39ESchool language and literacy program—community languages element

39E School language and literacy program—community languages element

(1) The Minister may authorise the payment to a State of an amount by way of financial assistance to the State for recurrent expenditure for the program year 1992 on community languages:

(a) provided at or in connection with government schools in the State; or

(b) provided by any other person or organisation in the State.

(2) The amount paid to a State under subsection (1) must not exceed the amount worked out using Part 2 of Schedule 20. (3) The Minister may authorise the payment to a State of an amount by way of financial assistance to the State for recurrent expenditure of an approved school system, or of a non‑systemic school, in the State for the program year 1992 on community languages provided at or in connection with systemic schools in the school system or the school. (4) The amount paid to a State under subsection (3) must not exceed the amount worked out using Part 2 of Schedule 20. (5) The Minister is to determine the conditions on which financial assistance is granted to a State for the program year. (6) The conditions are to be included in an agreement entered into by the State with the Commonwealth. (7) The Minister may only authorise a payment to the State for the program year if the State has entered into the agreement. (8) Financial assistance is granted to a State in respect of a government school or any other person or organisation in the State for the program year:

(a) on the conditions set out in the agreement mentioned in subsection (7); and

(b) on the condition that, if the State does not fulfil a condition of the agreement with respect to the grant within the time (if any) specified for fulfilment of the condition:

(i) the State will, if the Minister so determines, repay to the Commonwealth the amount specified by the Minister in the determination; and

(ii) the Minister may delay making any further payment to the State under subsection (1) until the State fulfils that condition.

(9) The amount specified in the determination mentioned in subparagraph (8)(b)(i) is not to exceed the sum of the amounts paid to the State under this section in respect of government schools and other persons or organisations for the program year. (10) Financial assistance is granted to a State in respect of an approved school system, or a non‑systemic school, in the State for the program year on the conditions that:

(a) the State will pay, as soon as possible, to the approved authority of the school system an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the school system, or the school, for that year; and

(b) when making the payment, the State will describe the amount paid as a payment made out of money provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section; and