States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1983
41Approval of building projects and equipment projects in connection with schools serving predominantly Aboriginal communities
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41 Approval of building projects and equipment projects in connection with schools serving predominantly Aboriginal communities
(1) For the purposes of section 42, the Minister may, subject to subsection (2) of this section, approve building projects and equipment projects in connection with schools serving predominantly Aboriginal communities in a State. (2) A project shall not be approved under subsection (1) if:
(a) the project is in connection with a co‑educational school and the Minister is of the opinion that the benefits of, and the opportunities created by, the project will not, as far as practicable, be equally available to male students and female students at the school; or
(b) the sole or principal object, or one of the principal objects, of the project is to provide facilities for use, wholly or principally, for or in relation to religious worship.
(3) Without limiting the generality of the expression building projects and equipment projects in connection with schools serving predominantly Aboriginal communities in a State in this section, that expression includes a project the sole or principal object of which is to provide hostel accommodation for students at those schools.