26Grants for recurrent expenditure in connection with general education in English as a second language provided in connection with systemic schools

26 Grants for recurrent expenditure in connection with general education in English as a second language provided in connection with systemic schools

(1) Subject to section 28, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure of an approved school system in the State in connection with general education in English as a second language provided at or in connection with systemic schools in the school system, of such amounts as the Minister determines. (2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of recurrent expenditure of an approved school system in the State in connection with general education in English as a second language provided at or in connection with systemic schools in the school system on the conditions that:

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

(b) the State will not make a payment to the approved authority under this section unless the Commonwealth Education Minister furnishes a certificate to the State Education Minister for that 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 is applied for the purpose of meeting recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year 1984, of those schools, and of the approved authority in respect of those schools, in such proportions as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines, in connection with general education in English as a second language provided at or in connection with those schools;

(ii) the approved authority will ensure that the benefits of, and the opportunities created by, the application of an amount equal to so much of that amount as is applied for the purpose of meeting expenditure of that kind, being expenditure of co‑educational schools, and of the approved authority in respect of those schools, are, as far as practicable, equally available to male students and female students at those schools;

(iii) the approved authority will cause to be furnished to the Commonwealth Education Minister (not later than 30 June 1985 or such later date as the Commonwealth Education Minister approves):

(A) a certificate by a qualified accountant to the effect that he has satisfied himself that the condition specified in subparagraph (i) has been fulfilled; and