61Grants for expenditure of approved education centres

61 Grants for expenditure of approved education centres

(1) Subject to section 62, the Minister may authorize the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of expenditure of an approved education centre in the State, of such amounts as the Minister determines. (2) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of expenditure of an approved education centre in the State on the conditions that:

(a) subject to paragraph (b), the State will, without undue delay, pay to the governing body of the approved education centre an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the approved education centre, and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid to the governing body as a payment made out of moneys provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section;

(b) the State will not make a payment to the governing body under this section unless the Commonwealth Education Minister furnishes a certificate to the State Education Minister for that State to the effect that the governing body has agreed with the Commonwealth to be bound by the following conditions:

(i) the governing body will ensure that an amount equal to the sum of the amounts paid to the governing body under this section is applied for the purpose of meeting:

(A) recurrent expenditure, in respect of the year 1984, of the approved education centre; or

(B) expenditure, in respect of commitments already undertaken or to be undertaken not later than 31 December 1984, in relation to building projects, or equipment projects, in connection with the approved education centre, being projects that are approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section;

(ii) the governing body 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 the approved education centre as is required by the Commonwealth Education Minister to be so furnished;

(iii) if the governing body does not fulfil a condition specified in subparagraph (i) or (ii), the governing body 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 governing body under this section) as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines should be paid by the governing body.