STATES GRANTS (ROADS) AMENDMENT ACT 1978
No. 159 of 1978
An Act to amend the States Grants (Roads) Act 1977.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title, &c.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Roads) Amendment Act 1978.
(2) The States Grants (Roads) Act 1977 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Repeal of Schedules to Principal Act
3. The Schedules to the Principal Act are repealed and the Schedules set out in the Schedule to this Act are substituted.
Expenditure by State from its own resources
4. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in sub-section (5) “or the Transport Planning and Research (Financial Assistance) Act 1977” after “1974”.
Application of amendments
5. (1) The amendments made by this Act do not affect the entitlement of a State to financial assistance in respect of the year that commenced on 1 July 1977.
(2) Where, by virtue of sub-section 15(2) of the Principal Act, the quota otherwise applicable to a State in respect of the year that commenced on 1 July 1978 was, immediately before the commencement of this Act, to be deemed to be reduced or increased, that reduction or increase applies in relation to the amount applicable to that State in respect of that year in accordance with the Schedule headed “Schedule 11” set out in the Schedule to this Act.
(3) The amendment made by section 4 applies in relation to financial assistance under the Transport Planning and Research (Financial Assistance) Act 1977, whether the State concerned received, or became entitled to receive, that assistance before the commencement of this Act or receives, or becomes entitled to receive, that assistance after the commencement of this Act.
SCHEDULE Section 3
SCHEDULES TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULES TO THE PRINCIPAL
ACT
SCHEDULE 1 Section 8(1)
DIVISION AMONG STATES OF TOTAL GRANTS WITH RESPECT TO NATIONAL ROADS
State | Year commencing 1 July 1977 | Year commencing 1 July 1978 | Year commencing 1 July 1979 |
| $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....................... | 70,600,000 | 75,505,000 | 75,505,000 |
Victoria............................. | 34,200,000 | 36,576,000 | 36,576,000 |
Queensland........................... | 40,900,000 | 43,741,000 | 43,741,000 |
South Australia........................ | 18,200,000 | 19,465,000 | 19,465,000 |
Western Australia....................... | 21,020,000 | 22,480,000 | 22,480,000 |
Tasmania............................ | 9,500,000 | 10,160,000 | 10,160,000 |
SCHEDULE 2 Section 9(2)
AMOUNTS OF GRANTS IN RESPECT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
| Year | Year | Year |
State | commencing 1 July 1977 | commencing 1 July 1978 | commencing 1 July 1979 |
| $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....................... | 58,700,000 | 62,778,000 | 62,778,000 |
Victoria............................. | 26,000,000 | 27,806,000 | 27,806,000 |
Queensland........................... | 30,000,000 | 32,084,000 | 32,084,000 |
South Australia........................ | 15,000,000 | 16,133,000 | 16,133,000 |
Western Australia....................... | 15,230,000 | 16,288,000 | 16,288,000 |
Tasmania............................ | 7,900,000 | 8,449,000 | 8,449,000 |
SCHEDULE 3 Section 9(3)
AMOUNTS OF GRANTS IN RESPECT OF THE MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
| Year | Year | Year |
State | commencing 1 July 1977 | commencing 1 July 1978 | commencing 1 July 1979 |
| $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....................... | 7,900,000 | 8,449,000 | 8,449,000 |
Victoria............................. | 3,000,000 | 3,209,000 | 3,209,000 |
Queensland........................... | 8,100,000 | 8,662,000 | 8,662,000 |
South Australia........................ | 1,900,000 | 2,032,000 | 2,032,000 |
Western Australia....................... | 4,200,000 | 4,492,000 | 4,492,000 |
Tasmania............................ | 900,000 | 962,000 | 962,000 |
SCHEDULE—continued
SCHEDULE 4 Section 9(4)
AMOUNTS OF GRANTS IN RESPECT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF
NATIONAL COMMERCE ROADS
| Year | Year | Year |
State | commencing 1 July 1977 | commencing 1 July 1978 | commencing 1 July 1979 |
| $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....................... | 4,000,000 | 4,278,000 | 4,278,000 |
Victoria............................. | 5,200,000 | 5,561,000 | 5,561,000 |
Queensland........................... | 2,800,000 | 2,995,000 | 2,995,000 |
South Australia........................ | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 |
Western Australia....................... | 1,590,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 |
Tasmania............................ | 700,000 | 749,000 | 749,000 |
SCHEDULE 5 Section 13(1)
DIVISION AMONG STATES OF TOTAL GRANTS WITH RESPECT TO ROADS
OTHER THAN NATIONAL ROADS
| Year | Year | Year |
State | commencing 1 July 1977 | commencing 1 July 1978 | commencing 1 July 1979 |
| $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....................... | 83,200,000 | 88,980,000 | 88,980,000 |
Victoria............................. | 64,700,000 | 69,195,000 | 69,195,000 |
Queensland........................... | 59,100,000 | 63,206,000 | 63,206,000 |
South Australia........................ | 22,200,000 | 23,742,000 | 23,742,000 |
Western Australia....................... | 39,180,000 | 41,902,000 | 41,902,000 |
Tasmania............................ | 12,200,000 | 13,048,000 | 13,048,000 |
SCHEDULE 6 Section 14(2)
AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO BE EXPENDED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF
RURAL ARTERIAL ROADS
| Year | Year | Year |
State | commencing 1 July 1977 | commencing 1 July 1978 | commencing 1 July 1979 |
| $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....................... | 18,000,000 | 19,251,000 | 19,251,000 |
Victoria............................. | 11,100,000 | 11,871,000 | 11,871,000 |
Queensland........................... | 23,000,000 | 24,598,000 | 24,598,000 |
South Australia........................ | 7,000,000 | 7,486,000 | 7,486,000 |
Western Australia....................... | 9,410,000 | 10,064,000 | 10,064,000 |
Tasmania............................ | 3,000,000 | 3,208,000 | 3,208,000 |
SCHEDULE—continued
SCHEDULE 7 Section 14(3)
AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO BE EXPENDED ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF RURAL LOCAL ROADS
| Year | Year | Year |
State | commencing 1 July 1977 | commencing 1 July 1978 | commencing 1 July 1979 |
| $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....................... | 25,800,000 | 27,592,000 | 27,592,000 |
Victoria............................. | 19,000,000 | 20,321,000 | 20,321,000 |
Queensland........................... | 18,800,000 | 20,106,000 | 20,106,000 |
South Australia........................ | 6,700,000 | 7,165,000 | 7,165,000 |
Western Australia....................... | 14,400,000 | 15,400,000 | 15,400,000 |
Tasmania............................ | 4,900,000 | 5,241,000 | 5,241,000 |
SCHEDULE 8 Section 14(4)
AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO BE EXPENDED ON MINOR TRAFFIC
ENGINEERING AND ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO
ROADS
| Year | Year | Year |
State | commencing 1 July 1977 | commencing 1 July 1978 | commencing 1 July 1979 |
| $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....................... | 3,300,000 | 3,529,000 | 3,529,000 |
Victoria............................. | 3,500,000 | 3,743,000 | 3,743,000 |
Queensland........................... | 2,600,000 | 2,781,000 | 2,781,000 |
South Australia........................ | 1,700,000 | 1,818,000 | 1,818,000 |
Western Australia....................... | 1,800,000 | 1,925,000 | 1,925,000 |
Tasmania............................ | 600,000 | 642,000 | 642,000 |
SCHEDULE 9 Section 14(5)
AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO BE EXPENDED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF
URBAN ARTERIAL ROADS
| Year | Year | Year |
State | commencing 1 July 1977 | commencing 1 July 1978 | commencing 1 July 1979 |
| $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....................... | 28,700,000 | 30,694,000 | 30,694,000 |
Victoria............................. | 22,200,000 | 23,742,000 | 23,742,000 |
Queensland........................... | 10,900,000 | 11,657,000 | 11,657,000 |
South Australia........................ | 4,600,000 | 4,920,000 | 4,920,000 |
Western Australia....................... | 11,200,000 | 11,978,000 | 11,978,000 |
Tasmania............................ | 2,700,000 | 2,888,000 | 2,888,000 |
SCHEDULE—continued
SCHEDULE 10 Section 14(6)
AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO BE EXPENDED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF
URBAN LOCAL ROADS
| Year | Year | Year |
State | commencing 1 July 1977 | commencing 1 July 1978 | commencing 1 July 1979 |
| $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....................... | 7,400,000 | 7,914,000 | 7,914,000 |
Victoria............................. | 8,900,000 | 9,518,000 | 9,518,000 |
Queensland........................... | 3,800,000 | 4,064,000 | 4,064,000 |
South Australia........................ | 2,200,000 | 2,353,000 | 2,353,000 |
Western Australia....................... | 2,370,000 | 2,535,000 | 2,535,000 |
Tasmania............................ | 1,000,000 | 1,069,000 | 1,069,000 |
SCHEDULE 11 Section 15(1)
QUOTAS
| Year | Year | Year |
State | commencing 1 July 1977 | commencing 1 July 1978 | commencing 1 July 1979 |
| $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....................... | 147,700,000 | 157,961,000 | 157,961,000 |
Victoria............................. | 123,600,000 | 132,187,000 | 132,187,000 |
Queensland........................... | 58,200,000 | 62,243,000 | 62,243,000 |
South Australia........................ | 37,200,000 | 39,785,000 | 39,785,000 |
Western Australia....................... | 39,800,000 | 42,565,000 | 42,565,000 |
Tasmania............................ | 12,300,000 | 13,155,000 | 13,155,000 |