28Grants for recurrent expenditure on special education at non‑government schools etc.

28 Grants for recurrent expenditure on special education at non‑government schools etc.

(1) The Minister may, by determination in writing, authorise the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure or expenditure on minor capital projects in connection with special education provided at or in connection with a non‑government school or non‑government centre in the State, for the program years 1989 and 1990, of an amount not exceeding the amount set out opposite to the name of the State in column 4 of the part of Schedule 5 that relates to the year concerned. (2) The Minister may, by determination in writing, authorise the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure or expenditure on minor capital projects in connection with special education services provided at or in connection with a non‑government school or non‑government centre in the State, for the program years 1989 and 1990, of an amount not exceeding the amount set out opposite to the name of the State in column 6 of the part of Schedule 5 that relates to the year concerned. (3) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of expenditure in connection with special education provided at or in connection with a non‑government school or non‑government centre in the State in respect of a program year:

(a) on the condition that, subject to paragraph (c), the State will, as soon as possible, pay to the approved authority of the school or centre an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the school or centre in respect of that year and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid as a payment made out of money provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section;

(b) on the condition that the State will, in making the payment, specify the part (if any) of that amount that is paid in connection with integration activities conducted at the school in respect of that year;

(c) on the condition that the State will not make a payment to the approved authority of the school or centre under this section in respect of that year unless the approved authority has entered into an agreement of a kind determined by the Minister with the Commonwealth in respect of that year or in respect of a number of years including that year;

(d) on the condition that the State will ensure that the total of all amounts specified by the State for the purposes of paragraph (b) in connection with integration activities conducted by the approved authorities of schools in the State in respect of that year is not less than the amount set out opposite to the name of the State in column 5 of the part of Schedule 5 that relates to that year; and

(e) on the additional conditions applicable under section 29.