27Grants for recurrent expenditure in connection with general education in English as a second language provided in connection with non‑systemic schools

27 Grants for recurrent expenditure in connection with general education in English as a second language provided in connection with non‑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 a non‑systemic school in the State in connection with general education in English as a second language provided at or in connection with the school, of such amounts as the Minister determines. (2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of recurrent expenditure of a non‑systemic school in the State in connection with general education in English as a second language provided at or in connection with the school on the conditions that:

(a) subject to paragraph (b), 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 school, 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 to the State Education Minister for the State a certificate 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 the school in connection with general education in English as a second language provided at or in connection with the school;

(ii) if the school is a co‑educational school—the approved authority will ensure that the benefits of, and the opportunities created by, the application of an amount equal to that amount for the purposes of that expenditure of the school are, as far as practicable, equally available to male students and female students at the school;

(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

(B) a statement in writing, that contains such information in respect of general education in English as a second language provided at or in connection with the school as is required by the Commonwealth Education Minister to be so furnished;

(iv) if the approved authority does not fulfil a condition specified in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii), 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) as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines should be paid by the approved authority.