States Grants (TAFE Assistance)
Amendment Act 1990

No. 120 of 1990

An Act to amend the States Grants (TAFE Assistance) Act
1989

[Assented to 28 December 1990]

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

Short title etc.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the States Grants (TAFE Assistance) Amendment Act 1990.

(2) In this Act, “Principal Act” means the States Grants (TAFE Assistance) Act 19891.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Interpretation—defined expressions

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following definition:

“‘program year’ means the calendar year 1990 or the calendar year 1991;”.

Arrangements with States

4. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “1990” and substituting “a program year”.

Grants for recurrent expenditure

5. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting from subsection (2) “1990” and substituting “a program year”;

(b) by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

“(3) The total of the amounts determined by the Minister under this section must not exceed:

(a) for 1990—$140,250,000; or

(b) for 1991—$149,299,000.”.

Conditions of grants

6. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) “1990” and substituting “a program year”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (c) “1991” and substituting “in the year after the relevant program year”;

Approval of capital expenditure proposals

7. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting from subsection (1) “1990” and substituting “a program year”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (3) (a) all the words from and including “section 14” to and including “1989” and substituting “this Act and amounts were spent in the program year to which the proposal relates”.

Approved expenditure in relation to approved capital expenditure proposals

8. Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting from subsection (2) “1990” and substituting “the relevant program year”;

(b) by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

“(3) The total of the amounts determined by the Minister under this section must not exceed:

(a) for 1990—$203,227,000; or

(b) for 1991—$209,288,000.”.

Conditions of grants

9. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting from subparagraphs (1) (b) (i) and (ii) “1991” and substituting “in the year after the relevant program year”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (1) (d) “1991” and substituting “in the year after the relevant program year”;

NOTE

1. No. 170, 1989.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 10 October 1990

Senate on 15 November 1990]