States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Act 1978 (Cth)

STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) AMENDMENT ACT 1978

No. 33 of 1978

An Act to amend the States Grants (Schools) Act 1972, the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1976 and the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1977, and for related purposes.

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

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Act 1978.

Commencement

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

PART II—AMENDMENT OF STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS) ACT 1972

Schedule

3. The Schedule to the States Grants (Schools) Act 1972 is repealed and the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Act is substituted.

PART III—AMENDMENTS OF STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) ACT 1976

Principal Act

4. The States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1976 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Limit on additional grants for schools in need of short-term emergency assistance

5. Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$844,000” and substituting “$654,800”.

Limit on grants under sub-section 36(1)

6. Section 37 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$358,500” and substituting “$363,000”.

Limit on grants under sub-section 38(1)

7. Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$1,259,500” and substituting “$1,279,000”.

Limit on grants under sub-section 41(1)

8. Section 42 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$4,507,000” and substituting “$4,576,000”.

Schedules

9. The Schedules to the Principal Act are repealed and the Schedules set out in Schedule 2 to this Act are substituted.

Directions under Principal Act

10. A direction given under sub-section 33(4) of the Principal Act shall, by force of this section, cease to have effect upon the commencement of this Act, but this section shall not be taken to affect the previous operation of the direction.

 

PART IV—AMENDMENTS OF STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) ACT 1977

Principal Act

11. The States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1977 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Limit on grants under section 32

12. Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$105,000” and substituting “$108,500”.

Limit on grants under section 34

13. Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$1,362,000” and substituting “$1,413,500”.

Limit on grants under section 37

14. Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$3,771,500” and substituting “$3,914,500”.

Schedules

15. The Schedules to the Principal Act are repealed and the Schedules set out in Schedule 3 to this Act are substituted.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 3

New Schedule to be inserted in the States Grants (Schools) Act 1972

SCHEDULE Section 8

LIMITS OF GRANTS FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Name of State	Maximum grants for capital expenditure for government schools	Maximum grants for capital expenditure for non-government schools	Total maximum grants
$	$	$
New South Wales...............................................	68,704,500	20,325,500	89,030,000
Victoria...............................................................	52,964,500	17,794,000	70,758,500
Queensland.........................................................	26,771,500	8,268,000	35,039,500
South Australia...................................................	20,682,000	3,445,000	24,127,000
Western Australia...............................................	15,739,500	4,015,500	19,755,000
Tasmania.............................................................	7,007,000	1,260,000	8,267,000
Totals...........................................................	191,869,000	55,108,000	246,977,000

SCHEDULE 2 Section 9

New Schedules to be inserted in the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1976

SCHEDULE 1 Sections 7 and 13

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS AND

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Name of State	Building and equipment projects	Recurrent expenditure	Totals
$	$	$
New South Wales...............................................	29,639,500	75,872,000	105,511,500
Victoria...............................................................	25,936,000	60,466,500	86,402,500
Queensland.........................................................	21,017,000	20,661,500	41,678,500
South Australia...................................................	9,160,500	19,060,500	28,221,000
Western Australia...............................................	8,112,500	15,281,500	23,394,000
Tasmania.............................................................	2,490,500	6,007,500	8,498,000
Totals......................................................	96,356,000	197,349,500	293,705,500

SCHEDULE 2—continued

SCHEDULE 2 Section 11

NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
$
New South Wales...........................................................................................................	4,940,000
Victoria...........................................................................................................................	4,916,500
Queensland.....................................................................................................................	2,045,000
South Australia...............................................................................................................	992,500
Western Australia...........................................................................................................	969,000
Tasmania.........................................................................................................................	440,000
Total....................................................................................................................	14,303,000

SCHEDULE 3 Sections 12(2)(a) and 16

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE—MIGRANT EDUCATION

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Name of State	Government schools	Non-government schools	Totals
$	$	$
New South Wales..........................................	6,373,000	2,115,500	8,488,500
Victoria..........................................................	9,215,000	2,543,000	11,758,000
Queensland....................................................	528,000	99,500	627,500
South Australia..............................................	1,437,000	890,500	2,327,500
Western Australia..........................................	567,000	1,248,000	1,815,000
Tasmania........................................................	352,000	11,500	363,500
Totals.................................................	18,472,000	6,908,000	25,380,000

SCHEDULE 4 Sections 14 and 15

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE—LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Level of assistance	Amount per primary school student	Amount per secondary school student
$	$
1....................................................................................................	91	142
2....................................................................................................	121	193
3....................................................................................................	152	244
4....................................................................................................	182	296
5....................................................................................................	212	347
6....................................................................................................	249	398

SCHEDULE 2—continued

SCHEDULE 5 Sections 19, 22 and 24

DISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS AND DISADVANTAGED COUNTRY AREAS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Name of State	Disadvantaged government schools	Disadvantaged non-government schools	Disadvantaged country areas	Totals
$	$	$	$
New South Wales.........	5,978,000	950,500	1,197,000	8,125,500
Victoria.........................	6,154,000	1,126,000	680,500	7,960,500
Queensland...................	1,724,500	152,500	985,500	2,862,500
South Australia.............	1,689,500	223,000	322,500	2,235,000
Western Australia.........	985,500	123,000	686,000	1,794,500
Tasmania.......................	352,000	53,000	234,500	639,500
Totals................	16,883,500	2,628,000	4,106,000	23,617,500

SCHEDULE 6 Sections 27 and 29

SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Name of State	Government special schools	Non-government special schools	Residential institutions	Totals
$	$	$	$
New South Wales..............	4,158,000	951,500	410,500	5,520,000
Victoria.............................	2,809,000	1,186,000	328,500	4,323,500
Queensland.......................	1,513,500	668,500	181,500	2,363,500
South Australia..................	1,126,000	105,500	111,500	1,343,000
Western Australia..............	962,000	147,000	100,000	1,209,000
Tasmania...........................	399,000	41,000	440,000
Totals.....................	10,967,500	3,058,500	1,173,000	15,199,000

SCHEDULE 7 Section 33

DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Name of State	Approved development and service activities	Teacher remuneration and teacher replacement	Totals
$	$	$
New South Wales........................................	2,740,000	3,127,000	5,867,000
Victoria........................................................	2,276,000	2,593,000	4,869,000
Queensland..................................................	1,179,000	1,343,000	2,522,000

SCHEDULE 2—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Name of State	Approved development and service activities	Teacher remuneration and teacher replacement	Totals
$	$	$
South Australia......................................................	768,500	874,000	1,642,500
Western Australia..................................................	657,000	751,000	1,408,000
Tasmania...............................................................	362,500	282,500	645,000
Totals.........................................................	7,983,000	8,970,500	16,953,500

SCHEDULE 3 Section 15

New Schedules to be inserted in the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1977

SCHEDULE 1 Section 7

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS AND

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Name of State	Building and equipment projects	Recurrent expenditure	Totals
$	$	$
New South Wales....................................................	36,176,000	78,103,500	114,279,500
Victoria....................................................................	31,396,500	59,811,500	91,208,000
Queensland..............................................................	24,118,500	20,653,000	44,771,500
South Australia........................................................	11,196,500	19,209,000	30,405,500
Western Australia....................................................	10,287,500	15,218,500	25,506,000
Tasmania..................................................................	3,321,000	6,008,500	9,329,500
Totals...........................................................	116,496,000	199,004,000	315,500,000

SCHEDULE 2 Sections 6(2)(a) and 18

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE—MIGRANT EDUCATION

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Name of State	Government schools	Non-government schools	Totals
$	$	$
New South Wales..........................	6,570,000	2,476,000	9,046,000
Victoria.........................................	8,691,000	2,731,000	11,422,000
Queensland...................................	673,000	200,000	873,000
South Australia..............................	1,716,000	877,500	2,593,500

SCHEDULE 3—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Name of State	Government schools	Non-government schools	Totals
$	$	$
Western Australia............................................................................................	753,500	1,203,500	1,957,000
Tasmania............................................................................................	350,000	13,500	363,500
Totals............................................................................................	18,753,500	7,501,500	26,255,000

SCHEDULE 3 Sections 9, 22 and 27

DISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS AND DISADVANTAGED COUNTRY AREAS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Name of State	Disadvantaged government schools	Disadvantaged non-government schools	Disadvantaged country areas	Totals
$	$	$	$
New South Wales..............................................................................................	6,153,500	978,500	1,233,000	8,365,000
Victoria..............................................................................................	6,334,000	1,159,000	700,500	8,193,500
Queensland..............................................................................................	1,775,500	157,500	1,015,500	2,948,500
South Australia..............................................................................................	1,738,500	229,500	332,500	2,300,500
Western Australia..............................................................................................	1,014,500	126,000	707,000	1,847,500
Tasmania..............................................................................................	362,000	54,500	241,500	658,000
Totals..............................................................................................	17,378,000	2,705,000	4,230,000	24,313,000

SCHEDULE 4 Sections 11 and 24

SPECIAL SCHOOLS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Name of State	Government special schools	Non-government special schools	Totals
$	$	$
New South Wales..........................................	4,308,000	951,500	5,259,500
Victoria..........................................................	2,893,500	1,218,000	4,111,500
Queensland....................................................	1,557,000	688,500	2,245,500
South Australia..............................................	1,160,000	108,500	1,268,500
Western Australia..........................................	990,500	151,000	1,141,500
Tasmania........................................................	410,000	410,000
Totals.................................................	11,319,000	3,117,500	14,436,500

SCHEDULE 3—continued

SCHEDULE 5 Section 15

NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS–BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
$
New South Wales...........................................................................................................	8,392,000
Victoria...........................................................................................................................	8,160,500
Queensland.....................................................................................................................	3,915,500
South Australia...............................................................................................................	1,710,500
Western Australia...........................................................................................................	2,020,500
Tasmania.........................................................................................................................	641,500
Total...........................................................................................................................	24,840,500

SCHEDULE 6 Sections 16 and 17

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE—LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Level of assistance	Amount per primary school student	Amount per secondary school student
$	$
1....................................................................................................	119	182
2....................................................................................................	152	238
3....................................................................................................	169	266
4....................................................................................................	202	322
5....................................................................................................	237	379
6....................................................................................................	278	434

SCHEDULE 7 Section 29

RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
$
New South Wales...........................................................................................................	422,000
Victoria...........................................................................................................................	338,000
Queensland.....................................................................................................................	187,000
South Australia...............................................................................................................	114,000
Western Australia...........................................................................................................	103,500
Tasmania.........................................................................................................................	42,500
Total....................................................................................................................	1,207,000

SCHEDULE 3—continued

SCHEDULE 8 Section 31

SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
$
New South Wales.........................................................................................................	5,169,000
Victoria.........................................................................................................................	4,195,000
Queensland...................................................................................................................	2,168,000
South Australia.............................................................................................................	1,387,500
Western Australia.........................................................................................................	1,239,500
Tasmania.......................................................................................................................	450,000
Total.................................................................................................................	14,609,000