States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988
No. 141 of 1988
An Act to amend the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1984, and for related purposes
[Assented to 26 December 1988]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title etc.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988.
(2) In this Act, “Principal Act” means the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 19841.
Commencement
2. (1) The amendments of sections 6a and 7a of the Principal Act made by this Act shall be taken to have commenced on 25 May 1988.
(2) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Grants for recurrent expenditure of systemic schools
3. Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (5) the following subsection:
“(5a) Subject to section 29d, the Minister may authorise the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure of an approved school system in the State in respect of the year 1988, of such amounts as the Minister determines.”.
Grants for recurrent expenditure of non-systemic schools
4. Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (4) the following subsection:
“(4a) Subject to section 29d, the Minister may authorise the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State in respect of recurrent expenditure of a non-systemic school situated in the State in respect of the year 1988, of such amounts as the Minister determines.”.
5. After section 29c of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Limits on grants pursuant to subsections 28 (6a) and 29 (4a)
“29d. The Minister shall not authorise payments to the States under subsections 28 (5a) and 29 (4a) that exceed, in the aggregate, $5,600,000.”.
Other amendments of the Principal Act
6. The Principal Act is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
Amendments of the Schedules
7. (1) Schedule 2 to the Principal Act is repealed and the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to this Act is substituted.
(2) Schedule 3 to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Part IV and substituting the Part set out in Schedule 3 to this Act.
(3) Schedule 4 to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Part IV and substituting the Part set out in Schedule 4 to this Act.
(4) Schedule 5 to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Part IV and substituting the Part set out in Schedule 5 to this Act.
(5) Schedules 9 and 10 of the Principal Act are repealed and the Schedules set out in Schedule 6 to this Act are substituted.
(6) Schedule 11 to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Part IV and substituting the Part set out in Schedule 7 to this Act.
(7) Schedule 14 to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Part IV and substituting the Part set out in Schedule 8 to this Act.
(8) Schedule 15 to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Part IV and substituting the Part set out in Schedule 9 to this Act.
Payments made before Royal Assent
8. Payments (including advances) by way of financial assistance made to a State under the Principal Act shall be taken to have been made for the purposes of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.
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SCHEDULE 1 Section 6
AMENDMENTS OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT
Subsection 5 (4):
Omit “$2,082”, substitute “$2,104”.
Paragraph 6a (7) (b):
Add at the end “and”.
Paragraph 6a (7) (c):
Omit the paragraph.
Paragraph 6a (7a) (a):
Add at the end “and”.
Paragraph 6a (7a) (b):
Omit the paragraph.
Paragraph 6a (7b) (b):
Add at the end “and”.
Paragraph 6a (7b) (c):
Omit the paragraph.
Paragraph 6a (17) (d):
Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:
“(d) the proposed new school, the existing school or the existing school in so far as it provides education at that level or that location, as the case requires, has reasonable prospects of being able to satisfy the requirements of paragraphs 19 (a) and (c) during the year in which the proposed financial assistance is to commence to be provided; and”.
Paragraph 7a (7) (b):
Add at the end “and”.
Paragraph 7a (7) (c):
Omit the paragraph.
Paragraph 7a (7a) (a):
Add at the end “and”.
Paragraph 7a (7a) (b):
Omit the paragraph.
Paragraph 7a (7b) (b):
Add at the end “and”.
SCHEDULE 1—continued
Paragraph 7a (7b) (c):
Omit the paragraph.
Paragraph 7a (17) (d):
Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:
“(d) the proposed new school, the existing school or the existing school in so far as it provides education at that level or that location, as the case requires, has reasonable prospects of being able to satisfy the requirements of paragraphs 19 (a) and (c) during the year in which the proposed financial assistance is to commence to be provided; and”.
Subsection 70c (2):
Omit “$214,000”, substitute “$216,000”.
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SCHEDULE 2 Subsection 7 (1)
NEW SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT
SCHEDULE 2 Section 11
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS-RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
PART I—LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR RECURRENT GRANTS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS (INCLUSIVE OF MAXIMUM RESOURCE AGREEMENT ALLOCATIONS)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Amount per student for 1985 | Amount per student for 1986 | Amount per student for 1987 | Amount per student for 1988 |
$ | $ | $ | $ |
158 | 174 | 185 | 199 |
PART II—BASE YEAR LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR RECURRENT GRANTS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Amount per student for 1985 | Amount per student for 1986 | Amount per student for 1987 | Amount per student for 1988 |
$ | $ | $ | $ |
151 | 167 | 173 | 179 |
PART III—LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR RECURRENT GRANTS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUSIVE OF MAXIMUM RESOURCE AGREEMENT ALLOCATIONS)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Amount per student for 1985 | Amount per student for 1986 | Amount per student for 1987 | Amount per student for 1988 |
$ | $ | $ | $ |
174 | 204 | 237 | 272 |
PART IV—BASE YEAR LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR RECURRENT GRANTS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Amount per student for 1985 | Amount per student for 1986 | Amount per student for 1987 | Amount per student for 1988 |
$ | $ | $ | $ |
151 | 184 | 191 | 198 |
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SCHEDULE 3 Subsection 7 (2)
NEW PART IV OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT
PART IV—1988
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Name of State | Amounts | Amounts |
| $ | $ |
New South Wales..................... | 10,109,000 | 1,673,000 |
Victoria............................ | 8,554,000 | 1,416,000 |
Queensland.......................... | 2,101,000 | 348,000 |
Western Australia..................... | 2,105,000 | 348,000 |
South Australia....................... | 2,188,000 | 362,000 |
Tasmania........................... | 288,000 | 47,000 |
Northern Territory..................... | 253,000 | 42,000 |
Total.......................... | 25,598,000 | 4,236,000 |
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SCHEDULE 4 Subsection 7 (3)
NEW PART IV OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT
PART IV-1988
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Name of State | Disadvantaged government schools | Disadvantaged non-government schools | Prescribed country areas | Totals |
| $ | $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales.... | 12,541,000 | 2,525,000 | 2,867,000 | 17,933,000 |
Victoria.......... | 10,705,000 | 2,721,000 | 1,695,000 | 15,121,000 |
Queensland........ | 3,707,000 | 565,000 | 2,755,000 | 7,027,000 |
Western Australia.... | 2,947,000 | 485,000 | 2,026,000 | 5,458,000 |
South Australia..... | 3,054,000 | 320,000 | 1,193,000 | 4,567,000 |
Tasmania......... | 872,000 | 93,000 | 398,000 | 1,363,000 |
Northern Territory... | 918,000 | 33,000 | 426,000 | 1,377,000 |
Total......... | 34,744,000 | 6,742,000 | 11,360,000 | 52,846,000 |
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SCHEDULE 5 Subsection 7 (4)
NEW PART IV OF SCHEDULE 5 TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT
PART IV-1988
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
Name of State | Government special education (including government integration activities) | Government integration activities | Non-government special education (including non-government integration activities) | Non-government integration activities | Special Education Services |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
New South Wales....... | 6,954,000 | 539,000 | 1,802,000 | 154,000 | 3,449,000 |
Victoria............. | 5,027,000 | 390,000 | 1,667,000 | 143,000 | 4,870,000 |
Queensland........... | 3,447,000 | 267,000 | 777,000 | 66,000 | 1,525,000 |
Western Australia....... | 1,909,000 | 148,000 | 401,000 | 34,000 | 894,000 |
South Australia......... | 1,772,000 | 137,000 | 352,000 | 31,000 | 2,876,000 |
Tasmania............ | 608,000 | 47,000 | 114,000 | 9,000 | 206,000 |
Northern Territory....... | 242,000 | 19,000 | 34,000 | 3,000 | 124,000 |
Total............. | 19,959,000 | 1,547,000 | 5,147,000 | 440,000 | 13,944,000 |
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SCHEDULE 6 Subsection 7 (5)
NEW SCHEDULES 9 AND 10 TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT
SCHEDULE 9 Sections 28 and 29
NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—RECURRENT EXPENDITURE PART I—LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR RECURRENT
EXPENDITURE FOR NON-GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS (INCLUSIVE OF MAXIMUM RESOURCE AGREEMENT ALLOCATIONS)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Level of assistance | Amount per student for year 1985 | Amount per student for year 1986 | Amount per student for year 1987 | Amount per student for year 1988 |
1........................ | 284 | 299 | 311 | 321 |
2........................ | 378 | 399 | 414 | 428 |
3........................ | 386 | 418 | 445 | 479 |
4........................ | 571 | 603 | 626 | 647 |
5........................ | 578 | 619 | 654 | 698 |
6........................ | 583 | 632 | 679 | 731 |
7........................ | 588 | 645 | 702 | 771 |
8........................ | 785 | 840 | 887 | 940 |
9........................ | 787 | 848 | 905 | 966 |
10........................ | 791 | 858 | 923 | 993 |
11........................ | 794 | 867 | 940 | 1021 |
12........................ | 798 | 876 | 958 | 1049 |
SCHEDULE 6—continued
PART II—BASE YEAR LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR NON-GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Level of assistance | Amount per student for year 1985 | Amount per student for year 1986 | Amount per student for year 1987 | Amount per student for year 1988 |
1................ | 284 | 299 | 311 | 321 |
2................ | 378 | 399 | 414 | 428 |
3................ | 378 | 408 | 423 | 438 |
4................ | 571 | 603 | 626 | 647 |
5................ | 571 | 610 | 633 | 655 |
6................ | 571 | 615 | 639 | 661 |
7................ | 571 | 621 | 645 | 667 |
8................ | 777 | 829 | 860 | 890 |
9................ | 777 | 831 | 863 | 892 |
10................. | 777 | 834 | 866 | 896 |
11................. | 777 | 838 | 870 | 900 |
12................. | 777 | 842 | 874 | 904 |
PART III—LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR RECURRENT EXPENDITURE FOR NON-GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUSIVE OF MAXIMUM RESOURCE AGREEMENT ALLOCATIONS)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Level of assistance | Amount per student for year 1985 | Amount per student for year 1986 | Amount per student for year 1987 | Amount per student for year 1988 |
1................ | 449 | 474 | 492 | 509 |
2................ | 599 | 632 | 656 | 679 |
3................ | 607 | 649 | 687 | 731 |
4................ | 908 | 959 | 995 | 1029 |
5................ | 913 | 969 | 1014 | 1063 |
6................ | 921 | 989 | 1050 | 1122 |
7................ | 929 | 1009 | 1089 | 1182 |
8................ | 1238 | 1313 | 1373 | 1429 |
9................ | 1243 | 1328 | 1401 | 1473 |
10................. | 1249 | 1344 | 1430 | 1518 |
11................. | 1254 | 1357 | 1452 | 1557 |
12................. | 1259 | 1369 | 1477 | 1597 |
SCHEDULE 6—continued
PART IV—BASE YEAR LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR NON-GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Level of assistance | Amount per student for year 1985 | Amount per student for year 1986 | Amount per student for year 1987 | Amount per student for year 1988 |
1................... | 449 | 474 | 492 | 509 |
2................... | 599 | 632 | 656 | 679 |
3................... | 599 | 640 | 665 | 687 |
4................... | 908 | 959 | 995 | 1029 |
5................... | 908 | 963 | 1000 | 1034 |
6................... | 908 | 972 | 1009 | 1044 |
7................... | 908 | 980 | 1018 | 1052 |
8................... | 1235 | 1306 | 1356 | 1403 |
9................... | 1235 | 1312 | 1362 | 1409 |
10................... | 1235 | 1318 | 1368 | 1415 |
11................... | 1235 | 1323 | 1374 | 1421 |
12................... | 1235 | 1329 | 1380 | 1427 |
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SCHEDULE 10 Sections 28 and 29
NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—SUPPLEMENTARY ESTABLISHMENT GRANTS
PART I—NON-GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Year of establishment | Amount per primary student in 1985 | Amount per primary student in 1986 | Amount per primary student in 1987 | Amount per primary student in 1988 |
1982................... | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1983................... | 94 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
1984................... | 141 | 99 | 52 | 0 |
1985................... | 188 | 149 | 103 | 53 |
1986................... | 0 | 199 | 155 | 107 |
1987................... | 0 | 0 | 206 | 160 |
1988................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 |
PART II—NON-GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Year of establishment | Amount per secondary student in 1985 | Amount per secondary student in 1986 | Amount per secondary student in 1987 | Amount per secondary student in 1988 |
1982.................. | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1983.................. | 150 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
1984.................. | 225 | 158 | 82 | 0 |
1985.................. | 300 | 237 | 164 | 85 |
1986.................. | 0 | 316 | 246 | 170 |
1987.................. | 0 | 0 | 328 | 255 |
1988.................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 |
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SCHEDULE 7 Subsection 7 (6)
NEW PART IV OF SCHEDULE 11 TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT
PART IV—1988
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Total of all additional grants under section 31 for non-government schools in need of short-term emergency assistance | Total of all grants under sections 32 and 33 for general education in English as a second language in non-government schools | Total of all grants under section 73 for approved education centres | Total of all grants under section 76 for projects or programs of national significance |
$ | $ | $ | $ |
386,000 | 10,684,000 | 1,864,000 | 1,879,000 |
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SCHEDULE 8 Subsection 7 (7)
NEW PART IV OF SCHEDULE 14 TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT
PART IV—1988
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Name of State | Residential institutions | Severely handicapped children |
| $ | $ |
New South Wales............................. | 915,000 | 1,466,000 |
Victoria.................................... | 697,000 | 1,118,000 |
Queensland................................. | 458,000 | 734,000 |
Western Australia............................. | 251,000 | 403,000 |
South Australia............................... | 221,000 | 356,000 |
Tasmania................................... | 78,000 | 126,000 |
Northern Territory............................. | 31,000 | 50,000 |
Total................................. | 2,651,000 | 4,253,000 |
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SCHEDULE 9 Subsection 7 (8)
NEW PART IV OF SCHEDULE 15 TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT
PART IV—1988
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Name of State | Amounts |
| $ |
New South Wales...................................... | 1,553,000 |
Victoria............................................ | 1,143,000 |
Queensland.......................................... | 675,000 |
Western Australia...................................... | 394,000 |
South Australia....................................... | 454,000 |
Tasmania........................................... | 129,000 |
Northern Territory..................................... | 58,000 |
Total.......................................... | 4,406,000 |
NOTE
1. No. 126, 1984, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 60 and 163, 1985; Nos. 66 and 155, 1986; Nos. 37 and 122, 1987; and No. 61, 1988.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 3 November 1988
Senate on 25 November 1988]