Education (Capital Assistance) Act 1993
sec.14Certain projects must not be funded
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sec.14 Certain projects must not be funded
Capital assistance must not be provided for— the acquisition of land; or the planning, construction, alteration, extension, renovation, relocation or upgrading of— a facility that has religious worship as its sole or principal purpose; or a facility of a type not provided by the State in State schools; or a capital project related to a temporary site at which special assistance is provided, or proposed to be provided, by an eligible non-State school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 , chapter 2 , part 4 . Subsection (1) (b) (ii) does not apply to the provision of boarding facilities for students at an eligible non-State school including accommodation in the facilities for persons supervising students in the facilities if— the facilities are to be or are situated in the school grounds; or the Minister approves the provision of the facilities. For the purpose of subsection (1) (b) (ii) , a facility is to be taken to be provided by the State only if the whole of its cost is borne— by the State or the Commonwealth; or partly by the State and the Commonwealth. Capital assistance must not be provided for a capital project if— a contract for the project has been entered into; or site work or other building work for the project has been started; before the Minister grants an application for capital assistance for the project. s 14 amd 2004 No. 44 s 9 ; 2014 No. 62 s 27 ; 2017 No. 24 s 216 (sec.14-ssec.1) Capital assistance must not be provided for— the acquisition of land; or the planning, construction, alteration, extension, renovation, relocation or upgrading of— a facility that has religious worship as its sole or principal purpose; or a facility of a type not provided by the State in State schools; or a capital project related to a temporary site at which special assistance is provided, or proposed to be provided, by an eligible non-State school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 , chapter 2 , part 4 . (sec.14-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (b) (ii) does not apply to the provision of boarding facilities for students at an eligible non-State school including accommodation in the facilities for persons supervising students in the facilities if— the facilities are to be or are situated in the school grounds; or the Minister approves the provision of the facilities. (sec.14-ssec.3) For the purpose of subsection (1) (b) (ii) , a facility is to be taken to be provided by the State only if the whole of its cost is borne— by the State or the Commonwealth; or partly by the State and the Commonwealth. (sec.14-ssec.4) Capital assistance must not be provided for a capital project if— a contract for the project has been entered into; or site work or other building work for the project has been started; before the Minister grants an application for capital assistance for the project.