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States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1983
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(1) Subject to section 48, 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 that is being, or is to be, carried out by or in the State and has been approved under section 46 (including a project that is being, or is to be, carried out together with, or as part of, a project that is being, or is to be, carried out by or in another State or by the Commonwealth or in a Territory), 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 on the conditions that:
(a) the State will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts of financial assistance paid to the State under this section is applied by the State, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1984, for the purpose of meeting expenditure in relation to the project; and
(b) the State will cause to be furnished to the Minister (not later than 30 June 1985 or such later date as the Minister approves) a certificate by an authorized person to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that the condition specified in paragraph (a) has been fulfilled.