1States Grants (Universities) Act 1974

STATES GRANTS (UNIVERSITIES) ACT 1974

No. 75 of 1974

An Act relating to the Grant of Financial Assistance in Connexion with Universities.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Universities) Act 1974.

(2) The States Grants (Universities) Act 1972-1973 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the States Grants (Universities) Act 1972-1974.

Commencement.

2. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Sections 3 and 5 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 12 December 1973.

Interpretation.

3. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (b) of the definition of “fees” in sub-section (1) and substituting the following paragraph:—

“(b) fees payable in respect of an organization of students, or of students and other persons, or in respect of the provision to students of amenities or services that are not of an academic nature;”.

Grants for expenditure on University building projects, &c.

4. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-section (1c) the following sub-sections:—

“(1d) There is payable to a State, in relation to a University situated in that State that is specified in the first column of the Tenth Schedule, during the period of 3 years to which this Act applies, for the purpose of financial assistance in relation to a project of that University specified in the second column of that Schedule, the amount specified in respect of that project in the third column of that Schedule.

“(1e) There is payable to the State of New South Wales, for the purpose of financial assistance towards the cost of acquisition of a site near Campbelltown in that State for the establishment of a proposed new University, an amount of $99,437.”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-section (4) the words “under sub-section (1) or (1c)” and substituting the words “under sub-section (1), (1c) or (1d)”.

Building grants in respect of halls of residence and residential colleges.

5. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2b) the word “one-twelfth” (wherever occurring) and substituting the word “one-eighth”.