1Handicapped Children (Assistance) Act 1973

Handicapped Children (Assistance) Act 1973 No. 137 of 1973 AN ACT To amend the Handicapped Children (Assistance) Act 1970. \[Assented to 13 November 1973\] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:— Short title and citation. 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Handicapped Children (Assistance) Act 1973. (2) The Handicapped Children (Assistance) Act 1970 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. (3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Handicapped Children (Assistance) Act 1970-1973. Commencement. 2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. Grants. 3. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-section (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:— “(a) in the case of an organization that is not a local governing body—did not become available as a result of the borrowing of those moneys or any other moneys by the organization, and were not received by the organization from the Government of Australia or of a State or from a government authority; (b) in the case of an organization that is a local governing body—were not received by the organization (otherwise than as a result of the borrowing of those moneys by the organization) from the Government of Australia or of a State or from a government authority; and (c) in the case of an organization that is not a local governing body but which received the moneys from a local governing body—were not received by the local governing body (otherwise than as a result of the borrowing of those moneys by the local governing body) from the Government of Australia or of a State or from a government authority.”. Grants. 4. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-section (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:— “(a) in the case of an organization that is not a local governing body—did not become available as a result of the borrowing of those moneys or any other moneys by the organization, and were not received by the organization from the Government of Australia or of a State or from a government authority; (b) in the case of an organization that is a local governing body—were not received by the organization (otherwise than as a result of the borrowing of those moneys by the organization) from the Government of Australia or of a State or from a government authority; and (c) in the case of an organization that is not a local governing body but which received the moneys from a local governing body—were not received by the local governing body (otherwise than as a result of the borrowing of those moneys by the local governing body) from the Government of Australia or of a State or from a government authority.”. Formal amendments. 5. The Principal Act (including the title) is further amended by omitting the words “the Commonwealth” (wherever occurring) and substituting the word “Australia”.