24Specific condition—financial accountability

24 Specific condition—financial accountability

(1) One condition is that the approved government school community organisation will: (a) give the Secretary of the Department a certificate by a qualified accountant stating whether an amount equal to the sum of the amounts mentioned in paragraph 23(1)(a) has been spent (or committed to be spent) for the program year for the purposes mentioned in that paragraph; and (b) give the Secretary of the Department the certificate on or before 30 June next following the program year concerned or such other date as the Minister determines. (2) A further condition is that, if not all the amounts mentioned in paragraph 23(1)(a) were spent (or committed to be spent) by the organisation for the program year concerned for the purpose for which the assistance was granted, the organisation will, if the Minister so determines, pay to the Commonwealth the amount stated in the determination within a period determined by the Minister. (3) The amount stated in the determination must not be more than: (a) the unspent or uncommitted amount; or (b) the sum of the unspent or uncommitted amounts.