States Grants (Education Assistance—Participation and Equity) Amendment Act 1985

No. 62 of 1985

An Act to amend the States Grants (Education Assistance—Participation and Equity) Act 1983

[Assented to 4 June 1985]

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

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Education Assistance—Participation and Equity) Amendment Act 1985.

(2) The States Grants (Education Assistance—Participation and Equity) Act 19831 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

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

Limits on grants in respect of 1984 and 1985

3. Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1a) “$74,406,000” and substituting “$75,804,000”.

Limits on grants under section 20 in respect of 1984 and 1985

4. Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2) “$697,000” and substituting “$710,000”.

Limits on grants under section 22a in respect of 1985

5. Section 22b of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$1,159,000” and substituting “$1,180,000”.

Delegation by Minister

6. Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (1) (b) “, the Chairman of that Commission” after “Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission Act 1977”.

Repeal and substitution of Schedules 4, 5 and 6 to the Principal Act

7. Schedules 4, 5 and 6 to the Principal Act are repealed and the Schedules set out in the Schedule to this Act are substituted.

Payments made before Royal Assent

8. Payments (including advances) by way of financial assistance made to a State or to the Northern Territory under the Principal Act shall be deemed to have been made for the purposes of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

SCHEDULE Section 7

NEW SCHEDULES 4, 5 AND 6 TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT

SCHEDULE 4 Section 8a

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS—1985

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
	$
New South Wales.....................................	13,258,000
Victoria...........................................	10,770,000
Queensland.........................................	7,064,000
Western Australia.....................................	4,015,000
South Australia......................................	3,722,000
Tasmania..........................................	1,313,000
Northern Territory....................................	431,000
Total.........................................	40,573,000

SCHEDULE 5 Section 12a

NON GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS—1985

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
	$
New South Wales......................................	1,565,000
Victoria.............................................	1,563,000
Queensland..........................................	761,000
Western Australia......................................	375,000
South Australia........................................	308,000
Tasmania............................................	101,000
Northern Territory......................................	36,000
Total..........................................	4,709,000

SCHEDULE 6 Section 15a

TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS—1985

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
	$
New South Wales.....................................	13,014,000
Victoria...........................................	8,397,000
Queensland.........................................	5,621,000
Western Australia.....................................	3,258,000
South Australia......................................	3,356,000
Tasmania..........................................	1,273,000
Northern Territory....................................	312,000
Total.........................................	35,231,000

NOTE

1. No. 118, 1983, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 51, 72 and 128, 1984.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 9 May 1985

Senate on 20 May 1985]