1Victoria Grant (Millewa Pipelines) Act 1972

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Victoria Grant (Millewa Pipelines)

No. 70 of 1972

An Act to grant Financial Assistance to the State of Victoria in connexion with the Construction of Pipelines and of certain Associated Works in the Millewa area in that State.

[Assented to 31 August 1972]

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 Victoria Grant (Millewa Pipelines) Act 1972.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Definition.

3. In this Act, “the State” means the State of Victoria.

Grant of financial assistance.

4.—(1.) Where, on or after the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-two, expenditure has been, or is, incurred by the State in carrying out the works, and doing the other things, referred to in the Schedule to this Act, there are payable to the State, subject to this Act, by way of financial assistance, such amounts as the Treasurer from time to time determines to be necessary to reimburse the State in respect of that expenditure by the State.

(2.) The amounts paid to the State under this Act shall not exceed, in the aggregate, Two million dollars.

Power of Minister to vary description of work.

5. Where the State so requests, the Minister may, from time to time, by instrument in writing, direct that this Act have effect in relation to a work referred to in the Schedule to this Act as if the description in that Schedule of that work were varied in such manner as is specified in the instrument.

Provision relating to carrying out of works.

6. The State is not entitled to financial assistance under this Act in relation to expenditure by the State, whether incurred before or after the commencement of this Act, in carrying out a particular work—

(a) where the Minister has requested the State to furnish information in relation to the design or construction of the work—unless the State has duly furnished that information;

(b) unless the Minister is satisfied that the design and construction of the work are in accordance with the purposes for which the work was proposed by the State; and

(c) where the expenditure was incurred under a contract (being a contract entered into after the commencement of this Act) providing for the expenditure of more than Five hundred thousand dollars—unless the contract was entered into with the approval of the Minister.