1States Grants (Universities) Act 1969

States Grants (Universities)

No. 76 of 1969

An Act to make provision for the grant of Financial Assistance to the States in connexion with Universities.

[Assented to 26 September 1969]

[Date of commencement 24 October 1969]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Universities) Act 1969.

Interpretation.

2.—(1.) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

“additional research expenses”, in relation to a University, means such expenses incurred, otherwise than by way of capital expenditure, by the University, in connexion with research or training in research, as the Commission approves as additional research expenses for the purposes of this Act, being expenses that, in the opinion of the Commission, should not be expected to be met out of funds available for university purposes;

“capital expenditure” means—

(a) expenditure on the purchase of land, with or without buildings, the planning, erection or alteration of a building, the development or preparation of land for building or other purposes or the installation of water, electricity and other services, other than expenditure on the alteration of a building at a cost of less than Ten thousand dollars; and

(b) expenditure exceeding Forty thousand dollars for the purchase of, or otherwise in connexion with, a single item of equipment;

“fees” means tuition, examination, matriculation and other fees payable to a University by a student enrolled at, or applying for enrolment at, the University in connexion with his course of study or attendance at the University, and includes fees payable to the University in respect of the conferring of a degree or diploma, but does not include fees the payment of which is voluntary or fees payable to an organization of students;

“hall of residence”, in relation to a University, means a hall, college or other establishment at which any students of the University reside, being an establishment—

(a) administered by the University, or by a body corporate established by the University; and

(b) approved by the Minister, for the purposes of this Act, as a hall of residence;

“residential college”, in relation to a University, means a residential college (not being a hall of residence) affiliated with the University and approved by the Minister, for the purposes of this Act, as a residential college;

“State contribution” means moneys paid by a State to a University for university purposes, other than moneys paid in fulfilment of the conditions upon which a payment is or has been made to the State by the Commonwealth under this Act or any other Act;