States Grants (Universities) Act 1964 (Cth)

STATES GRANTS (UNIVERSITIES).

 

No. 130 of 1964.

An Act to amend the States Grants (Universities) Act 1960–1963.

[Assented to 24th November, 1964.]

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 and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Universities) Act 1964.

(2.) The States Grants (Universities) Act 1960-1963 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

 

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the States Grants (Universities) Act 1960-1964.

Commencement.

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

Grants for recurrent expenditure.

3.Section five of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (2.) the following sub-section:—

“(2a.) Where the Minister is satisfied that a State grant paid after the expiration of the year to which this Part applies related to university purposes in respect of that year, he may, in his discretion and with the approval of the State, direct that, for the purposes of this section, that grant shall be treated as having been paid during that year.”.

Variation in salary rates.

4.Section six of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (1.) the following sub-section:—

“(2.) Notwithstanding the last preceding sub-section, the rate of basic professorial remuneration that is the approved rate, in respect of the period of six months that commenced on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-three, for the purposes of financial assistance under this Part is Four thousand six hundred pounds.”.

First Schedule.

5.The First Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Part III. and inserting in its stead the following Part:—

Part III.

Grants for the Recurrent Expenditure for the Year 1963.

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.	Fourth Column.	Fifth Column.
University.	Minimum, fees and State grants.	Financial assistance under section 5(1.).	Additional fees and State grants.	Maximum additional financial assistance under section 5(2.).
£	£	£	£
New South Wales—
The University of Sydney.....................	2,411,000	1,300,000	1,005,000	547,000
The University of New South Wales	2,050,000	1,108,000	1,176,000	636,000
The University of New England............	714,000	386,000	334,000	181,000
Victoria—
The University of Melbourne................	2,126,000	1,149,000	754,000	407,000
Monash University...............................	Nil	Nil	1,172,000	633,000
Queensland—
The University of Queensland...............	1,271,000	692,000	966,000	517,000
Adelaide—
The University of Adelaide...................	1,152,000	649,000	729,000	368,000
The South Australian Institute of Technology
	97,000	53,000	60,000	32,000
Western Australia—
The University of Western Australia......	791,000	449,000	605,000	306,000
Tasmania
The University of Tasmania..................	408,000	220,000	173,000	94,000
11,020,000	6,006,000	6,974,000	3,721,000