed or agrees with the State to be bound by the following conditions:\n\n(i) the approved authority will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section is applied for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, of the school;\n\n(ii) the approved authority will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(a) a certificate by a qualified accountant to the effect that he has satisfied himself that the condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(b) a statement, in writing, that contains such information in respect of recurrent expenditure of the school, and such other financial and statistical information in respect of the school, as is required by the Minister to be so furnished;\n\n(iii) if the approved authority does not fulfil a condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), the authority will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the State such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section) as the Minister determines should be repaid by the approved authority.\n\nLimit on additional grants for schools in need of short-term emergency assistance\n\n20\\. The amounts determined by the Minister under paragraph 18 (8) (c) in relation to systemic schools, and the amounts determined by the Minister under paragraph 19 (8) (c) in relation to non-systemic schools, shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 1 of Schedule 7.\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure in connection with migrant education provided at or in connection with systemic schools\n\n21\\. (1) Subject to section 23, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure of an approved school system in the State in connection with migrant education provided at or in connection with systemic schools in the school system, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n  \n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of recurrent expenditure of an approved school system in the State in connection with migrant education provided at or in connection with systemic schools in the school system on the conditions that—\n\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), the State will, without undue delay, pay to the approved authority of the school system an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the approved school system, and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid to the approved authority as a payment made out of moneys provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section; and\n\n(b) the State will not make a payment to the approved authority under this section unless the approved authority, before or at the time of accepting the first payment under this section, has agreed or agrees with the State to be bound by the following conditions:\n\n(i) the approved authority will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section is applied for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, of those schools, and of the approved authority in respect of those schools, in such proportions as the Minister determines, in connection with migrant education provided at or in connection with those schools;\n\n(ii) the approved authority will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(a) a certificate by a qualified accountant to the effect that he has satisfied himself that the condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(b) a statement, in writing, that contains such information in respect of migrant education provided at any systemic school or schools in the school system as is required by the Minister to be so furnished;\n\n(iii) if the approved authority does not fulfil a condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), the authority will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the State such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section) as the Minister determines should be repaid by the approved authority.\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure in connection with migrant education provided at or in connection with non-systemic schools\n\n22\\. (1) Subject to section 23, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure of a non-systemic school in the State in connection with migrant education provided at or in connection with the school, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of recurrent expenditure of a non-systemic school in a State in connection with migrant education provided at or in connection with the school on the conditions that—\n\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), the State will, without undue delay, pay to the approved authority of the school an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the school, and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid to the approved authority as a payment made out of moneys provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section; and\n\n  \n\n(b) the State will not make a payment to the approved authority under this section unless the approved authority, before or at the time of accepting the first payment under this section, has agreed or agrees with the State to be bound by the following conditions:\n\n(i) the approved authority will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section is applied for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, of the school in connection with migrant education provided at or in connection with the school;\n\n(ii) the approved authority will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(a) a certificate by a qualified accountant to the effect that he has satisfied himself that the condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(b) a statement, in writing, that contains such information in respect of migrant education provided at the school as is required by the Minister to be so furnished;\n\n(iii) if the approved authority does not fulfil a condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), the authority will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the State such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section) as the Minister determines should be repaid by the approved authority.\n\nLimits on grants under sections 21 and 22\n\n23\\. The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under sections 21 and 22 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 2 opposite to the name of the State.\n\nGrants for expenditure of systemic disadvantaged schools\n\n24\\. (1) Subject to section 26, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of expenditure of an approved school system in the State in connection with any systemic disadvantaged school or schools in the school system, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of expenditure of an approved school system in the State in connection with any systemic disadvantaged school or schools in the school system on the conditions that—\n\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), the state will, without undue delay, pay to the approved authority of the school system an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the approved school system, and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid to the approved authority as a payment made out of moneys provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section; and\n\n  \n\n(b) the State will not make a payment to the approved authority under this section unless the approved authority, before or at the time of accepting the first payment under this section, has agreed or agrees with the State to be bound by the following conditions:\n\n(i) the approved authority will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section is applied for the purpose of meeting—\n\n(a) recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, of that systemic disadvantaged school or those systemic disadvantaged schools, and of the approved authority in respect of the school or those schools, in such proportions as the Minister determines; or\n\n(b) expenditure, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1980, in relation to minor building projects, or minor equipment projects, in connection with that systemic disadvantaged school or those systemic disadvantaged schools, being projects that are approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section;\n\n(ii) the approved authority will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(a) a certificate by a qualified accountant to the effect that he has satisfied himself that the condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(b) a statement, in writing, that contains such information in respect of any systemic disadvantaged school or schools in the school system as is required by the Minister to be so furnished;\n\n(iii) if the approved authority does not fulfil a condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), the authority will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the State such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section) as the Minister determines should be repaid by the approved authority.\n\nGrants for expenditure of non-systemic disadvantaged schools\n\n25\\. (1) Subject to section 26, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of expenditure of a non-systemic disadvantaged school in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of expenditure of a non-systemic disadvantaged school in a State on the conditions that—\n\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), the State will, without undue delay, pay to the approved authority of the school an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the school, and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid to the approved authority as a payment made out of moneys provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section; and\n\n(b) the State will not make a payment to the approved authority under this section unless the approved authority, before or at the time of accepting the first payment under this section, has agreed or agrees with the State to be bound by the following conditions:\n\n(i) the approved authority will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section is applied for the purpose of meeting—\n\n(a) recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, of the school; or\n\n(b) expenditure, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1980, in relation to minor building projects, or minor equipment projects, in connection with the school, being projects that are approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section;\n\n(ii) the approved authority will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(a) a certificate by a qualified accountant to the effect that he has satisfied himself that the condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(b) a statement, in writing, that contains such information in respect of the school as is required by the Minister to be so furnished;\n\n(iii) if the approved authority does not fulfil a condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), the authority will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the State such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section) as the Minister determines should be repaid by the approved authority.\n\nLimits on grants under sections 24 and 25\n\n26. The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under sections 24 and 25 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 3 opposite to the name of the State.\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure of non-government special schools\n\n27. (1) Subject to section 28, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure of a non-government special school in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of recurrent expenditure of a non-government special school in the State on the conditions that—\n\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), the State will, without undue delay, pay to the approved authority of the school an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the school, and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid to the approved authority as a payment made out of moneys provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section; and\n\n(b) the State will not make a payment to the approved authority under this section unless the approved authority, before or at the time of accepting the first payment under this section, has agreed or agrees with the State to be bound by the following conditions:\n\n(i) the approved authority will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section is applied for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, of the school;\n\n(ii) the approved authority will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(a) a certificate by a qualified accountant to the effect that he has satisfied himself that the condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(b) a statement, in writing, that contains such information in respect of recurrent expenditure of the school, and such other financial and statistical information in respect of the school, as is required by the Minister to be so furnished;\n\n(iii) if the approved authority does not fulfil a condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), the authority will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the State such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section) as the Minister determines should be repaid by the approved authority.\n\nLimits on grants under section 27\n\n28\\. The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 27 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 4 opposite to the name of the State.\n\nAdditional conditions to which grants of financial assistance under Part subject\n\n29\\. Financial assistance granted to a State under a section contained in this Part is granted on the additional conditions that—\n\n(a) if an amount that the approved authority of a non-government school or an approved school system is liable to repay to the State, under a condition of an agreement entered into in accordance with the section, is repaid by the authority to the State, or is recovered by the State from the authority, the State will pay to the Commonwealth an amount equal to that amount; and\n\n(b) if the State does not fulfil a condition specified in the section under which the financial assistance is granted, the State will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the Commonwealth such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under that section in respect of the non-government school or approved school system) as the Minister specifies in the determination as the amount that should be repaid by the State.\n\nPART IV—JOINT GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PROGRAMS\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure in connection with multicultural education\n\n30\\. (1) Subject to section 31, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure in connection with multicultural education provided in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the conditions that—\n\n(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with multicultural education provided in the State; and\n\n(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(i) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(ii) a statement, in writing, that summarizes the manner in which the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been so applied.\n\nLimits on grants under section 30, &c.\n\n31\\. (1) The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 30 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 8 opposite to the name of the State.\n\n  \n\n(2) At any time, and from time to time, during the year to which this Act applies, but subject to sub-section (3), the Commonwealth Education Minister may direct that this Act has effect as if the amount specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 8 opposite to the name of a State, and the amount specified at the foot of that column, were each increased by such amount as is specified in the direction, and, where the Commonwealth Education Minister gives such a direction, then, for the purposes of all of the provisions this Act (including this sub-section and sub-sections (4) and (5)) other than sub-section (3), there shall be deemed to have been specified in that Schedule (as from the commencing day), in substitution for those amounts, the amounts as so increased.\n\n(3) The aggregate of the amounts by which the amount specified at the foot of column 2 of Part I of Schedule 8 is increased by virtue of directions under sub-section (2) shall not exceed the amount specified in Part II of Schedule 8.\n\n(4) At any time, and from time to time, during the year to which this Act applies, but subject to sub-section (3), the Commonwealth Education Minister may, at the request of the State Education Ministers for 2 or more States, direct that this Act has effect as if the amounts specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 8 opposite to the names of those States were varied in accordance with the direction and, where the Commonwealth Education Minister gives a direction with respect to the variation of any such amounts, then, for the purposes of this Act (including this sub-section and sub-section (2)), there shall be deemed to have been specified in that Schedule (as from the commencing day), in substitution for those amounts, the amounts as so varied.\n\n(5) A direction given under sub-section (4) shall not provide for the variation of any amounts in such a way that, after the variation, the aggregate of the amounts specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 8 opposite to the names of the States is greater or less than the total specified at the foot of that column.\n\n(6) As soon as practicable after the Minister has given a direction under sub-section (2) or (4), he shall cause a statement setting out particulars of the direction to be laid before each House of the Parliament.\n\nGrants for expenditure in connection with the education of students receiving primary education or secondary education in disadvantaged country areas\n\n32\\. (1) Subject to section 33, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of expenditure in connection with the education of students receiving primary education or secondary education in disadvantaged country areas in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the conditions that—\n\n(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State for the purpose of meeting—\n\n(i) recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with the education of students receiving primary education or secondary education in disadvantaged country areas in the State; or\n\n(ii) expenditure, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1980, in relation to minor building projects, or minor equipment projects, in connection with the education of students receiving primary education or secondary education in disadvantaged country areas in the State, being projects—\n\n(a) the total expenditure in relation to each of which is, or will be, less than $25,000; or\n\n(b) that are approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section; and\n\n  \n\n(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(i) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(ii) a statement, in writing, that summarizes the manner in which the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been so applied.\n\nLimits on grants under section 32\n\n33\\. The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 32 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 4 of Schedule 3 opposite to the name of the State.\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure in connection with the education of children residing in residential institutions\n\n34\\. (1) Subject to section 35, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure in connection with the education of children residing in residential institutions in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the conditions that—\n\n(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with the education of children residing in residential institutions in the State; and\n\n(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(i) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(ii) a statement, in writing, that summarizes the manner in which the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been so applied.\n\nLimits on grants under section 34\n\n35\\. The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 34 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 9 opposite to the name of the State.\n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure in connection with approved service and development activities\n\n36\\. (1) Subject to section 37, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure in connection with approved service and development activities, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the conditions that—\n\n(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with approved service and development activities, being activities which are conducted (in whole or in part) during the year to which this Act applies; and\n\n(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(i) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(ii) a statement, in writing, that summarizes the manner in which the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been so applied.\n\n(3) In this section—\n\n(a) a reference to expenditure in connection with approved service and development activities shall be read as including a reference to expenditure in connection with—\n\n(i) the remuneration of teachers attending approved service and development activities, being activities—\n\n(a) that involve full-time attendance or substantial part-time attendance, being full-time or part-time attendance that is, or is the equivalent of, full-time attendance extending over a period of not less than 2 weeks or are activities approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section; and\n\n(b) participation in which is not restricted to teachers at government schools or teachers at non\\-government schools; and\n\n(ii) the replacement of teachers during a period when they are attending approved service and development activities of that kind; and\n\n(b) a reference to a teacher shall be read as including a reference to—\n\n(i) a person employed at a school and a person associated with the administration of a school or a school system, including a government school system; and\n\n(ii) a person included in a class of persons declared by the Minister to be a class of persons to be treated as teachers for the purposes of this section.\n\n(4) For the purposes of this Act, where, immediately before the commencing day, a declaration was in force for the purposes of sub-section 36(3) of the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978, the declaration shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be a declaration made under sub-section (3) of this section.\n\nLimits on grants under section 36\n\n37\\. (1) The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 36 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 10 opposite to the name of the State.\n\n(2) At any time, and from time to time, during the year to which this Act applies, but subject to sub-section (3), the Commonwealth Education Minister may, at the request of the State Education Ministers for 2 or more States, direct that this Act has effect as if the amounts specified in column 2 of Schedule 10 opposite to the names of those States were varied in accordance with the direction, and, where the Commonwealth Education Minister gives a direction with respect to the variation of any such amounts, then, for the purposes of this Act (including this sub-section and sub-section (3)), there shall be deemed to have been specified in that Schedule (as from the commencing day), in substitution for those amounts, the amounts as so varied.\n\n(3) A direction given under sub-section (2) shall not provide for the variation of any amounts in such a way that, after the variation, the aggregate of the amounts specified in column 2 of Schedule 10 opposite to the names of the States is greater or less than the total specified at the foot of that column.\n\n(4) As soon as practicable after the Minister has given a direction under sub-section (2), he shall cause a statement setting out particulars of the direction to be laid before each House of the Parliament.\n\n  \n\nGrants for recurrent expenditure in connection with the temporary transfer of teachers, &c.\n\n38\\. (1) Subject to section 39, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure in connection with—\n\n(a) the temporary transfer of teachers at government schools or non\\-government schools to different schools (including schools in a different school system) for the purpose of improving the experience, knowledge or skills, in relation to primary education or secondary education, of those teachers and of persons with whom they come into contact at the schools to which they are transferred; or\n\n(b) programs for assisting parents of students at government schools or non-government schools, and other members of the community interested in education at those schools, to improve their experience, knowledge or skills in relation to primary education or secondary education,\n\nof such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the conditions that—\n\n(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, in connection with—\n\n(i) the temporary transfer of teachers at government schools or non-government schools to different schools (including schools in a different school system) for the purpose of improving the experience, knowledge or skills, in relation to primary education or secondary education, of those teachers and of persons with whom they come into contact at the schools to which they are transferred; or\n\n(ii) programs for assisting parents of students at government schools or non-government schools, and other members of the community interested in education at those schools, to improve their experience, knowledge or skills in relation to primary education or secondary education; and\n\n(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(i) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(ii) a statement, in writing, that summarizes the manner in which the amount applied by the State in pursuance of the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been so applied.\n\n(3) In this section—\n\n(a) a reference to teachers at government schools or non-government schools shall be read as including a reference to persons other than teachers who are employed at those schools or are employed in connection with the administration of those schools;\n\n(b) a reference to a school shall be read as including a reference to a body responsible for the administration of schools included in a school system; and\n\n(c) a reference to a school system shall be read as including a reference to a government school system.\n\nLimit on grants under section 38\n\n39\\. The Minister shall not authorize payments to the States under section 38 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 7.\n\n  \n\nGrants for expenditure of approved education centres\n\n40\\. (1) Subject to section 41, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of expenditure of an approved education centre in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of expenditure of an approved education centre in the State on the conditions that—\n\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), the State will, without undue delay, pay to the governing body of the approved education centre an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the approved education centre, and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid to the governing body as a payment made out of moneys provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section;\n\n(b) the State will not make a payment to the governing body under this section unless the governing body, before or at the time of accepting the first payment under this section, has agreed or agrees with the State to be bound by the following conditions:\n\n(i) the governing body will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts paid to the governing body under this section is applied for the purpose of meeting—\n\n(a) recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year to which this Act applies, of the approved education centre; or\n\n(b) expenditure, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1980, in relation to minor building projects, or minor equipment projects, in connection with the approved education centre, being projects that are approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section;\n\n(ii) the governing body will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves)—\n\n(a) a certificate by a qualified accountant to the effect that he has satisfied himself that the condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) has been fulfilled; and\n\n(b) a statement, in writing, that contains such information in respect of the approved education centre as is required by the Minister to be so furnished;\n\n(iii) if the governing body does not fulfil a condition specified in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), the governing body will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the State such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts paid to the governing body under this section) as the Minister determines should be repaid by the governing body; and\n\n(c) if an amount that the governing body is liable to repay to a State, under the condition referred to in sub-paragraph (b) (iii), is repaid by the governing body to the State, or is recovered by the State from the governing body, the State will pay to the Commonwealth an amount equal to that amount.\n\nLimit on grants under section 40\n\n41\\. The Minister shall not authorize payments to the States under section 40 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 7.\n\nApproval of special projects\n\n42\\. Where—\n\n(a) a project is being, or is to be, carried out in Australia with the sole or principal object of promoting change or innovation in, or any other matter relating to, primary education or secondary education in Australia; and\n\n(b) the Minister is satisfied that the project is special in some respect and that it is desirable that assistance in connection with the project be provided under section 43,\n\nthe Minister may approve the project for the purposes of section 43.\n\nGrants for expenditure in relation to approved special projects\n\n43\\. (1) Subject to section 44, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of expenditure in relation to a project that is being, or is to be, carried out by or in the State and has been approved by him under section 42 (including a project that is being, or is to be, carried out in conjunction with, or as part of, a project that is being, or is to be, carried out by or in another State or by the Commonwealth or in a Territory), of such amounts as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of expenditure in relation to a project on the conditions that—\n\n(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1980, for the purpose of meeting expenditure in relation to the project; and\n\n(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1981 or such later date as the Minister approves) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled.\n\nLimit on grants under section 43\n\n44\\. The Minister shall not authorize payments to a State under section 43 that exceed, in the aggregate, the amount specified in column 4 of Schedule 7.\n\nAdditional condition to which grants of financial assistance under Part subject\n\n45\\. Financial assistance is granted to a State under a section contained in this Part on the additional condition that, if the State does not fulfil a condition specified in the section (not being, in the case of section 40, the condition specified in paragraph (2) (c) of that section) the State will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the Commonwealth such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under that section) as the Minister specifies in the determination as the amount that should be repaid by the State.\n\nPART V—MISCELLANEOUS\n\nMinister may fix amounts, and times of payments, of financial assistance\n\n46\\. Financial assistance payable to a State under this Act shall be paid in such amounts, and at such times, as the Minister determines in accordance with arrangements approved by the Minister for Finance.\n\nAmounts repayable by the States to the Commonwealth\n\n47\\. An amount repayable by a State to the Commonwealth in accordance with any condition provided for in this Act is a debt due by the State to the Commonwealth.\n\nAdvances\n\n48\\. The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, make arrangements for the making to a State, by way of financial assistance to the State, of advances on account of an amount that is expected to become payable under this Act to the State, and the conditions that would be applicable to a payment of the amount are applicable to any such advance.\n\n  \n\nPayments to be made out of Consolidated Revenue Fund or Loan Fund\n\n49\\. Payments to a State under this Act may be made out of—\n\n(a) in the case of payments under section 5 or 16, and advances under section 48 on account of payments of that kind—the Consolidated Revenue Fund or the Loan Fund; or\n\n(b) in any other case—the Consolidated Revenue Fund.\n\nAuthority to borrow\n\n50\\. The Treasurer may, from time to time, in accordance with the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911, or in accordance with the provisions of an Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of the amounts that may become payable to the States under sections 5 and 16 of this Act.\n\nApplication of moneys borrowed\n\n51\\. Moneys borrowed under section 50 shall be issued and applied only for the expenses of borrowing and—\n\n(a) for the purpose of making payments to the States under sections 5 and 16;\n\n(b) for the purpose of making advances under section 48 on account of payments of that kind; and\n\n(c) for the purpose of making payments to the Consolidated Revenue Fund in accordance with section 52.\n\nReimbursement of Consolidated Revenue Fund from Loan Fund\n\n52\\. (1) Where a payment under section 5 or 16, or an advance under section 48 on account of a payment of that kind, has been made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the Minister for Finance may authorize the payment to the Consolidated Revenue Fund, out of the Loan Fund, of an amount not exceeding the amount so paid.\n\n(2) In any statement of the receipts and expenditure, or of the expenditure, of the Consolidated Revenue Fund prepared by the Minister for Finance under section 49 or 50 of the Audit Act 1901, amounts paid to the Consolidated Revenue Fund under sub-section (1) of this section shall not be shown as receipts of that Fund but shall be shown as having reduced the total of the amounts expended from that Fund under this Act.\n\nAppropriation\n\n53\\. The Consolidated Revenue Fund and the Loan Fund are appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act.\n\nDelegation by Minister\n\n54\\. (1) The Minister may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation, by writing signed by him, delegate to the Schools Commission, or to a full-time member, or to full-time members, of the Commission, any of his powers under this Act, other than—\n\n(a) this power of delegation;\n\n(b) his power to authorize payments to a State under this Act; or\n\n(c) his powers under sub-sections 7(3) and (4), 13(2) and (3), section 14, sub-sections 18(2), (3), (5) and (6), paragraphs 18(8)(c) and (d), sub-sections 19(2), (3), (5) and (6), paragraphs 19(8)(c) and (d), section 29, sub-section 37(2) and sections 45, 46 and 48.\n\n(2) A power so delegated, when exercised by the delegate or delegates, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been exercised by the Minister.\n\n(3) A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise of a power by the Minister.\n\nDeterminations to be in writing, &c.\n\n55\\. Any declaration, approval, authorization, determination, direction or notification made or given under, or for the purposes of, this Act shall be made or given by instrument in writing and any declaration, approval, authorization, determination, direction or notification so made or given, or deemed to be made or given under, or for the purposes of, this Act, may be varied or revoked by instrument in writing by the person authorized to make or give the relevant declaration, approval, authorization, determination, direction or notification.\n\nReport by Minister\n\n56\\. The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after 30 June 1981, cause a report with respect to the financial assistance granted, and other payments authorized, by the Minister under this Act, and with respect to the application of that financial assistance and those payments, to be laid before each House of the Parliament.\n\nRegulations\n\n57\\. The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.\n\nPART VI—AMENDMENTS OF STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) ACT 1978\n\nPrincipal Act\n\n58\\. The States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.\n\nLimit on grants under section 38\n\n59\\. Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$105,000” and substituting “$105,500”.\n\nLimit on grants under section 40\n\n60\\. Section 41 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$1,441,000” and substituting “$1,469,500”.\n\nLimit on grants under sections 43 and 44\n\n61\\. Section 45 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$3,997,500” and substituting “$4,051,000”.\n\nSchedules\n\n62\\. The Schedules to the Principal Act are repealed and the Schedules set out in Schedule 11 to this Act are substituted.\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 1 Section 7\n\nGOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS AND RECURRENT EXPENDITURE\n\n| Column 1                               | Column 2                        | Column 3              | Column 4    |\n| -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | --------------------- | ----------- |\n| Name of State                          | Building and equipment projects | Recurrent expenditure | Totals      |\n|                                        | $                               | $                     | $           |\n| New South Wales....................    | 28,647,000                      | 76,747,500            | 105,394,500 |\n| Victoria...........................    | 27,023,000                      | 54,194,000            | 81,217,000  |\n| Queensland........................     | 14,123,500                      | 29,703,000            | 43,826,500  |\n| South Australia......................  | 9,908,000                       | 19,920,000            | 29,828,000  |\n| Western Australia....................  | 8,674,500                       | 17,825,500            | 26,500,000  |\n| Tasmania..........................     | 3,029,000                       | 6,419,000             | 9,448,000   |\n| Northern Territory.................... | 1,317,000                       | 1,905,000             | 3,222,000   |\n| Totals........................         | 92,722,000                      | 206,714,000           | 299,436,000 |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 2 Sections 9 and 23\n\nRECURRENT EXPENDITURE—MIGRANT EDUCATION\n\n| Column 1                                | Column 2           | Column 3               | Column 4   |\n| --------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ---------------------- | ---------- |\n| Name of State                           | Government schools | Non-government schools | Totals     |\n|                                         | $                  | $                      | $          |\n| New South Wales......................   | 8,143,500          | 3,446,000              | 11,589,500 |\n| Victoria............................    | 9,607,500          | 3,586,000              | 13,193,500 |\n| Queensland..........................    | 1,042,000          | 375,000                | 1,417,000  |\n| South Australia.......................  | 2,310,000          | 1,036,000              | 3,346,000  |\n| Western Australia...................... | 1,120,500          | 1,417,500              | 2,538,000  |\n| Tasmania...........................     | 387,000            | 18,000                 | 405,000    |\n| Northern Territory..................... | 110,500            | ..                     | 110,500    |\n| Totals.........................         | 22,721,000         | 9,878,500              | 32,599,500 |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 3 Sections 11, 26 and 33\n\nDISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS AND DISADVANTAGED COUNTRY AREAS\n\n| Column 1                    | Column 2                         | Column 3                             | Column 4                    | Column 5   |\n| --------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | --------------------------- | ---------- |\n| Name of State               | Disadvantaged government schools | Disadvantaged non-government schools | Disadvantaged country areas | Totals     |\n|                             | $                                | $                                    | $                           | $          |\n| New South Wales.........    | 6,710,000                        | 1,066,500                            | 1,472,000                   | 9,248,500  |\n| Victoria................    | 6,906,000                        | 1,264,000                            | 835,500                     | 9,005,500  |\n| Queensland.............     | 1,935,500                        | 172,500                              | 1,212,000                   | 3,320,000  |\n| South Australia...........  | 1,895,000                        | 249,500                              | 397,000                     | 2,541,500  |\n| Western Australia.........  | 1,106,000                        | 137,000                              | 843,000                     | 2,086,000  |\n| Tasmania...............     | 395,000                          | 60,000                               | 287,000                     | 742,000    |\n| Northern Territory......... | 137,500                          | 7,500                                | 112,000                     | 257,000    |\n| Totals............          | 19,085,000                       | 2,957,000                            | 5,158,500                   | 27,200,500 |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 4 Sections 13 and 28\n\nSPECIAL SCHOOLS\n\n| Column 1                             | Column 2                   | Column 3                       | Column 4   |\n| ------------------------------------ | -------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ---------- |\n| Name of State                        | Government special schools | Non-government special schools | Totals     |\n|                                      | $                          | $                              | $          |\n| New South Wales...................   | 4,697,000                  | 1,038,000                      | 5,735,000  |\n| Victoria.........................    | 3,154,500                  | 1,327,500                      | 4,482,000  |\n| Queensland.......................    | 1,698,000                  | 750,000                        | 2,448,000  |\n| South Australia....................  | 1,266,000                  | 118,500                        | 1,384,500  |\n| Western Australia................... | 1,080,000                  | 165,000                        | 1,245,000  |\n| Tasmania........................     | 446,500                    | ..                             | 446,500    |\n| Northern Territory.................. | 107,500                    | ..                             | 107,500    |\n| Totals......................         | 12,449,500                 | 3,399,000                      | 15,848,500 |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 5 Section 17\n\nNON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS\n\n| Column 1                                                      | Column 2   |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n| Name of State                                                 | Amounts    |\n|                                                               | $          |\n| New South Wales............................................   | 9,384,000  |\n| Victoria..................................................    | 9,126,000  |\n| Queensland................................................    | 4,294,000  |\n| South Australia.............................................  | 1,805,500  |\n| Western Australia............................................ | 2,216,500  |\n| Tasmania.................................................     | 569,500    |\n| Northern Territory........................................... | 463,000    |\n| Total................................................         | 27,858,500 |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 6 Sections 18 and 19\n\nRECURRENT EXPENDITURE—LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS\n\n| Column 1                                    | Column 2                          | Column 3                            |\n| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |\n| Level of Assistance                         | Amount per primary school student | Amount per secondary school student |\n|                                             | $                                 | $                                   |\n| 1.......................................... | 176                               | 263                                 |\n| 2.......................................... | 220                               | 334                                 |\n| 3.......................................... | 220                               | 351                                 |\n| 4.......................................... | 264                               | 404                                 |\n| 5.......................................... | 308                               | 474                                 |\n| 6.......................................... | 374                               | 562                                 |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 7 Sections 20, 39, 41 and 44\n\nMISCELLANEOUS GRANTS\n\n| Column 1                                                                                                                      | Column 2                                                                     | Column 3                                                            | Column 4                                                           |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Total of all additional grants under sections 18 and 19 for non-government schools in need of short term emergency assistance | Total of all grants under section 38 for temporary transfer of teachers, &c. | Total of all grants under section 40 for approved education centres | Total of all grants under section 43 for approved special projects |\n| $                                                                                                                             | $                                                                            | $                                                                   | $                                                                  |\n| 614,000                                                                                                                       | 108,500                                                                      | 1,472,000                                                           | 3,095,500                                                          |\n\n————\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE 8 Section 31\n\nMULTICULTURAL EDUCATION\n\nPART I—AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO STATES\n\n| Column 1                                                                  | Column 2  |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |\n| Name of State                                                             | Amounts   |\n|                                                                           | $         |\n| New South Wales.......................................................    | 435,500   |\n| Victoria..............................................................    | 359,000   |\n| Queensland...........................................................     | 184,500   |\n| South Australia.........................................................  | 125,000   |\n| Western Australia.......................................................  | 119,500   |\n| Tasmania.............................................................     | 43,500    |\n| Northern Territory....................................................... | 21,500    |\n| Total...........................................................          | 1,288,500 |\n\nPART II—ADDITIONAL GRANTS\n\nTOTAL OF ADDITIONAL GRANTS—$108,500\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 9 Section 35\n\nRESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS\n\n| Column 1                                                                  | Column 2  |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |\n| Name of State                                                             | Amounts   |\n|                                                                           | $         |\n| New South Wales.......................................................    | 495,000   |\n| Victoria..............................................................    | 399,000   |\n| Queensland...........................................................     | 208,500   |\n| South Australia.........................................................  | 130,000   |\n| Western Australia.......................................................  | 120,500   |\n| Tasmania.............................................................     | 43,500    |\n| Northern Territory....................................................... | 12,500    |\n| Total...........................................................          | 1,409,000 |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 10 Section 37\n\nSERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES\n\n| Column 1                                                                  | Column 2   |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n| Name of State                                                             | Amounts    |\n|                                                                           | $          |\n| New South Wales.......................................................    | 4,069,000  |\n| Victoria..............................................................    | 3,271,500  |\n| Queensland...........................................................     | 1,733,000  |\n| South Australia.........................................................  | 1,062,500  |\n| Western Australia.......................................................  | 995,500    |\n| Tasmania.............................................................     | 346,500    |\n| Northern Territory....................................................... | 125,000    |\n| Total............................................................         | 11,603,000 |\n\n————\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE 11 Section 62\n\nNEW SCHEDULES TO BE INSERTED IN THE STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE ACT) 1978\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 1 Section 7\n\nGOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS AND RECURRENT EXPENDITURE\n\n| Column 1                              | Column 2                        | Column 3              | Column 4    |\n| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | --------------------- | ----------- |\n| Name of State                         | Building and equipment projects | Recurrent expenditure | Totals      |\n|                                       | $                               | $                     | $           |\n| New South Wales....................   | 43,770,000                      | 77,570,500            | 121,340,500 |\n| Victoria...........................   | 38,703,000                      | 52,971,000            | 91,674,000  |\n| Queensland........................    | 24,090,000                      | 24,703,500            | 48,793,500  |\n| South Australia...................... | 14,272,500                      | 19,230,500            | 33,503,000  |\n| Western Australia.................... | 12,267,500                      | 16,814,500            | 29,082,000  |\n| Tasmania..........................    | 4,350,000                       | 6,182,500             | 10,532,500  |\n| Totals........................        | 137,453,000                     | 197,472,500           | 334,925,500 |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 2 Sections 9 and 23\n\nRECURRENT EXPENDITURE—MIGRANT EDUCATION\n\n| Column 1                              | Column 2           | Column 3               | Column 4   |\n| ------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ---------------------- | ---------- |\n| Name of State                         | Government schools | Non-government schools | Totals     |\n|                                       | $                  | $                      | $          |\n| New South Wales....................   | 7,476,000          | 2,879,500              | 10,355,500 |\n| Victoria...........................   | 9,455,500          | 3,101,000              | 12,556,500 |\n| Queensland........................    | 849,500            | 275,500                | 1,125,000  |\n| South Australia...................... | 2,025,000          | 954,000                | 2,979,000  |\n| Western Australia.................... | 923,000            | 1,307,500              | 2,230,500  |\n| Tasmania..........................    | 380,500            | 14,500                 | 395,000    |\n| Totals........................        | 21,109,500         | 8,532,000              | 29,641,500 |\n\n————\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE 11—continued\n\nSCHEDULE 3 Sections 11, 26 and 33\n\nDISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS AND DISADVANTAGED COUNTRY AREAS\n\n| Column 1                   | Column 2                         | Column 3                             | Column 4                    | Column 5   |\n| -------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | --------------------------- | ---------- |\n| Name of State              | Disadvantaged government schools | Disadvantaged non-government schools | Disadvantaged country areas | Totals     |\n|                            | $                                | $                                    | $                           |            |\n| New South Wales.........   | 6,651,500                        | 1,057,500                            | 1,460,000                   | 9,169,000  |\n| Victoria................   | 6,846,000                        | 1,253,000                            | 828,000                     | 8,927,000  |\n| Queensland.............    | 1,919,000                        | 170,000                              | 1,201,000                   | 3,290,000  |\n| South Australia........... | 1,879,000                        | 248,000                              | 393,500                     | 2,520,500  |\n| Western Australia......... | 1,096,500                        | 136,000                              | 836,000                     | 2,068,500  |\n| Tasmania...............    | 391,500                          | 59,500                               | 284,500                     | 735,500    |\n| Totals.............        | 18,783,500                       | 2,924,000                            | 5,003,000                   | 26,710,500 |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 4 Sections 13 and 28\n\nSPECIAL SCHOOLS\n\n| Column 1                           | Column 2                   | Column 3                       | Column 4   |\n| ---------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ---------- |\n| Name of State                      | Government special schools | Non-government special schools | Totals     |\n|                                    | $                          | $                              | $          |\n| New South Wales.................   | 4,671,500                  | 1,032,000                      | 5,703,500  |\n| Victoria........................   | 3,138,000                  | 1,320,500                      | 4,458,500  |\n| Queensland......................   | 1,688,000                  | 746,500                        | 2,434,500  |\n| South Australia................... | 1,259,000                  | 117,500                        | 1,376,500  |\n| Western Australia................. | 1,074,000                  | 164,500                        | 1,238,500  |\n| Tasmania.......................    | 444,500                    | ..                             | 444,500    |\n| Totals.....................        | 12,275,000                 | 3,381,000                      | 15,656,000 |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 5 Section 17\n\nNON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS\n\n| Column 1                                                       | Column 2   |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n| Name of State                                                  | Amounts    |\n|                                                                | $          |\n| New South Wales.............................................   | 11,084,500 |\n| Victoria...................................................    | 10,707,500 |\n| Queensland.................................................    | 5,059,500  |\n| South Australia..............................................  | 2,145,500  |\n| Western Australia............................................. | 2,617,000  |\n| Tasmania..................................................     | 665,000    |\n| Total.................................................         | 32,279,000 |\n\n————\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE 11—continued\n\nSCHEDULE 6 Sections 18 and 19\n\nRECURRENT EXPENDITURE—LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS\n\n| Column 1                                    | Column 2                          | Column 3                            |\n| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |\n| Level of assistance                         | Amount per primary school student | Amount per secondary school student |\n|                                             | $                                 | $                                   |\n| 1.......................................... | 157                               | 233                                 |\n| 2.......................................... | 196                               | 296                                 |\n| 3.......................................... | 196                               | 311                                 |\n| 4.......................................... | 235                               | 358                                 |\n| 5.......................................... | 274                               | 420                                 |\n| 6.......................................... | 329                               | 489                                 |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 7 Section 31\n\nMULTICULTURAL EDUCATION\n\n| Column 1                                                       | Column 2 |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |\n| Name of State                                                  | Amounts  |\n|                                                                | $        |\n| New South Wales.............................................   | 192,000  |\n| Victoria....................................................   | 155,000  |\n| Queensland.................................................    | 81,500   |\n| South Australia............................................... | 51,000   |\n| Western Australia............................................. | 46,500   |\n| Tasmania...................................................    | 16,500   |\n| Totals.................................................        | 542,500  |\n\n————\n\nSCHEDULE 8 Section 35\n\nRESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS\n\n| Column 1                                                      | Column 2  |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |\n| Name of State                                                 | Amounts   |\n|                                                               | $         |\n| New South Wales............................................   | 485,500   |\n| Victoria..................................................    | 392,000   |\n| Queensland................................................    | 205,000   |\n| South Australia.............................................  | 128,000   |\n| Western Australia............................................ | 118,500   |\n| Tasmania.................................................     | 42,500    |\n| Total.................................................        | 1,371,500 |\n\n————\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE 11—continued\n\nSCHEDULE 9 Section 37\n\nSERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES\n\n| Column 1                                                      | Column 2   |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n| Name of State                                                 | Amounts    |\n|                                                               | $          |\n| New South Wales............................................   | 5,457,000  |\n| Victoria..................................................    | 4,396,500  |\n| Queensland................................................    | 2,306,500  |\n| South Australia.............................................  | 1,446,000  |\n| Western Australia............................................ | 1,326,000  |\n| Tasmania.................................................     | 468,500    |\n| Total................................................         | 15,400,500 |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2032},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original scope as stated in the title and preamble. It provides financial assistance to States and the Northern Territory specifically for primary and secondary schools for the calendar year 1980, covering capital and recurrent expenditure across government and non-government sectors with targeted support for disadvantaged students and special needs. While Part VI amends the preceding 1978 Act, this represents continuation of the established annual funding framework rather than scope expansion."},"complexity_factors":["47 distinct defined terms in section 3(1) including complex nested definitions distinguishing government/non-government, systemic/non-systemic, primary/secondary, and disadvantaged/special schools","11 Schedules containing State-by-State financial allocations with multiple columns for different grant types and formulas","Extensive cross-referencing system (notably section 3(9) regarding 'double-dipping' prevention applied throughout Parts II and III)","Multi-layered conditional logic: grants subject to Ministerial determinations, which are subject to aggregate limits, which can be varied by inter-State transfers or regulations, all subject to accounting certifications and potential repayment obligations","Complex categorization schemes requiring Ministerial declarations and Gazette publication for approved school systems, education centres, and disadvantaged school status","Transitional provisions carrying over approvals and declarations from the previous year's Schools Assistance Act 1978"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act provides Commonwealth funding to States and the NT for primary and secondary schools in 1980, covering government and non‑government (including Catholic) sectors. It supports capital works, recurrent per‑student grants and targeted special‑needs programs (disadvantaged, special schools, migrant/multicultural, rural, residential). Funds flow via States under strict conditions, certified compliance, and specified state limits; affected parties include state authorities, school systems, individual schools, teachers and students."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does not change the overall statutory scope (continued Commonwealth financial assistance to States/NT for schools). Instead it updates funding amounts, replaces and restates numeric Schedules, and amends the 1978 Act (see Part VI, section 62 and sections 59–61). Program categories, eligibility mechanics (declarations/approvals), and conditional pass-through/reporting obligations remain the same in kind; the principal change is to quantum and detailed schedule entries rather than to the Act's substantive remit."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple program streams with separate numeric caps and detailed dollar schedules (Schedules 1–11; limits in sections 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 23, 26, 28, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 44).","Extensive ministerial discretion to declare/approve schools, areas and projects and to vary assistance levels or lists (sections 4(2),(4),(5),(6); 15(1); 18(3),(5),(6); 19(3),(5),(6); 31(2)).","Layered conditionality and compliance reporting: almost every grant requires certificates or statements by an 'authorized person' or 'qualified accountant' and specified reporting dates (see sections 5(2)(b), 6(2)(b), 8(2)(b), 16(2)(b)(ii), 18(9)(b), 19(9)(b), and many others).","Two-step payment flow and pass-through obligations: Commonwealth pays State, State must pass amounts to approved authorities and impose contractual conditions on recipients (sections 16(2)(a),(b); 18(9)(a),(b); 19(9)(a),(b)).","Repayment and recovery powers create financial risk for States and approved authorities (ministerial determinations to require repayment in sections 14, 16(2)(b)(iv), 29, 45).","Deeming and transitional cross-references to the earlier 1978 Act and substituted schedules introduce additional interpretive layers (Part VI, sections 58–62; section 3(6)–(9)).","Complex population- and level-based funding formulas for non‑government schools (levels and per‑student rates in Schedule 6; formulas in sections 18(8) and 19(8)).","Delegation and administrative arrangements with the Schools Commission, subject to specified non-delegable powers (section 54), plus appropriation, borrowing and Loan Fund mechanics (sections 49–53)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act sets out how the Commonwealth will pay the States and the Northern Territory for schools in a specified year. It authorises capped grants for capital works, equipment, recurrent spending and targeted programs (migrant, disadvantaged, special, multicultural education), prescribes conditions, reporting and repayment rules, and requires States to pass funds to approved authorities. The Commonwealth Education Minister has broad powers to approve, declare, vary lists and set assistance levels; States and approved authorities bear compliance, audit and repayment obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-assistance-act-1979","history":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-assistance-act-1979/history","analysis":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-assistance-act-1979/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-assistance-act-1979/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-assistance-act-1979/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/states-grants-schools-assistance-act-1979/documents"}}