States Grants (Advanced Education) Act 1967 - Legislation

States Grants (Advanced Education)

No. 33 of 1967

An Act relating to the grant of Financial Assistance to the States in connexion with Advanced Education.

[Assented to 24 May 1967]

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.

1. This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Advanced Education) Act 1967.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of January, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven.

Repeal.

3.—(1.) The States Grants (Advanced Education) Act 1966 is repealed.

(2.) A payment made or an approval given under a provision of the Act repealed by the last preceding sub-section, other than an approval given in respect of an approved project specified in the Second Schedule, shall be deemed to have been made or given under the corresponding provision of this Act.

Interpretation.

4.—(1.) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

“approved project” means a project in respect of a college of advanced education, being a project—

(a) specified in the Second Schedule; or

(b) approved by the Minister under the next succeeding section;

“capital expenditure” means—

(a) expenditure on the purchase of land, with or without buildings, the planning, erection, alteration or extension of a building, the development or preparation of land for building or other purposes or the installation of water, electricity or other services; and

(b) expenditure exceeding Two thousand dollars for the purchase of, or otherwise in connexion with, a single item of equipment;

“college of advanced education” means a place of education referred to in a Schedule;

“college purposes”, in relation to a college of advanced education, means the general teaching purposes of that college in connexion with courses of study at that college approved by the Minister under the next succeeding section, and includes external tuition for those courses of study and planning and other preparatory work in connexion with proposed courses of study approved by the Minister under that section;

“fees” means tuition, examination and other fees paid by a student enrolled at, or applying for enrolment at, a college of advanced education in connexion with a course of study at the college approved by the Minister under the next succeeding section, being fees forming part of the funds available for expenditure for college purposes, and includes such fees paid in respect of the conferring of a diploma, certificate or other award in respect of such a course of study, but does not include fees the payment of which is voluntary or fees paid to an organization of students;

“library material” includes books, periodicals, newspapers, films, sound recordings, musical scores, maps, plans, pictures, photographs and prints;

“State contributions” means moneys expended for college purposes by, or out of funds provided by, a State in connexion with a college of advanced education or colleges of advanced education, other than moneys expended in fulfilment of the conditions upon which a payment is or has been made to the State by the Commonwealth under this or any other Act;

“year to which this Act applies” means any of the years One thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight and One thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine.

(2.) In this Act, a reference to a Schedule shall be read as a reference to a Schedule to this Act.

Approvals in respect of courses, projects and library material.

5.—(1.) For the purposes of this Act, the Minister may—

(a) approve courses of study and proposed courses of study in respect of a college of advanced education;

(b) approve, in respect of a college of advanced education specified in the Second Schedule, particulars of a project specified in the second column of that Schedule;

(c) approve, in respect of a college of advanced education specified in the Second Schedule, projects additional to those specified in that Schedule, being projects consisting of the purchase of land with or without buildings, and approve particulars, including the estimated cost, of each project so approved; and

(d) approve, in respect of a college of advanced education, proposed library material,

and may revoke or vary any such approval.

(2.) Where a project specified in the second column of the Second Schedule consists of, or includes, the erection, alteration or extension of a building, that project shall be deemed to include the provision of furnishings and equipment for that building, or for the altered parts or the extensions of that building, as the case may be.

(3.) As soon as practicable after the Minister has approved projects in pursuance of paragraph (c) of sub-section (1.) of this section, he shall cause a statement specifying the projects and the approved estimated cost of each of the projects to be laid before each House of the Parliament.

Grants for recurrent expenditure.

6.—(l.) In relation to a college of advanced education referred to in a Part of the First Schedule there is payable, in respect of the year to which that Part relates, to the State in which the college is situated, for the purpose of financial assistance—

(a) if the sum of the fees received by the college during that year and the State contributions in respect of the college during that year (other than fees or State contributions used for capital expenditure) is not less than the amount specified in respect of that college in the second column of that Part—the amount specified in respect of that college in the third column of that Part; or

(b) in any other case—so much of the amount specified in respect of that college in the third column of that Part as bears to that amount the same proportion as the sum of those fees and State contributions bears to the amount specified in respect of that college in the second column of that Part.

(2.) Where the Minister is satisfied that a State contribution expended after the expiration of a year to which this Act applies related to commitments undertaken in that year in respect of college purposes, he may, in his discretion and with the approval of the State, direct that, for the purposes of this section, that contribution shall be treated as having been expended during that year.

(3.) The financial assistance to a State under this section in relation to a college of advanced education is granted on the condition that the State will, in respect of each payment of that financial assistance and without undue delay, ensure that an amount equal to that payment is applied in expenditure, other than capital expenditure, on college purposes in a manner approved by the Minister.

(4.) For the purposes of this section, the places of education conducted by the Department of Technical Education of the State of New South Wales that are referred to in the first column of a Part of the First Schedule shall be deemed to be one college of advanced education.

Grants for capital expenditure on college building projects, &c.

7.—(1.) Subject to this section, if a State contribution in respect of a college of advanced education or colleges of advanced education specified in the Second Schedule in the period of three years to which this Act applies was made for the purpose of carrying out an approved project in connexion with the college or colleges, there is payable under this section to the State in which the college is, or the colleges are, situated, for the purposes of financial assistance, such amount (if any) as the Minister approves, but not exceeding the State contribution.

(2.) The amount payable to a State under the last preceding subsection in relation to a project in connexion with a college of advanced education or colleges of advanced education, being a project specified in respect of the college or colleges in the second column of the Second Schedule, shall not exceed the amount specified in the third column of that Schedule opposite to the description of that project or such other amount as the Minister, at the request of the State, determines.

(3.) The sum of the amounts payable to the State of Victoria under sub-section (1.) of this section in relation to projects in connexion with colleges of advanced education, being projects described in the second column of the Second Schedule as “Other works and services”, shall not exceed the amount specified in the third column of that Schedule opposite to that description of those projects or such other amount as the Minister, at the request of the State, determines.

(4.) The amount payable to a State under sub-section (1.) of this section in relation to a project in connexion with a college of advanced education or colleges of advanced education, not being a project specified in the second column of the Second Schedule, shall not exceed one-half of the approved estimated cost of the project as specified in the particulars of the project approved by the Minister under section 5 of this Act.

(5.) The sum of the amounts payable to a State under sub-section (1.) of this section in relation to colleges of advanced education shall not exceed the sum of the amounts specified in the third column of the Second Schedule opposite to the descriptions of projects in connexion with those colleges.

(6.) The financial assistance to a State under this section in relation to a project in connexion with a college of advanced education or colleges of advanced education is granted on the condition that the State will, in respect of each payment of that financial assistance and without undue delay, ensure that an amount equal to that payment is applied towards that project in a manner approved by the Minister.

Grants for acquisition of library material.

8.—(1.) Subject to this section, there is payable to a State during the period of three years to which this Act applies, in relation to a college of advanced education situated in that State, for the purposes of financial assistance, such amount (if any) in respect of library material for use in connexion with the college as the Minister approves.

(2.) The financial assistance to a State under this section in relation to a college of advanced education is granted on the condition that the State will, in respect of each payment of that financial assistance and without undue delay, ensure that an amount equal to that payment is applied in a manner approved by the Minister in the acquisition, for use by the college, of library material approved by the Minister under section 5 of this Act in relation to the college.

(3.) The sum of the amounts payable to the States under this section shall not exceed Five hundred thousand dollars.

(4.) As soon as practicable after the thirty-first day of December in each year to which this Act applies, the Minister shall cause a statement of the approvals given under this section in respect of that year to be laid before each House of the Parliament.

Additional conditions.

9. In addition to the conditions specified in any other provision of this Act, an amount of financial assistance to a State under this Act is granted on the conditions that—

(a) if the Minister informs the Treasurer of the State that he is satisfied that the State has failed to fulfil the conditions applicable to that amount, the State will repay that amount to the Commonwealth;

(b) if that amount exceeds the amount properly payable, the State will repay the excess to the Commonwealth; and

(i) the project will be carried out in accordance with the particulars of the project approved by the Minister under section 5 of this Act; and

(ii) the State will, whenever requested by the Minister, furnish to the Minister a report as to the progress of work, and the expected rate of further progress of work, on the project or, if work has not commenced on the project at the time when the request is made, as to the expected time of commencement of work, and the expected rate of progress of work, on the project.

Advances.

10. The Treasurer may, at such times as he thinks fit, make advances, of such amounts as he thinks fit to a State on account of an amount that, may become payable under this Act to the State, and the conditions that would be applicable to a payment of the last-mentioned amount are applicable to any such advance.

Appropriation.

11. Payments to a State under this Act shall be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.

THE SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE Section 6.

Part I

Grants for Recurrent Expenditure for the Year 1967

First Column	Second Column	Third Column
College	Amount of fees and State contributions necessary to attract maximum grant	Maximum grant under section 6 (1.)
	$	$
New South Wales—
Hawkesbury Agricultural College................................	71,400	38,600
New South Wales College of Occupational Therapy....................	44,000	23,780
New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music.....................	88,060	47,600
Places of education conducted by the Department of Technical Education that are approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act	800,690	432,810
School of Physiotherapy at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital..............	57,000	30,810
Speech Therapy Training School at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children..	29,000	15,680
The New South Wales College of Nursing..........................	17,000	9,190
Victoria—
Bendigo Technical College....................................	203,470	109,980
Caulfield Technical College....................................	383,650	207,380
College of Nursing, Australia...................................	35,880	19,390
Dookie Agricultural College...................................	116,910	63,190
Footscray Technical College...................................	290,210	156,870
Longerenong Agricultural College...............................	59,000	31,900
Preston Technical College.....................................	181,330	98,020
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology...........................	1,569,840	848,560
School of Forestry, Creswick...................................	47,130	25,470
The Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy..................	143,640	77,650
The Gordon Institute of Technology..............................	420,630	227,370
The Occupational Therapy School of Victoria........................	78,460	42,410
The Physiotherapy School of Victoria.............................	77,890	42,110
The School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat.........................	213,790	115,570
The Swinburne Technical College................................	518,770	280,420
The Victorian School of Speech Therapy...........................	54,530	29,470
Victoria Institute of Colleges...................................	76,250	41,210
Victorian College of Pharmacy	256,080	138,420
Yallourn Technical College....................................	90,230	48,770
Queensland—
Queensland Agricultural College, Lawes...........................	52,360	28,310
Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane......................	25,030	13,520
Queensland Institute of Technology, Brisbane........................	501,730	271,210
Queensland Institute of Technology, Capricornia......................	88,060	47,600
Queensland Institute of Technology, Darling Downs....................	87,670	47,390
South Australia—
South Australian Institute of Technology...........................	880,860	476,140
South Australian School of Art..................................	136,490	73,780
Western Australia—
School of Mines of Western Australia.............................	127,300	68,810
The Royal Perth Hospital School of Occupational Therapy...............	15,380	8,310
The School of Physiotherapy...................................	17,160	9,280
The Western Australian Institute of Technology.......................	1,182,700	639,300
Tasmania—
Burnie Technical College.....................................	16,850	9,110
Hobart Technical College.....................................	143,470	77,560
Launceston Technical College..................................	58,300	31,510

First Schedule—continued

Part II

Grants for Recurrent Expenditure for the Year 1968

First Column	Second Column	Third Column
College	Amount of fees and State contributions necessary to attract maximum grant	Maximum grant under section 6(1.)
	$	$
New South Wales—
Hawkesbury Agricultural College................................	120,160	64,950
New South Wales College of Occupational Therapy....................	48,000	25,950
New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music.....................	97,160	52,520
Places of education conducted by the Department of Technical Education that are approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act	921,370	498,030
School of Physiotherapy at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital..............	61,000	32,970
Speech Therapy Training School at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children..	31,000	16,760
The New South Wales College of Nursing..........................	19,000	10,270
Victoria—
Bendigo Technical College....................................	223,560	120,850
Burnley Horticultural College..................................	21,940	11,860
Caulfield Technical College....................................	429,830	232,340
College of Nursing, Australia...................................	43,490	23,510
Dookie Agricultural College...................................	217,000	117,300
Footscray Technical College...................................	323,410	174,810
Longerenong Agricultural College...............................	116,260	62,840
Preston Technical College.....................................	211,610	114,390
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology...........................	1,770,720	957,140
School of Forestry, Creswick...................................	47,840	25,860
The Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy..................	168,920	91,300
The Gordon Institute of Technology..............................	453,940	245,370
The Occupational Therapy School of Victoria........................	86,330	46,670
The Physiotherapy School of Victoria.............................	77,960	42,140
The School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat.........................	239,120	129,250
The Swinburne Technical College................................	582,520	314,870
The Victorian School of Speech Therapy...........................	55,820	30,180
Victoria Institute of Colleges...................................	92,600	50,060
Victorian College of Pharmacy..................................	261,600	141,400
Yallourn Technical College....................................	95,410	51,580
Queensland—
Queensland Agricultural College, Lawes...........................	108,110	58,430
Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane......................	40,730	22,020
Queensland Institute of Technology, Brisbane........................	660,170	356,850
Queensland Institute of Technology, Capricornia......................	141,180	76,320
Queensland Institute of Technology, Darling Downs....................	160,250	86,620
South Australia—
South Australian Institute of Technology...........................	965,900	522,100
South Australian School of Art..................................	147,190	79,560
Western Australia—
School of Mines of Western Australia.............................	143,210	77,410
The Royal Perth Hospital School of Occupational Therapy...............	15,560	8,410
The School of Physiotherapy...................................	17,980	9,710
The Western Australian Institute of Technology.......................	1,416,710	765,790
Tasmania—
Burnie Technical College.....................................	20,370	11,010
Hobart Technical College.....................................	179,350	96,940
Launceston Technical College..................................	72,870	39,390
Tasmanian College of Advanced Education.........................	32,450	17,550

First Schedule—continued

Part III

Grants for Recurrent Expenditure for the Year 1969

First Column	Second Column	Third Column
College	Amount of fees and State contributions necessary to attract maximum grant	Maximum grant under section 6 (1.)
	$	$
New South Wales—
Hawkesbury Agricultural College................................	133,110	71,950
New South Wales College of Occupational Therapy....................	52,000	28,110
New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music.....................	102,940	55,640
Places of Education conducted by the Department of Technical Education that are approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act	1,009,580	545,720
School of Physiotherapy at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital..............	65,000	35,140
Speech Therapy Training School at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children..	33,000	17,840
The New South Wales College of Nursing..........................	21,000	11,350
Wagga Agricultural College....................................	6,490	3,510
Victoria—
Bendigo Technical College....................................	255,310	138,010
Burnley Horticultural College..................................	42,970	23,230
Caulfield Technical College....................................	545,950	295,110
College of Nursing, Australia...................................	51,930	28,070
Dookie Agricultural College...................................	220,180	119,020
Footscray Technical College...................................	372,150	201,170
Longerenong Agricultural College...............................	119,700	64,700
Preston Technical College.....................................	246,410	133,190
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology...........................	1,923,910	1,039,960
School of Forestry, Creswick...................................	49,070	26,530
The Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy..................	195,200	105,510
The Gordon Institute of Technology..............................	563,440	304,560
The Occupational Therapy School of Victoria........................	84,700	45,780
The Physiotherapy School of Victoria.............................	80,270	43,390
The School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat.........................	275,440	148,880
The Swinburne Technical College................................	707,780	382,580
The Victorian School of Speech Therapy...........................	57,760	31,220
Victoria Institute of Colleges...................................	97,290	52,590
Victorian College of Pharmacy..................................	278,990	150,810
Yallourn Technical College....................................	109,010	58,920
Queensland—
Queensland Agricultural College, Lawes...........................	187,600	101,400
Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane......................	56,730	30,670
Queensland Institute of Technology, Brisbane........................	783.570	423,550
Queensland Institute of Technology, Capricornia......................	240,150	129,810
Queensland Institute of Technology, Darling Downs....................	245,040	132,460
South Australia—
South Australian Institute of Technology...........................	1,057,420	571,580
South Australian School of Art..................................	157,930	85,370
Western Australia—
School of Mines of Western Australia.............................	149,350	80,730
The Royal Perth Hospital School of Occupational Therapy...............	15,890	8,590
The School of Physiotherapy...................................	18,390	9,940
The Western Australian Institute of Technology.......................	1,647,610	890,590
Tasmania—
Burnie Technical College.....................................	24.450	13,210
Hobart Technical College.....................................	224,180	121,180
Launceston Technical College..................................	91,090	49,240
Tasmanian College of Advanced Education.........................	162,280	87,720

SECOND SCHEDULE Section 7.

Grants for College Building Projects, Etc.

First Column	Second Column	Third Column
College	Project	Commonwealth Contribution
		$
New South Wales—
Hawkesbury Agricultural College	Extension of cannery..........................	150,000
	Erection of poultry section.......................	15,000
	Erection of residential accommodation...............	80,000
	Erection of laboratory and lecture room for dairy technology course	37,000
	Equipment and furniture........................	18,000
New South Wales Institute of Technology	Erection of electrical engineering building on the Broadway site	3,000,000
	Erection of mechanical engineering building on the Broadway site	700,000
	Erection of laboratory and classroom buildings on the Granville site	604,000
	Erection of laboratory and classroom building on the North Sydney site	800,000
	Erection of laboratory and classroom building on the St. George site	325,000
	Plant, equipment and furniture....................	1,544,000
	Other works and services........................	150,000
Wagga Agricultural College	Erection of residential accommodation...............	150,000
	Extension of dining room and kitchen...............	120,000
	Erection of animal husbandry centre................	80,000
	Equipment.................................	18,000
	Other works and services........................	43,000
		7,834,000
Victoria—
Bendigo Technical College	Site development.............................	50,000
	Completion of diploma building...................	150,000
	Erection of library and amenities building.............	150,000
	Equipment.................................	80,000
Burnley Horticultural College	Erection of laboratory and classrooms...............	26,500
Caulfield Technical College	Completion of diploma building...................	230,000
	Erection of assembly hall, library and amenities building...	200,000
	Equipment.................................	242,000
College of Nursing, Australia	Erection of headquarters building..................	175,000
Dookie Agricultural College	Erection of dining hall and kitchen.................	100,000
	Erection of workshop..........................	3,000
	Conversion of classroom........................	3,000
Footscray Technical College	Erection of library and administration building.........	180,000
Footscray Technical College	Equipment.................................	211,500
Longerenong Agricultural College	Erection of residential accommodation...............	50,000
Longerenong Agricultural College	Extension of dining room.......................	5,000
Preston Technical College	Extension of diploma building....................	225,000
	Erection of amenities building....................	100,000
	Equipment.................................	104,000
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	Completion of western building...................	750,000
	Erection of north-western building.................	500,000
	Equipment.................................	300,000
School of Forestry, Creswick	Erection of laboratory..........................	54,000

Second Schedule—continued

First Column	Second Column	Third Column
College	Project	Commonwealth Contribution
		$
Victoria—continued
The Gordon Institute of Technology	Completion of classroom building..................	200,000
	Erection of science building......................	385,000
	Erection of students’ union building.................	100,000
	Equipment.................................	83,000
The School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat	Completion of library..........................	70,000
	Erection of administration building.................	52,000
	Erection of amenities building....................	50,000
	Equipment.................................	80,000
The Swinburne Technical College	Purchase of land.............................	30,000
	Erection of engineering building...................	720,000
	Equipment.................................	165,000
Victorian College of Pharmacy	Purchase of land.............................	58,500
	Site works.................................	5,000
	Erection of animal house........................	5,000
	Extension of laboratory building...................	255,000
	Equipment.................................	10,000
Yallourn Technical College	Erection of library and lecture theatres...............	80,000
	Erection of administration building.................	25,000
	Equipment.................................	14,500
All or any of the colleges of advanced education specified in this Schedule in respect of Victoria	Other works and services........................	35,000

		6,312,000
Queensland—
Queensland Agricultural College, Lawes	Erection of residential accommodation...............	90,000
Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane	Planning and site works.........................	20,000
Queensland Institute of Technology, Brisbane	Erection of assembly hall........................	80,000
	Erection of biological science building...............	120,000
	Extension of civil engineering building..............	420,000
	Extension of electrical engineering building...........	190,000
	Erection of engineering administration building.........	70,000
	Erection of maintenance building..................	150,000
	Erection of library............................	20,000
	Completion of mechanical engineering building.........	390,000
	Erection of production engineering building...........	100,000
	Completion of community building.................	150,000
	Equipment.................................	110,000
	Other works and services........................	130,000
Queensland Institute of Technology, Capricornia	Erection of administration building.................	150,000
	Erection of general studies building.................	175,000
	Erection of civil engineering building................	20,000
	Erection of residential accommodation...............	175,000
	Other works and services........................	5,000
Queensland Institute of Technology, Darling Downs	Erection of administration building	120,000
	Erection of general studies buildings................	175,000
	Erection of civil engineering buildings...............	50,000
	Erection of residential accommodation...............	175,000
	Other works and services........................	5,000
		3,090,000

Second Schedule—continued

First Column	Second Column	Third Column
College	Project	Commonwealth Contribution
		$
South Australia—
South Australian Institute of Technology	Purchase of land......................	283,500
	Erection of metallurgy building............	373,300
	Erection of first year science and mathematics building	641,500
	Erection of first year engineering building.....	267,800
	Erection of general service building.........	289,300
	Planning, site works and parking facilities.....	250,000
	Erection of staff cafeteria and common room...	15,000
	Completion of pharmacy building...........	40,000
	Improvements of teaching facilities and library..	50,000
	Equipment..........................	435,500
	Other works and services................	72,600
South Australian School of Art	Equipment..........................	3,100
South Australian School of Art		2,721,600
Western Australia—
School of Mines of Western Australia	Completion of mining and engineering building.	145,000
	Alterations of and additions to main building...	63,000
	Equipment..........................	112,500
The Royal Perth Hospital School of Occupational Therapy and The School of Physiotherapy	Erection of combined schools building.......	32,500
The Western Australian Institute of Technology	Completion of administration building.......	237,500
	Erection of mathematics building...........	105,000
	Extension of chemistry building............	214,000
	Erection of home economics building........	186,000
	Erection of library.....................	300,000
	Erection of architecture building...........	715,000
	Equipment..........................	365,250
	Other works and services................	267,000
		2,742,750
Tasmania—
Tasmanian College of Advanced Education	Purchase of land......................	40,000
	Site works and buildings.................	1,101,650
	Equipment and furniture.................	158,000
		1,299,650

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