184Recommendations about payments—education infrastructure

184 Recommendations about payments—education infrastructure

Education infrastructure (1) The following payments: (a) a payment in relation to the creation or development of higher education infrastructure; (b) a payment in relation to the creation or development of vocational education and training infrastructure; (c) a payment in relation to the creation or development of eligible education infrastructure; must not be specified under subsection 183(2) unless the Education Minister has recommended the specification of the payment. (2) The Education Minister must not make a recommendation under subsection (1) in relation to a payment unless the EIF Advisory Board has advised under paragraph 171(1)(a) that the payment satisfies the relevant EIF evaluation criteria. (3) In deciding whether to make a recommendation under subsection (1) in relation to a payment, the Education Minister must have regard to: (a) advice about the payment that was given to the Education Minister by the EIF Advisory Board under paragraph 171(1)(a); and (b) such other matters (if any) as the Education Minister considers relevant. Transitional HEEF payments (4) A transitional HEEF payment must not be specified under subsection 183(2) unless the EIF designated Ministers have, before 1 July 2009, recommended the specification of the payment. (5) The EIF designated Ministers must not make a recommendation under subsection (4) in relation to a payment unless the EIF Advisory Board has given advice under subsection 171(6) about the payment. (6) In deciding whether to make a recommendation under subsection (4) in relation to a payment, the EIF designated Ministers must have regard to: (a) advice about the payment that was given to the EIF designated Ministers by the EIF Advisory Board under subsection 171(6); and (b) such other matters (if any) as the EIF designated Ministers consider relevant.