30Grants for recurrent expenditure in connection with education in English as a second language for eligible new arrivals provided in connection with non‑systemic schools

30 Grants for recurrent expenditure in connection with education in English as a second language for eligible new arrivals provided in connection with non‑systemic schools

(1) 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 education in English as a second language for eligible new arrivals provided at or in connection with the school, of such amounts as the Minister determines, being amounts that do not exceed, in the aggregate, an amount equal to the product of the amount that is determined by the Minister under section 5 to be the level at which financial assistance is to be provided in respect of each eligible new arrival receiving education in English as a second language and the number of eligible new arrivals who will receive that education provided at or in connection with the school. (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 education in English as a second language for eligible new arrivals 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 has furnished 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 courses commencing in 1984, of the school in connection with education in English as a second language for eligible new arrivals provided at or in connection with the school;

(ii) the approved authority will ensure that each eligible new arrival for whom a course of that education is provided, commencing in that year, at or in connection with the school:

(A) enrolled in the course before 1 May 1984 or before the date occurring 6 months after the date of his arrival in Australia, whichever is the later date;

(B) at the time of enrolling in the course, is undertaking, or has an intention to undertake either before or as soon as practicable after his completion of the course, primary education or secondary education at a government school or non‑government school; and