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STATES GRANTS (ADVANCED EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) ACT 1976

No. 130 of 1976

An Act to make Provision for the Grant of Financial Assistance to the States in connexion with Colleges of Advanced Education.

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

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Advanced Education Assistance) Act 1976.

Commencement.

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

Interpretation.

(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

“approved project” means a work or other matter in respect of a college of advanced education, being a work or other matter—

(a) specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 3 in relation to the name of that college in column 1 of that Part of that Schedule; or

(b) approved by the Minister under sub-section 4(1), to the extent to which particulars of that work or other matter have been approved under section 5;

“capital expenditure” means—

(a) expenditure on the purchase of land, with or without buildings, the planning, erection, alteration or extension of a building, the development or preparation of land for building or other purposes or the installation of water, electricity or other services; and

(b) expenditure exceeding $2,000 for the purchase of, or otherwise connected with, a single item of equipment;

“college of advanced education” means a place of education or body specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 1;

“college purposes”, in relation to a college of advanced education, means the general teaching purposes of that college in connexion with courses of study, and programs of continuing education, at that college approved by the Commission under section 5, including external tuition for those courses of study and those programs of continuing education and planning and other preparatory work in connexion with proposed courses of study and proposed programs of continuing education approved by the Commission under that section;

“Commission” means the Commission on Advanced Education referred to in the Commission on Advanced Education Act 1971;

“fees” means tuition, examination and other fees payable by a student enrolled at, or applying for enrolment at, a college of advanced education in connexion with a course of study at the college approved by the Commission under section 5, and includes fees payable by a student to a college of advanced education in respect of the conferring of a degree, diploma, certificate or other award in respect of such a course of study, but does not include—

Column 1	Column 2
College of Advanced Education	Grant in respect of 1977
	$
New South Wales—
Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education.........................	4,245,000
Armidale College of Advanced Education...............................	3,401,000
Catholic College of Education.......................................	842,000
Catholic Teachers College, North Sydney................................	1,591,000
Cumberland College of Health Sciences.................................	4,039,000
Good Samaritan Teachers College....................................	493,000
Goulburn College of Advanced Education...............................	2,560,000
Hawkesbury Agricultural College.....................................	3,708,000
Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education..............................	5,093,000
Mitchell College of Advanced Education................................	6,165,000
Nepean College of Advanced Education.................................	2,334,000
New South Wales Higher Education Board...............................	852,000
New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music..........................	1,628,000
Newcastle College of Advanced Education...............................	5,891,000
Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education...........................	2,115,000
Nursery School Teachers College.....................................	635,000
Orange Agricultural College........................................	986,000
Riverina College of Advanced Education................................	6,741,000
Sydney College of the Arts.........................................	1,858,000
Sydney Kindergarten Teachers College.................................	946,000
Sydney Teachers College..........................................	7,122,000
The Guild Teachers College........................................	989,000
The Milperra College of Advanced Education.............................	1,840,000
The New South Wales Institute of Technology............................	14,404,000
Wollongong Institute of Education....................................	2,870,000
	83,348,000
Victoria—
Ballarat College of Advanced Education................................	5,115,000
Bendigo College of Advanced Education................................	5,334,000
Caulfield Institute of Technology.....................................	8,933,000
College of Nursing, Australia........................................	986,000
Footscray Institute of Technology.....................................	5,100,000
Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education..............................	3,286,000
Lincoln Institute................................................	3,690,000
Prahran College of Advanced Education................................	2,806,000
Preston Institute of Technology......................................	4,348,000
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology................................	23,618,000
State College of Victoria...........................................	513,000
State College of Victoria, Burwood....................................	4,104,000
State College of Victoria, Coburg.....................................	2,853,000
State College of Victoria, Frankston...................................	2,832,000
State College of Victoria—Hawthorn..................................	3,535,000
State College of Victoria—Institute of Early Childhood Development.............	1,769,000
State College of Victoria—Institute of Catholic Education.....................	2,268,000
State College of Victoria, Melbourne...................................	10,802,000
State College of Victoria, Rusden.....................................	5,491,000
State College of Victoria, Toorak.....................................	3,504,000
Swinburne College of Technology....................................	10,420,000
The Victorian College of the Arts.....................................	1,155,000
Victorian Institute of Colleges.......................................	888,000

Column 1

Column 2

College of Advanced Education

Grant in respect of 1977

New South Wales—

Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education.........................

4,245,000

Armidale College of Advanced Education...............................

3,401,000

Catholic College of Education.......................................

842,000

Catholic Teachers College, North Sydney................................

1,591,000

Cumberland College of Health Sciences.................................

4,039,000

Good Samaritan Teachers College....................................

493,000

Goulburn College of Advanced Education...............................

2,560,000

Hawkesbury Agricultural College.....................................

3,708,000

Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education..............................

5,093,000

Mitchell College of Advanced Education................................

6,165,000

Nepean College of Advanced Education.................................

2,334,000

New South Wales Higher Education Board...............................

852,000

New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music..........................

1,628,000

Newcastle College of Advanced Education...............................

5,891,000

Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education...........................

2,115,000

Nursery School Teachers College.....................................

635,000

Orange Agricultural College........................................

986,000

Riverina College of Advanced Education................................

6,741,000

Sydney College of the Arts.........................................

1,858,000

Sydney Kindergarten Teachers College.................................

946,000

Sydney Teachers College..........................................

7,122,000

The Guild Teachers College........................................

989,000

The Milperra College of Advanced Education.............................

1,840,000

The New South Wales Institute of Technology............................

14,404,000

Wollongong Institute of Education....................................

2,870,000

83,348,000

Victoria—

Ballarat College of Advanced Education................................

5,115,000

Bendigo College of Advanced Education................................

5,334,000

Caulfield Institute of Technology.....................................

8,933,000

College of Nursing, Australia........................................

986,000

Footscray Institute of Technology.....................................

5,100,000

Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education..............................

3,286,000

Lincoln Institute................................................

3,690,000

Prahran College of Advanced Education................................

2,806,000

Preston Institute of Technology......................................

4,348,000

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology................................

23,618,000

State College of Victoria...........................................

513,000

State College of Victoria, Burwood....................................

4,104,000

State College of Victoria, Coburg.....................................

2,853,000

State College of Victoria, Frankston...................................

2,832,000

State College of Victoria—Hawthorn..................................

3,535,000

State College of Victoria—Institute of Early Childhood Development.............

1,769,000

State College of Victoria—Institute of Catholic Education.....................

2,268,000

State College of Victoria, Melbourne...................................

10,802,000

State College of Victoria, Rusden.....................................

5,491,000

State College of Victoria, Toorak.....................................

3,504,000

Swinburne College of Technology....................................

10,420,000

The Victorian College of the Arts.....................................

1,155,000

Victorian Institute of Colleges.......................................

888,000

Column 1	Column 2
College of Advanced Education	Grant in respect of 1977
	$
Victorian College of Pharmacy......................................	1,751,000
Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education............................	2,064,000
	117,165,000
Queensland—
Board of Advanced Education.......................................	412,000
Brisbane Kindergarten Teachers College................................	1,279,000
Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education.............................	4,609,000
Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education...........................	6,989,000
Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education............................	5,676,000
Mount Gravatt College of Advanced Education...........................	4,248,000
North Brisbane College of Advanced Education...........................	3,139,000
Queensland Agricultural College.....................................	3,711,000
Queensland Conservatorium of Music.................................	721,000
Queensland Institute of Technology...................................	13,049,000
Townsville College of Advanced Education..............................	1,926,000
	45,759,000
South Australia—
Adelaide College of Advanced Education...............................	3,493,000
Kingston College of Advanced Education...............................	984,000
Murray Park College of Advanced Education.............................	3,451,000
Roseworthy Agricultural College.....................................	1,896,000
Salisbury College of Advanced Education...............................	3,152,000
South Australian Board of Advanced Education...........................	433,000
South Australian Institute of Technology................................	12,523,000
Sturt College of Advanced Education..................................	3,510,000
Torrens College of Advanced Education................................	6,359,000
	35,801,000
Western Australia—
Churchlands Teachers College......................................	3,615,000
Claremont Teachers College........................................	1,959,000
Graylands Teachers College........................................	1,403,000
Mount Lawley Teachers College.....................................	3,098,000
Western Australian Institute of Technology..............................	26,481,000
Western Australian Secondary Teachers College..........................	3,681,000
Western Australian Teacher Education Authority..........................	298,000
	40,535,000
Tasmania—
Tasmanian College of Advanced Education..............................	7,884,000

Column 1

Column 2

College of Advanced Education

Grant in respect of 1977

Victorian College of Pharmacy......................................

1,751,000

Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education............................

2,064,000

117,165,000

Queensland—

Board of Advanced Education.......................................

412,000

Brisbane Kindergarten Teachers College................................

1,279,000

Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education.............................

4,609,000

Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education...........................

6,989,000

Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education............................

5,676,000

Mount Gravatt College of Advanced Education...........................

4,248,000

North Brisbane College of Advanced Education...........................

3,139,000

Queensland Agricultural College.....................................

3,711,000

Queensland Conservatorium of Music.................................

721,000

Queensland Institute of Technology...................................

13,049,000

Townsville College of Advanced Education..............................

1,926,000

45,759,000

South Australia—

Adelaide College of Advanced Education...............................

3,493,000

Kingston College of Advanced Education...............................

984,000

Murray Park College of Advanced Education.............................

3,451,000

Roseworthy Agricultural College.....................................

1,896,000

Salisbury College of Advanced Education...............................

3,152,000

South Australian Board of Advanced Education...........................

433,000

South Australian Institute of Technology................................

12,523,000

Sturt College of Advanced Education..................................

3,510,000

Torrens College of Advanced Education................................

6,359,000

35,801,000

Western Australia—

Churchlands Teachers College......................................

3,615,000

Claremont Teachers College........................................

1,959,000

Graylands Teachers College........................................

1,403,000

Mount Lawley Teachers College.....................................

3,098,000

Western Australian Institute of Technology..............................

26,481,000

Western Australian Secondary Teachers College..........................

3,681,000

Western Australian Teacher Education Authority..........................

298,000

40,535,000

Tasmania—

Tasmanian College of Advanced Education..............................

7,884,000

State	Grant in respect of 1977
	$
New South Wales.................................................	496,000
Victoria........................................................	11,425,000
Queensland......................................................	357,000
South Australia...................................................	63,000
Western Australian.................................................	688,000

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
College of Advanced Education	Work or other matter	Maximum grant in in respect of 1977
		$
New South Wales—
Alexander Mackie College ofAdvanced Education	Completion of teaching and administration buildings—Stage 1—at an estimated cost of $7,236,000	2,694,000
Armidale College ofAdvanced Education	Alterations to existing buildings—at an estimated cost of $161,000	54,000

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
College of Advanced Education	Work or other matter	Maximum grant in in respect of 1977
		$
Cumberland College of HealthSciences	Completion of teaching and administration buildings—Stage 1—at an estimated cost of $2,306,000	2,306,000
	Construction of teaching and administration buildings—Stages 2 and 3—at an estimated cost of $2,242,000	1,078,000
		3,384,000
Hawkesbury Agricultural College	Alterations to existing buildings—at an estimated cost of $377,000	54,000
Northern Rivers College ofAdvanced Education	Construction of teaching buildings—Stage 1—at an estimated cost of $2,963,000	539,000
Riverina College ofAdvanced Education	Construction of lecture unit No. 2—at an estimated cost of $370,000	370,000
Sydney College of the Arts	Construction of academic buildings—Stage 1—at an estimated cost of $3,233,000	1,078,000
The Milperra College ofAdvanced Education	Completion of education buildings—Stage 1b—at an estimated cost of $539,000	539,000
The New South Wales Instituteof Technology	Completion of building 1—at an estimated cost of $9,540,000	9,109,000
	Completion of building 2 (lower 3 levels)— at an estimated cost of $540,000	540,000
	Construction of building 2 extension—at an estimated cost of $6,387,000	690,000
	Brickfield Hill—replacement facilities—at an estimated cost of $4,741,000	431,000
	Purchase of property—at an estimated cost of $3,500,000	1,500,000
		12,270,000
		20,982,000
Victoria—
Ballarat College ofAdvanced Education	Construction of arts building—at an estimated cost of $1,832,000	539,000
	Construction of education building—at an estimated cost of $3,125,000	1,239,000
	Extension to student union facilities—at an estimated cost of $539,000	539,000
		2,317,000
Bendigo College ofAdvanced Education	Construction of academic building—at an estimated cost of $5,388,000	539,000

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
College of Advanced Education	Work or other matter	Maximum grant in in respect of 1977
		$
Caulfield Institute of Technology	Construction of business studies building —at an estimated cost of $3,853,000	2,641,000
	Alterations to existing buildings—at an estimated cost of $485,000	485,000
		3,126,000
Footscray Institute of Technology	Completion of physical education centre—at an estimated cost of $216,000	216,000
	Construction of multi-purpose building—at an estimated cost of $2,769,000	539,000
		755,000
Gippsland Institute ofAdvanced Education	Construction of engineering building—at an estimated cost of $2,694,000	539,000
Lincoln Institute..............	Initial development—Abbotsford—at an estimated cost of $1,293,000	324,000
Prahran College of AdvancedEducation	Construction of teaching building—at an estimated cost of $3,772,000	539,000
	Alterations to existing buildings—at an estimated cost of $345,000	345,000
		884,000
Preston Institute of Technology	Alterations to existing buildings—at an estimated cost of $582,000	474,000
	Construction of business studies building—at an estimated cost of $1,778,000	1,239,000
		1,713,000
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	Construction of union building—at an estimated cost of $3,772,000	571,000
	Alterations and extensions to academic buildings—at an estimated cost of $3,604,000	3,249,000
		3,820,000
State College of Victoria........	Construction of academic building on Abbotsford site—at an estimated cost of $2,802,000	216,000
State College of Victoria, Burwood	Purchase of property—at an estimated cost of $170,000	170,000
State College of Victoria, Coburg	Construction of academic building—at an estimated cost of $2,015,000	140,000
State College of Victoria, Hawthorn	Alterations to existing buildings—at an estimated cost of $647,000	161,000
State College of Victoria—Institute of Early Childhood Development	Purchase of property—Abbotsford—at an estimated cost of $2,387,000	2,387,000

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
College of Advanced Education	Work or other matter	Maximum grant in in respect of 1977
		$
Swinburne College of Technology	Construction of art building—at an estimated cost of $2,479,000	431,000
The Victorian College of the Arts	Construction of academic buildings—at an estimated cost of $4,019,000	733,000
Warrnambool Institute ofAdvanced Education	Construction of multi-purpose building—at an estimated cost of $2,694,000	270,000
	Construction of store/maintenance building— at an estimated cost of $81,000	81,000
		351,000
		18,606,000
Queensland—
Capricornia Institute ofAdvanced Education	Completion of educational resources building—at an estimated cost of $1,724,000	1,724,000
	Construction of teaching building—at an estimated cost of $1,229,000	43,000
	Construction of residential accommodation—at an estimated cost of $485,000	32,000
		1,799,000
Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education	Construction of lecture theatre and staff offices—at an estimated cost of $1,143,000	65,000
Kelvin Grove College ofAdvanced Education	Completion of education building—Stage 2—at an estimated cost of $1,226,000	1,226,000
	Construction of library—at an estimated cost of $2,792,000	594,000
	Construction of community building—at an estimated cost of $1,212,000	65,000
	Purchase of property—at an estimated cost of $90,000	30,000
		1,915,000
North Brisbane College ofAdvanced Education	Completion of teaching block 2—at an estimated cost of $304,000	304,000
	Completion of community building—at an estimated cost of $392,000	392,000
	Construction of teaching building—at an estimated cost of $1,167,000	714,000
		1,410,000
Queensland Agricultural College	Improvements to water supply—at an estimated cost of $194,000	194,000
Queensland Institute ofTechnology	Completion of library—at an estimated cost of $3,278,000	3,278,000
		8,661,000

Column 1	Column 2
State	Maximum grant in respect of 1977
	$
New South Wales................................................	1,294,000
Victoria.......................................................	7,238,000
Queensland....................................................	1,928,000
South Australia..................................................	1,413,000
Western Australia................................................	852,000
	12,725,000