1Queensland Grant (Dawson River Weirs) Act 1973

Queensland Grant (Dawson River Weirs)

Act 1973

No. 206 of 1973

AN ACT

To grant Financial Assistance to the State of Queensland
in connexion with the Construction of a Weir at Baralaba
on the Dawson River, and of an Associated Weir.

[Assented to 19 December 1973]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Queensland Grant (Dawson River Weirs) Act 1973.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Definition.

3. In this Act, “State” means the State of Queensland.

Grant of financial assistance.

4. (1) Subject to this Act, there are payable to the State, by way of financial assistance, amounts necessary to reimburse the State in respect of moneys expended by the State, after the commencement of this Act, in carrying out the works, and doing the other things, referred to in the Schedule.

(2) The amounts paid to the State under this Act shall not exceed, in the aggregate, Five hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

Power of Minister to vary description of work.

5. Upon request by the State, the Minister may, from time to time, direct in writing that this Act have effect in relation to a work referred to in the Schedule as if the description in that Schedule of that work were varied in such manner as the Minister specifies in the direction.

Provision relating to carrying out of work.

6. The State is not entitled to financial assistance under this Act in relation to expenditure by the State in carrying out a particular work—

(a) where the Minister has requested the State to furnish information in relation to the design or construction of the work—unless the State has duly furnished that information;

(b) unless the Minister is satisfied that the design and construction of the work are in accordance with the purposes for which the work was proposed by the State; and

(c) where the expenditure was incurred under a contract providing for the expenditure of more than Two hundred thousand dollars— unless the contract was entered into with the approval of the Minister.

Information to be furnished by State in relation to expenditure.

7. The State is not entitled to financial assistance under this Act in relation to particular expenditure by the State unless the State has furnished to the Treasurer—