64Grants for expenditure in relation to projects or programs of national significance

64 Grants for expenditure in relation to projects or programs of national significance

(1) Subject to section 65, 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 or program that is being, or is to be, carried out by or in the State and has been approved by him under section 63 (including a project or program that is being, or is to be, carried out together with, or as part of, a project or program, as the case may be, 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 or program 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 or program; 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.