States Grants (Research)

No. 93 of 1965

An Act to grant Financial Assistance to the States in connexion with Research.

[Assented to 4 December, 1965]

[Date of commencement 1 January, 1966]

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 (Research) Act 1965.

Definitions.

2. For the purpose of this Act—

“research” means systematic investigations in some branch of science or learning;

“University” includes the South Australian Institute of Technology.

Grants for research.

3.—(1.) Subject to this Act, there are payable to the States, by way of financial assistance in connexion with research, such amounts as are from time to time appropriated by the Parliament for that purpose.

(2.) The Minister may authorize the payment by the Commonwealth to a State of such portion of an amount referred to in the last preceding sub-section as he determines.

Conditions on which grants made to States.

4. Payment of an amount to a State under this Act is subject to the following conditions:—

(a) that the amount will be applied by the State, in a manner approved by the Minister, for the purposes of expenditure in connexion with research approved by the Minister;

(b) that, if payment of the amount is subject to the condition that it will be applied by the State for the purposes of expenditure in connexion with research at a University, the State will, without undue delay, apply a further amount equal to that amount for the purposes of expenditure in connexion with that research;

(c) that, if the Minister informs a State to which a payment has been made under the last preceding section that he is satisfied that the State has failed to fulfil any conditions applicable to that payment, the State will pay to the Commonwealth an amount equal to the amount of the payment; and

(d) that, if the amount paid by the Commonwealth to a State under the last preceding section exceeds the amount properly payable, the State will pay to the Commonwealth an amount equal to the excess.