69Authorising payments of capital grants

69 Authorising payments of capital grants

(1) The Minister may make a determination authorising payment of financial assistance to the States, for capital expenditure for a program year in connection with government schools or government rural school hostels (or both) in the States, of amounts totalling not more than the amount worked out by adding up: (a) the amount (if any) in column 2 of the table in Schedule 3 for the program year; and (b) the amount (if any) in column 3 of the table in Schedule 3 for the program year. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), financial assistance for capital expenditure for a program year in connection with a government school in a State may be provided by paying the assistance to the State for the approved government school community organisation for the school.