States Grants (Universities) Act 1971 (Cth)

States Grants (Universities)

No. 44 of 1971

An Act to amend the States Grants (Universities) Act 1969-1970.

[Assented to 18 May 1971]

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 1971.

(2.) The States Grants (Universities) Act 1969-1970 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 1969-1971.

Commencement.

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

Salary rates.

3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a)of sub-section (1.) the words “Fourteen thousand four hundred dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifteen thousand two hundred and sixty-four dollars”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b)of that sub-section the words “Eleven thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Twelve thousand five hundred and ninety-three dollars”;

(c) by omitting from paragraph (c)of that sub-section the words “Ten thousand five hundred dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Eleven thousand one hundred and thirty dollars”;

(d) by omitting from paragraph (d)of that sub-section the words “Eight thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Nine thousand two hundred and eighty-six dollars”; and

(e) by omitting from paragraph (e)of that sub-section the words “Six thousand three hundred and eighteen dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Six thousand six hundred and ninety-seven dollars”.

First Schedule.

4. The First Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Parts II. and III. and inserting in their stead the following Parts:—

“Part II.

Grants for Recurrent Expenditure for the Year 1971

First Column	Second Column	Third Column
University	Fees and State contributions	Maximum financial assistance under section 3 (1.)
New South Wales—	$	$
University of Sydney.........................................................	16,593,000	8,969,000
University of New South Wales.........................................	15,065,000	8,143,000
University of New England................................................	4,802,000	2,595,000
University of Newcastle....................................................	3,173,000	1,715,000
Macquarie University........................................................	4,686,000	2,533,000
Victoria—
University of Melbourne....................................................	14,181,000	7,665,000
Monash University............................................................	12,014,000	6,494,000
La Trobe University..........................................................	3,943,000	2,132,000
Queensland—
University of Queensland..................................................	12,200,000	6,594,000
James Cook University of North Queensland......................	1,832,000	991,000
South Australia—
University of Adelaide.......................................................	7,921,000	4,281,000
Flinders University of South Australia................................	2,912,000	1,574,000
Western Australia—
University of Western Australia.........................................	7,388,000	3,994,000
Tasmania—
University of Tasmania.....................................................	3,370,000	1,821,000
110,080,000	59,501,000

“Part III.

Grants for Recurrent Expenditure for the Year 1972

First Column	Second Column	Third Column
University	Fees and State contributions	Maximum financial assistance under section 3 (1.)
$	$
New South Wales—
University of Sydney.........................................................	17,539,000	9,480,000
University of New South Wales.........................................	16,084,000	8,694,000
University of New England................................................	5,074,000	2,743,000
University of Newcastle....................................................	3,491,000	1,887,000
Macquarie University........................................................	5,371,000	2,903,000
Victoria—
University of Melbourne....................................................	14,762,000	7,979,000
Monash University............................................................	12,788,000	6,912,000
La Trobe University..........................................................	4,726,000	2,555,000
Queensland—
University of Queensland..................................................	13,099,000	7,080,000
James Cook University of North Queensland......................	2,147,000	1,161,000
New institution at Mount Gravatt.......................................	32,000	18,000
South Australia—
University of Adelaide.......................................................	8,372,000	4,525,000
Flinders University of South Australia................................	3,288,000	1,777,000
Western Australia—
University of Western Australia.........................................	8,130,000	4,395,000
Tasmania—
University of Tasmania.....................................................	3,713,000	2,007,000
118,616,000	64,116,000”.

Second Schedule.

5. The Second Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting from the second column the words—

“Broken Hill

 

Engineering Sciences—new building;

and Physics Building—extension”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Broken Hill

 

Physics Building—extensions; and

Thermodynamics Laboratory

—alterations”.

Sixth Schedule.

6. The Sixth Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting from the second column the words (in relation to The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children)—

“Autopsy—teaching area”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Hospital library—extensions”.