13Reimbursement of moneys expended by States before commencing day on college building projects

13 Reimbursement of moneys expended by States before commencing day on college building projects

(1) Where the State Education Minister for a State requests the Commonwealth Education Minister to authorize the reimbursement to the State of an amount of moneys which, during the relevant period, has been paid by the State to a college of advanced education for the purpose of being applied towards a work or matter specified, in relation to the college, in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 2 in a manner approved by the Commission, otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to the State under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to colleges of advanced education, the Commonwealth Education Minister may, subject to section 14, authorize the payment to the State, under this subsection, by way of financial assistance to the State, of such amount as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines, being an amount that does not exceed the amount referred to in the request. (2) The financial assistance to a State constituted by a payment or payments of moneys under subsection (1) (in this subsection referred to as the relevant financial assistance) in relation to a work or matter specified, in relation to a college of advanced education, in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 2 is granted on the conditions: (a) that the State will cause to be furnished to the Commission, not later than 30 September 1977, a statement in writing signed by the Auditor‑General of the State, or by a qualified accountant, to the effect that he or she has satisfied himself or herself that an amount equal to the relevant financial assistance was applied towards the work or matter in a manner approved, whether before, on or after the commencing day, by the Commission, otherwise than out of moneys paid to the college from financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to colleges of advanced education; and (b) that the work or matter is carried out in accordance with particulars of the work or matter that become, after the commencing day, approved by the Commission under section 5.