{"id":"C2004A00133","name":"States Grants (Universities) Act 1974","slug":"states-grants-universities-act-1974","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"75 of 1974","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31060,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A00133-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"States Grants (Universities) Act 1974","content":"STATES GRANTS (UNIVERSITIES) ACT 1974\n\nNo. 75 of 1974\n\nAn Act relating to the Grant of Financial Assistance in Connexion with Universities.\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title and citation.\n\n1. (1) This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Universities) Act 1974.\n\n(2) The States Grants (Universities) Act 1972-1973 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.\n\n(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the States Grants (Universities) Act 1972-1974.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\n(2) Sections 3 and 5 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 12 December 1973.\n\nInterpretation.\n\n3. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (b) of the definition of “fees” in sub-section (1) and substituting the following paragraph:—\n\n“(b) fees payable in respect of an organization of students, or of students and other persons, or in respect of the provision to students of amenities or services that are not of an academic nature;”.\n\nGrants for expenditure on University building projects, &c.\n\n4. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended—\n\n(a) by inserting after sub-section (1c) the following sub-sections:—\n\n“(1d) There is payable to a State, in relation to a University situated in that State that is specified in the first column of the Tenth Schedule, during the period of 3 years to which this Act applies, for the purpose of financial assistance in relation to a project of that University specified in the second column of that Schedule, the amount specified in respect of that project in the third column of that Schedule.\n\n“(1e) There is payable to the State of New South Wales, for the purpose of financial assistance towards the cost of acquisition of a site near Campbelltown in that State for the establishment of a proposed new University, an amount of $99,437.”; and\n\n(b) by omitting from sub-section (4) the words “under sub-section (1) or (1c)” and substituting the words “under sub-section (1), (1c) or (1d)”.\n\nBuilding grants in respect of halls of residence and residential colleges.\n\n5. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub\\-section (2b) the word “one-twelfth” (wherever occurring) and substituting the word “one-eighth”.\n\n6. After section 11b of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—\n\nSpecial purpose recurrent grants.\n\n“11c. (1) There is payable to a State, in relation to a University situated in that State that is specified in the Eleventh Schedule, in a year specified in that Schedule, for the purpose of financial assistance in relation to a special purpose of that University specified in that Schedule, the amount specified for that year in respect of that special purpose.\n\n“(2) The financial assistance to a State by way of payment of an amount under this section is granted on the condition that—\n\n(a) the State will, without undue delay, pay the amount to the University; and\n\n(b) the State will ensure that the amount so paid to the University is applied by the University for expenditure on or before 31 December 1975 towards the special purpose for which the amount is granted.”.\n\nPart II and III of First Schedule.\n\n7. The First Schedule to the Principal Act is amended–\n\n```html\n

(a) by omitting from Part II the words and figures—

“University of New South Wales.......................

34,190,000”,

and substituting the words and figures—

“University of New South Wales.......................

34,390,000”;

(b) by omitting from Part II the figures “106,061,000” and substituting the figures “106,261,000”;

(c) by omitting from Part II the figures “266,537,000” and substituting the figures “266,737,000”;

(d) by omitting from Part III the words and figures-

“University of New South Wales.......................

37,791,000”,

and substituting the words and figures-

“University of New South Wales.......................

38,121,000”;

\n```\n\n(e) by omitting from Part III the figures “115,373,000” and substituting the figures “115,703,000”; and\n\n(f) by omitting from Part III the figures “291,252,000” and substituting the figures “291,582,000”.\n\nNinth Schedule.\n\n8. The Ninth Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words and figures—\n\n| “Monash University............... | 15,000 | 25,000 | 35,000”. |\n| --------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | -------- |\n\nTenth and Eleventh Schedules.\n\n9. After the Ninth Schedule to the Principal Act the Schedules set out in the Schedule to this Act are added.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSCHEDULE Section 9\n\nSCHEDULES TO BE ADDED AFTER THE NINTH SCHEDULE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nTENTH SCHEDULE Section 5\n\nGRANTS FOR UNIVERSITY PROJECTS\n\n```html\n

First column

Second column

Third column

University

Project

Grant

New South Wales—

$

University of Newcastle.....

Medical School—Planning................

160,000

Macquarie University.......

Special Education—Clinical, Diagnostic, Teaching and Research facilities

400,000

Victoria—

Monash University........

Education Building—completion of Special Education Facilities

80,000

Queensland—

University of Queensland....

Teaching facilities at Community Centres
Health...........................

50,000

South Australia—

Flinders University of South Australia

Teaching facilities at Community Centres
Health...........................

50,000

\n```\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n \n\nELEVENTH SCHEDULE Section 11c\n\nGRANTS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES\n\n```html\n

University

Special Purpose

1974

1975

Amount of
Grant

Amount of
Grant

New South Wales—

University of Newcastle.....

$

$

Teaching and research purposes of Medical School

30,000

70,000

Macquarie University.......

Teaching and research in Special Education

50,000

80,000

Victoria—

Monash University........

Teaching and research in Special Education

25,000

40,000

Queensland—
University of Queensland….

Teaching and research in community practice associated with Community Health Centres

Teaching and research in Social Planning

Teaching and research in Special Education

Teaching and research in Special Education

35,000

75,000

25,000

23,000

25,000

40,000

James Cook University of North Queensland

25,000

40,000

South Australia—

Flinders University of South Australia

Teaching and research in community practice associated with Community Health Centres

Teaching and research in Special Education

35,000

75,000

25,000

40,000

Western Australia—

University of Western Australia

Teaching and research in Social Work

Teaching and research in Special Education

20,000

…

25,000

40,000

Tasmania—

University of Tasmania.

Teaching and research in Special Education

25,000

40,000

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