{"id":"C2004A01700","name":"States Grants (Technical and Further Education Assistance) Amendment Act 1977","slug":"states-grants-technical-and-further-education-assistance-amendment-act-1977","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"62 of 1977","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6627,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A01700-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"States Grants (Technical and Further Education Assistance) Amendment Act 1977","content":"STATES GRANTS (TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) AMENDMENT ACT 1977\n\nNo. 62 of 1977\n\nAn Act to amend the States Grants (Technical and Further Education) Act 1974 and the States Grants (Technical and Further Education Assistance) Act 1976, and for related purposes.\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 (Technical and Further Education Assistance) Amendment Act 1977.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nPART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE STATES GRANTS (TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION) ACT 1974\n\nPrincipal Act.\n\n3. The States Grants (Technical and Further Education) Act 1974 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.\n\nGrants for student residence building projects.\n\n4. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (3) the figures “$4,360,000” and substituting the figures “$4,398,000”.\n\nSchedules.\n\n5. The Schedules to the Principal Act are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—\n\nSCHEDULE 1 Section 6\n\nCAPITAL GRANTS FOR MAJOR BUILDING PROJECTS\n\n```html\n

Column 1

Column 2

Name of State

Maximum grant

$

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

13,994,000

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

10,548,000

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

5,029,000

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

3,495,000

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

3,193,000

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

1,284,000

Total........................................................

37,543,000

\n```\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)SCHEDULE 2 Section 8\n\nCAPITAL GRANTS FOR MINOR BUILDING PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |\n| Name of State | Maximum grant |\n| | $ |\n| New South Wales.................................................. | 5,013,500 |\n| Victoria......................................................... | 4,188,000 |\n| Queensland...................................................... | 1,892,500 |\n| South Australia.................................................... | 1,844,000 |\n| Western Australia.................................................. | 1,915,500 |\n| Tasmania........................................................ | 1,101,500 |\n| Total........................................................ | 15,955,000 |\n\n![](image.002.png)SCHEDULE 3 Section 12\n\nGENERAL PURPOSE RECURRENT GRANTS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |\n| Name of State | Year commencing 1 July 1974 Amount of Grant | Year commencing 1 July 1975 Amount of Grant | Six months commencing 1 July 1976 Amount of Grant |\n| | $ | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales............................. | 9,604,500 | 13,163,000 | 2,311,000 |\n| Victoria................................... | 5,311,000 | 7,399,000 | 3,654,000 |\n| Queensland................................. | 1,860,500 | 2,677,500 | 979,000 |\n| South Australia............................... | 2,054,000 | 2,836,500 | 1,247,000 |\n| Western Australia............................. | 1,740,000 | 2,417,500 | 537,000 |\n| Tasmania.................................. | 370,000 | 633,500 | 205,000 |\n\n![](image.003.png) \n\nSCHEDULE 4 Section 15\n\nPARTICULAR PURPOSE RECURRENT GRANTS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |\n| Name of State | Year commencing 1 July 1974 Amount of Grant | Year commencing 1 July 1975 Amount of Grant | Six months commencing 1 July 1976 Amount of Grant |\n| | $ | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales............................. | 641,000 | 3,329,000 | 1,136,000 |\n| Victoria................................... | 1,149,000 | 1,904,500 | 883,500 |\n| Queensland................................. | 290,700 | 1,567,300 | 533,500 |\n| South Australia............................... | 382,000 | 630,000 | 292,500 |\n| Western Australia............................. | 250,000 | 650,500 | 257,000 |\n| Tasmania.................................. | 13,450 | 351,550 | 128,500 |\n\n![](image.004.png)SCHEDULE 5 Section 18\n\nGRANTS FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |\n| Name of State | Year commencing 1 July 1974 Amount of Grant | Year commencing 1 July 1975 Amount of Grant | Six months commencing 1 July 1976 Amount of Grant |\n| | $ | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales............................. | 35,000 | 949,000 | 357,500 |\n| Victoria................................... | 133,000 | 283,000 | 154,000 |\n| Queensland................................. | 100,000 | 212,500 | 115,500 |\n| South Australia............................... | 117,000 | 247,000 | 134,000 |\n| Western Australia............................. | 110,000 | 233,500 | 127,000 |\n| Tasmania.................................. | 22,500 | 71,500 | 34,500 |\n\n![](image.005.png)SCHEDULE 6 Section 20\n\nSPECIAL PROJECT RECURRENT GRANTS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |\n| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |\n| Name of State | Year Commencing 1 July 1974 Maximum Grant | Year Commencing 1 July 1975 Maximum Grant | Year Commencing 1 July 1974 Maximum Grant | Year Commencing 1 July 1975 Maximum Grant | Year Commencing 1 July 1974 Maximum Grant | Year Commencing 1 July 1975 Maximum Grant |\n| | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales.. | 20,000 | 160,000 | 2,000 | 23,000 | 4,000 | 16,000 |\n| Victoria........ | 58,000 | 77,000 | 9,000 | 16,000 | 6,000 | 14,000 |\n| Queensland...... | Nil | 130,000 | Nil | 25,000 | Nil | 15,000 |\n| South Australia... | 24,000 | 31,000 | 8,000 | 17,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 |\n| Western Australia.. | 19,000 | 26,000 | 8,000 | 17,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 |\n| Tasmania....... | 2,000 | 13,000 | Nil | Nil | 1,000 | 9,000 |\n\nSCHEDULE 6—continued\n\n```html\n

Column 8

Column 9

Column 10

Column 11

Column 12

Year Commencing 1 July 1974 Maximum Grant

Year Commencing 1 July 1975 Maximum Grant

Six months Commencing 1 July 1976 Maximum Grant

Six months Commencing 1 July 1976 Maximum Grant

Six months Commencing 1 July 1976 Maximum Grant

$

$

$

$

$

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

15,000

375,000

51,500

8,000

113,000

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

117,000

163,000

38,500

8,000

81,500

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

Nil

150,000

37,000

8,500

43,500

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

38,000

52,000

15,500

8,500

26,000

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

25,000

35,000

13,000

8,500

17,500

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

7,500

22,500

4,500

33,500

8,500

\n```\n\nDeterminations under Principal Act.\n\n6. A determination made under sub-section 16(1) or 24(1), (2), (3) or (3a) of the Principal Act and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, by force of this section, cease to have effect upon the commencement of this Act, but this section shall not be taken to affect the previous operation of the determination.\n\nPayments made before Royal Assent.\n\n7. Payments made to a State under the Principal Act before the date on which this Act receives the Royal Assent shall be deemed to have been made for the purposes of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.\n\nPART III—AMENDMENTS OF STATES GRANTS (TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) ACT 1976\n\nPrincipal Act.\n\n8. The States Grants (Technical and Further Education Assistance) Act 1976 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.\n\nSchedules.\n\n9. The Schedules to the Principal Act are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—\n\nSCHEDULE 1 Section 6(1)\n\nCAPITAL GRANTS FOR MAJOR BUILDING PROJECTS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |\n| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- |\n| Institutions providing Technical and Further Education | Projects | Maximum grants in respect of 1977 |\n| | | $ |\n| New South Wales— | | |\n| Grafton Technical College....... | Completion of teaching blocks for commercial courses at an estimated cost of $104,000 | 104,000 |\n| Miller Technical College........ | Completion of teaching blocks for engineering trades at new college at an estimated cost of $1,920,000 | 1,920,000 |\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE 1—continued\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |\n| ------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |\n| Institutions providing Technical and Further Education | Projects | Maximum grants in respect of 1977 |\n| | | $ |\n| Meadowbank Technical College... | Completion of arts and science buildings at an estimated cost of $571,000 | 571,000 |\n| Ryde Technical College........ | Completion of School of Hotel and Catering Administration at an estimated cost of $8,200,000 | 4,100,000 |\n| Granville Technical College...... | Construction of building for metal fabrication and building trades at an estimated cost of $3,530,000 | 1,349,000 |\n| Mount Druitt Technical College... | Construction of buildings for engineering trades at new college at an estimated cost of $7,470,000 | 2,232,000 |\n| Liverpool Technical College..... | Alterations to existing buildings at an estimated cost of $1,140,000 | 571,000 |\n| Shellharbour Technical College... | Construction of new centre for technical and further education activities at an estimated cost of $311,000 | 311,000 |\n| Macquarie Fields Technical College | Construction of new centre for technical and further education activities at an estimated cost of $363,000 | 363,000 |\n| Hornsby Technical College...... | Purchase of property for extensions to college at an estimated cost of $312,000 | 312,000 |\n| | Total.................. | 11,833,000 |\n| Victoria— | | |\n| Moorabbin Technical College..... | Completion of buildings for trade and commercial courses at new college at an estimated cost of $311,000 | 311,000 |\n| Dandenong Technical College.... | Construction of buildings for trade and commercial courses at new college at an estimated cost of $7,370,000 | 3,010,000 |\n| Collingwood Technical College... | Construction of building for middle-level courses at an estimated cost of $12,350,000 | 2,284,000 |\n| Newport Technical College...... | Construction of buildings for engineering courses at new college at an estimated cost of $7,270,000 | 1,661,000 |\n| Preston Technical College....... | Planning of teaching block and library resources centre block, and purchase of property, at an estimated cost of $880,000 | 623,000 |\n| Footscray Technical College..... | Purchase of property and planning for redevelopment at an estimated cost of $727,000 | 727,000 |\n| Box Hill Technical College...... | Completion of planning for engineering trades and teaching buildings at an estimated cost of $830,000 | 830,000 |\n| | Total....................... | 9,446,000 |\n| Queensland— | | |\n| Cairns Technical College........ | Site works for and construction of automotive school building, and planning of electrical school and of library resources centre, at an estimated cost of $1,920,000 | 1,661,000 |\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE 1—continued\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |\n| -------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |\n| Institutions providing Technical and Further Education | Projects | Maximum grants in respect of 1977 |\n| | | $ |\n| Mount Gravatt Technical College | Completion of site acquisition and construction of automotive and technology buildings at new college, at an estimated cost of $6,460,000 | 2,076,000 |\n| Yeronga Technical College | Construction of teaching, administration and library resources centre building at an estimated cost of $2,180,000 | 727,000 |\n| North Brisbane College ofTechnical and Further Education | Planning of initial stages of new college at an estimated cost of $259,000 | 259,000 |\n| Ipswich College of Technicaland Further Education | Purchase of property, and planning of initial stages of new college, at an estimated cost of $670,000 | 311,000 |\n| Gold Coast College of Technicaland Further Education | Planning of initial stages of new college at an estimated cost of $363,000 | 363,000 |\n| | Total....................... | 5,397,000 |\n| South Australia— | | |\n| Regency Park Community College | Part-payment for teaching, administration and learning resources centre building, estimated cost $3,270,000 | 3,270,000 |\n| Gilles Plains Community College | Planning of initial stages of new college at an estimated cost of $410,000 | 52,000 |\n| | Total....................... | 3,322,000 |\n| Western Australia— | | |\n| Geraldton Technical School | Completion of buildings for automotive trades at new college at an estimated cost of $2,595,000 | 2,595,000 |\n| Carine Technical School | Planning of initial stages of new college at an estimated cost of $311,000 | 311,000 |\n| | Total....................... | 2,906,000 |\n| Tasmania— | | |\n| Devonport Technical College | Completion of buildings for engineering trades at an estimated cost of $3,270,000 | 1,038,000 |\n| | Total....................... | 1,038,000 |\n| | Total, all States................ | 33,942,000 |\n\n![](image.006.png)SCHEDULE 2 Section 7(3)\n\nCAPITAL GRANTS FOR MINOR BUILDING PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |\n| Name of State | Maximum grant |\n| | $ |\n| New South Wales................................................ | 1,794,000 |\n| Victoria....................................................... | 1,801,000 |\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE 2—continued\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |\n| Name of State | Maximum grant |\n| | $ |\n| Queensland.................................................... | 224,000 |\n| South Australia.................................................. | 332,000 |\n| Western Australia................................................ | 453,000 |\n| Tasmania...................................................... | 232,000 |\n| Total....................................................... | 4,836,000 |\n\n![](image.007.png)SCHEDULE 3 Section 8(1)\n\nGENERAL PURPOSE RECURRENT GRANTS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |\n| Name of State | Maximum grant |\n| | $ |\n| New South Wales................................................ | 11,870,000 |\n| Victoria....................................................... | 7,634,000 |\n| Queensland.................................................... | 2,467,000 |\n| South Australia.................................................. | 2,828,000 |\n| Western Australia................................................ | 2,643,000 |\n| Tasmania...................................................... | 586,000 |\n| Total....................................................... | 28,028,000 |\n\n![](image.008.png)SCHEDULE 4 Section 9(3)\n\nSPECIAL PURPOSE RECURRENT GRANTS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |\n| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------------- |\n| Name of State | Maximum grant | Maximum grant | Aggregate amount |\n| | $ | $ | $ |\n| New South Wales.............................. | 783,000 | 113,000 | 896,000 |\n| Victoria.................................... | 340,000 | 227,000 | 567,000 |\n| Queensland.................................. | 341,000 | 113,000 | 454,000 |\n| South Australia............................... | 267,000 | 72,000 | 339,000 |\n| Western Australia.............................. | 267,000 | 72,000 | 339,000 |\n| Tasmania................................... | 82,000 | 31,000 | 113,000 |\n| Total.................................... | 2,080,000 | 628,000 | 2,708,000 |\n\n![](image.008.png)SCHEDULE 5 Section 10(3)\n\nPARTICULAR PURPOSE RECURRENT GRANTS\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |\n| Name of State | Maximum grant |\n| | $ |\n| New South Wales................................................. | 4,584,000 |\n| Victoria........................................................ | 3,524,000 |\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE 5—continued\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- |\n| Name of State | Maximum grant |\n| | $ |\n| Queensland...................................................... | 1,434,000 |\n| South Australia................................................... | 1,152,000 |\n| Western Australia................................................. | 1,079,000 |\n| Tasmania....................................................... | 339,000 |\n| Total........................................................ | 12,112,000 |\n\n![](image.009.png)SCHEDULE 6 Section 12(3)\n\nGRANTS FOR ADULT EDUCATION\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- |\n| Name of State | Maximum grant |\n| | $ |\n| New South Wales................................................. | 78,000 |\n| Victoria........................................................ | 55,000 |\n| Queensland...................................................... | 34,000 |\n| South Australia................................................... | 23,000 |\n| Western Australia................................................. | 23,000 |\n| Tasmania....................................................... | 11,000 |\n| Total........................................................ | 224,000 |\n\nPayments made before Royal Assent.\n\n10. Payments made to a State under the Principal Act before the date on which this Act receives the Royal Assent shall be deemed to have been made for the purposes of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.\n\n![](image.010.png)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does not alter the statutory purpose or eligibility framework of the Principal Acts; it modifies the quantum and allocation detail. Mechanically it increases a figure in s.10 of the Principal Act (s4 here), replaces the Schedules that set out capital, recurrent and special grants and project caps (s5, s9), and provides transitional rules ending certain determinations and deeming prior payments valid (s6, s7, s10)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple numeric adjustments across many Schedules (capital, minor works, recurrent, special, in‑service, adult education) requiring careful reconciliation","Complete repeal and substitution of Schedules (s5, s9) with project‑level entries and state totals — high detail and many line items","Transitional rules that terminate existing determinations (s6) and deem pre‑assent payments valid (s7, s10), creating temporal implementation issues","Cross‑references to two Principal Acts (1974 and 1976) increase interpretive work to confirm how amendments interact with existing provisions","Project‑specific allocations and multiple time periods (years commencing 1 July 1974/1975 and six months from 1 July 1976) introduce administrative timing and accounting complexity","Precise dollar caps per institution and per State create tight compliance and reporting requirements for administrators"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act changes funding and project listings in the States Grants (Technical and Further Education) Acts 1974 and 1976. It adjusts specific dollar amounts (including a student‑residence figure), replaces the Schedules that list capital, recurrent and special grants by State and by named TAFE project, and contains transitional rules that end certain prior determinations and treat earlier payments as valid. It affects Commonwealth payments to States and named institutions by changing who gets funds and the exact grant caps."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2647},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains the established scope of providing federal financial assistance to states for technical and further education. It updates monetary amounts and specific project listings without expanding the categories of assistance or introducing new policy objectives beyond the existing framework."},"complexity_factors":["Six detailed schedules containing hundreds of specific dollar allocations across multiple grant categories","Simultaneous amendment of two separate principal Acts with coordinated transitional provisions","Project-level appropriations listing over 25 specific technical college construction projects by institution name and location","Transitional provisions affecting pre-existing administrative determinations and payments made before Royal Assent"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act raises and updates Commonwealth grants to states for TAFE in 1977, increasing maximum amounts for building works, equipment and running costs and naming major eligible construction projects (e.g., Ryde, Mount Druitt, Dandenong). It validates earlier payments against the new limits and cancels prior administrative determinations so fresh decisions can be made under the updated funding. All six states benefit, with New South Wales and Victoria receiving the largest shares for major capital works."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/states-grants-technical-and-further-education-assistance-amendment-act-1977","history":"/api/acts/states-grants-technical-and-further-education-assistance-amendment-act-1977/history","analysis":"/api/acts/states-grants-technical-and-further-education-assistance-amendment-act-1977/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/states-grants-technical-and-further-education-assistance-amendment-act-1977/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/states-grants-technical-and-further-education-assistance-amendment-act-1977/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/states-grants-technical-and-further-education-assistance-amendment-act-1977/documents"}}