States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1983
52Grants for expenditure in connection with the education of students receiving primary education or secondary education in prescribed country areas
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52 Grants for expenditure in connection with the education of students receiving primary education or secondary education in prescribed country areas
(1) Subject to section 53, 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 connection with the education of students receiving primary education or secondary education in prescribed country areas in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines. (2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the condition that 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 for the purpose of meeting:
(a) recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year 1984, in connection with the education of students receiving primary education or secondary education in prescribed country areas in the State; or
(b) expenditure, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1984, in relation to minor building projects, or minor equipment projects, in connection with the education of students receiving primary education or secondary education in prescribed country areas in the State, being projects:
(i) the total expenditure in relation to each of which is, or will be, less than $30,000; or
(ii) that are approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section.
(3) Financial assistance to a State in respect of expenditure in connection with the education of students receiving primary education or secondary education in prescribed country areas of the State is granted to the State under this section on the condition that the State will ensure that the benefits of, and the opportunities created by, the application of an amount equal to so much of the amount of that financial assistance as is applied for the purpose of meeting expenditure in connection with that education in co‑educational schools, are, as far as practicable, equally available to male students and female students at these schools.