States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Act 1979 (Cth)

States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Act 1979

No. 40 of 1979

An Act to amend the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1977 and the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978, 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 1979.

Commencement

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

PART II–AMENDMENTS OF STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) ACT 1977

Principal Act

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

Limit on grants under section 32

4. Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$109,000” and substituting “$109,500”.

Limit on grants under section 34

5. Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$1,437,500” and substituting “$1,444,000”.

Limit on grants under section 37

6. Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$3,959,500” and substituting “$3,970,500”.

Schedules

7. The Schedules to the Principal Act are repealed and the Schedules set out in Schedule 1 to this Act are substituted.

Directions under Principal Act

8. A direction given under sub-section 11(3) 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 III—AMENDMENTS OF STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS

ASSISTANCE) ACT 1978

Principal Act

9. The States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1978 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Limit on grants under section 38

10. Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$103,000” and substituting “$105,000”.

Limit on grants under section 40

11. Section 41 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$1,409,000” and substituting “$1,441,000”.

Limit on grants under sections 43 and 44

12. Section 45 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$3,908,000” and substituting “$3,997,500”.

Schedules

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 The Schedules to the Principal Act are repealed and the Schedules set out in Schedule 2 to this Act are substituted.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 7

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	80,510,500	116,686,500
Victoria......................................................................	31,396,500	61,668,000	93,064,500
Queensland................................................................	24,118,500	21,286,000	45,404,500
South Australia..........................................................	11,196,500	19,801,500	30,998,000
Western Australia......................................................	10,287,500	15,685,500	25,973,000
Tasmania....................................................................	3,321,000	6,193,000	9,514,000
Totals.............................................................	116,496,000	205,144,500	321,640,500

SCHEDULE 1—continued

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.........................................................	6,794,000	2,522,500	9,316,500
Victoria.........................................................................	8,987,500	2,782,500	11,770,000
Queensland...................................................................	696,000	204,000	900,000
South Australia.............................................................	1,774,500	894,000	2,668,500
Western Australia.........................................................	779,000	1,226,500	2,005,500
Tasmania.......................................................................	362,000	13,500	375,500
Totals................................................................	19,393,000	7,643,000	27,036,000

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...........................................................	6,319,000	1,005,000	1,266,000	8,590,000
Victoria...........................................................	6,504,500	1,190,000	719,500	8,414,000
Queensland...........................................................	1,823,500	161,500	1,043,000	3,028,000
South Australia...........................................................	1,785,500	235,500	341,500	2,362,500
Western Australia...........................................................	1,042,000	129,500	726,000	1,897,500
Tasmania...........................................................	371,500	56,000	248,000	675,500
Totals...............................................	17,846,000	2,777,500	4,344,000	24,967,500

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.........................................................	4,439,500	980,500	5,420,000
Victoria.........................................................................	2,993,000	1,244,000	4,237,000
Queensland...................................................................	1,604,500	709,500	2,314,000
South Australia.............................................................	1,195,500	112,000	1,307,500
Western Australia.........................................................	1,020,500	155,500	1,176,000
Tasmania.......................................................................	422,500	..	422,500
Totals................................................................	11,675,500	3,201,500	14,877,000

 

SCHEDULE 1—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..............................................................................................................	120	184
2..............................................................................................................	154	241
3..............................................................................................................	171	269
4..............................................................................................................	205	326
5..............................................................................................................	239	382
6..............................................................................................................	282	439

SCHEDULE 7 Section 29

RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
$
New South Wales..............................................................................................................	429,000
Victoria.............................................................................................................................	343,500
Queensland.......................................................................................................................	190,000
South Australia..................................................................................................................	116,000
Western Australia..............................................................................................................	105,000
Tasmania...........................................................................................................................	43,000
Total......................................................................................................................	1,226,500

SCHEDULE 1—continued

SCHEDULE 8 Section 31

SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
$
New South Wales...........................................................................................................	5,280,500
Victoria...........................................................................................................................	4,285,500
Queensland.....................................................................................................................	2,214,500
South Australia...............................................................................................................	1,417,500
Western Australia...........................................................................................................	1,266,000
Tasmania.........................................................................................................................	459,500
Total....................................................................................................................	14,923,500

SCHEDULE 2 Section 13

NEW SCHEDULES TO BE INSERTED IN THE STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE) ACT 1978

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.........................................................	43,770,000	75,446,500	119,216,500
Victoria.........................................................................	38,703,000	51,520,500	90,223,500
Queensland...................................................................	24,090,000	24 027 000	48,117,000
South Australia.............................................................	14,272,500	18,704,000	32,976,500
Western Australia.........................................................	12,267,500	16,354,000	28,621,500
Tasmania.......................................................................	4,350,000	6,013,000	10,363,000
Totals................................................................	137,453,000	192,065,000	329,518,000

 

SCHEDULE 2—continued

SCHEDULE 2 Sections 9 and 23

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE—MIGRANT EDUCATION

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Name of State	Government schools	Non-government schools	Totals
$	$	$
New South Wales.........................................................	7,248,000	2,794,500	10,042,500
Victoria.........................................................................	9,167,000	3,009,000	12,176,000
Queensland...................................................................	823,500	267 000	1,090,500
South Australia.............................................................	1,963,000	925,500	2,888,500
Western Australia.........................................................	895,000	1,269,000	2,164,000
Tasmania.......................................................................	369,000	14,000	383,000
Totals................................................................	20,465,500	8,279,000	28,744,500

SCHEDULE 3 Sections 11, 26 and 33

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.................................	6,490,500	1,032,000	1,424,500	8,947,000
Victoria.................................................	6,680,000	1,222,500	808,000	8,710,500
Queensland...........................................	1,872,500	166,000	1,172,000	3,210,500
South Australia.....................................	1,833,500	242,000	384,000	2,459,500
Western Australia.................................	1,070,000	132,500	815,500	2,018,000
Tasmania...............................................	382,000	58,000	277,500	717,500
Totals........................................	18,328,500	2,853,000	4,881,500	26,063,000

SCHEDULE 4 Sections 13 and 28

SPECIAL SCHOOLS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Name of State	Government special schools	Non-government special schools	Totals
$	$	$
New South Wales.........................................................	4,543,500	1,003,500	5,547,000
Victoria.........................................................................	3,052,000	1,284,500	4,336,500
Queensland...................................................................	1,642,000	726,000	2,368,000
South Australia.............................................................	1,224,500	114,500	1,339,000
Western Australia.........................................................	1,044,500	160,000	1,204,500
Tasmania.......................................................................	432,500	..	432,500
Totals................................................................	11,939,000	3,288,500	15,227,500

 

SCHEDULE 2—continued

SCHEDULE 5 Section 17

NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
$
New South Wales..............................................................................................................	11,084,500
Victoria.............................................................................................................................	10,707,500
Queensland.......................................................................................................................	5,059,500
South Australia..................................................................................................................	2,145,500
Western Australia..............................................................................................................	2,617,000
Tasmania...........................................................................................................................	665,000
Total......................................................................................................................	32,279,000

SCHEDULE 6 Sections 18 and 19

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..............................................................................................................	154	229
2..............................................................................................................	192	290
3..............................................................................................................	192	305
4..............................................................................................................	230	351
5..............................................................................................................	269	412
6..............................................................................................................	322	479

SCHEDULE 7 Section 31

MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
$
New South Wales..............................................................................................................	186,000
Victoria.............................................................................................................................	150,500
Queensland.......................................................................................................................	79,000
South Australia..................................................................................................................	49,500
Western Australia..............................................................................................................	45,000
Tasmania...........................................................................................................................	16,000
Total...........................................................................................................................	526,000

SCHEDULE 2—continued

SCHEDULE 8 Section 35

RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS

Column I	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
$
New South Wales...........................................................................................................	478,500
Victoria...........................................................................................................................	386,000
Queensland.....................................................................................................................	202,000
South Australia...............................................................................................................	126,000
Western Australia...........................................................................................................	117,000
Tasmania.........................................................................................................................	42,000
Total................................................................................................................................	1,351,500

SCHEDULE 9 Section 37

SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Column 1	Column 2
Name of State	Amounts
$
New South Wales..............................................................................................................	5,350,500
Victoria.............................................................................................................................	4,311,000
Queensland.......................................................................................................................	2,261,500
South Australia..................................................................................................................	1,418,000
Western Australia..............................................................................................................	1,300,000
Tasmania...........................................................................................................................	459,500
Total......................................................................................................................	15,100,500