21Grants for building projects and equipment projects in connection with non‑government schools

21 Grants for building projects and equipment projects in connection with non‑government schools

(1) Subject to section 22, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of expenditure in relation to a project approved under section 20, of such amounts as the Minister determines. (2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of expenditure in relation to a project approved under section 20 (being a building project or an equipment project in connection with a non‑government school in the State) on the conditions that:

(a) subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), the State will, without undue delay, pay to the approved authority of the school an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the project, and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid to the approved authority as a payment in relation to the project made out of moneys provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section;

(b) the State will not make a payment to the approved authority under this section in relation to the project unless the Commonwealth Education Minister furnishes a certificate to the State Education Minister for the State to the effect that the approved authority has agreed with the Commonwealth to be bound by the following conditions:

(i) the approved authority will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section in relation to the project is applied for the purpose of meeting expenditure, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1984, in relation to the project;

(ii) the approved authority will consult with the Commonwealth Education Minister for the purpose of determining appropriate methods of giving public recognition of the funding provided for the project by the Commonwealth;

(iii) the approved authority will cause to be furnished to the Commonwealth Education Minister (within a period of 3 months after the date of completion of the project or within such further period as the Commonwealth Education Minister approves) a certificate by a qualified accountant to the effect that he has satisfied himself that the condition specified in subparagraph (i) has been fulfilled;

(iv) the approved authority will comply with such other conditions (if any) as are specified in the approval of the project under section 20;

(v) if the approved authority does not fulfil a condition specified in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or in accordance with subparagraph (iv), the authority will, if the Commonwealth Education Minister so determines, pay to the Commonwealth such amount (not being an amount greater than the sum of the amounts paid to the approved authority under this section in relation to the project) as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines should be paid by the approved authority; and