30State to comply with request of Minister

30 State to comply with request of Minister

In addition to the conditions specified in any other provision of this Act, the grants of financial assistance to a State in accordance with Parts III and IV are subject to the following conditions: (a) that the State shall, if requested by the Minister to do so, establish a body or bodies, representative of Departments and other bodies in the State concerned with roads or road transport, to carry out planning and furnish advice to the State Government in connection with the provision or maintenance of roads in the State; (b) that the State shall, if requested by the Minister to do so, arrange for a representative or representatives of the Commonwealth nominated by the Minister to take part in the deliberations of a body specified by the Minister, being a body established, whether before or after the commencement of this Act and whether by reason of a request under paragraph (a) or otherwise, by the State to carry out planning and furnish advice in connection with the provision or maintenance of roads in the State; (c) that the State will, if the Minister so directs, furnish to the Minister, as soon as practicable after such date as the Minister specifies, such particulars as the Minister specifies concerning projects that the State is carrying out by way of the planning of the construction or maintenance of roads; (d) that, if the Minister informs the Treasurer of the State that he is satisfied that the State has failed to fulfil a condition specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), the State will repay to the Commonwealth the amount of the financial assistance paid to it in accordance with Parts III and IV, or such part of that amount as the Minister specifies.