States Grants (Universities) Act 1962 - Legislation

STATES GRANTS (UNIVERSITIES).

No. 51 of 1962.

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

[Assented to 28th May, 1962.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Universities) Act 1962.

(2.) The States Grants (Universities) Act 1960 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 1960–1962.

Commencement.

2.—(1.) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2.) Sections three and five of this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the sixteenth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and sixty.

Variation in salary rates.

3. Section six of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-sections (1.) and (2.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-section:—

“(1.) The rate of basic professorial remuneration that is the approved rate for the purposes of financial assistance under this Part is Four thousand two hundred and fifty pounds per annum.”.

4. After section ten of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—

Grants for capital expenditure on facilities in teaching hospitals.

“10a.—(1.) For the purposes of this section, the teaching hospital projects of a University are the projects in relation to each hospital the name of which appears in the Fifth Schedule under the name of that University that are described in that Schedule opposite to the name of that hospital as so appearing, being projects that are proposed to be carried out by the respective hospitals in accordance with arrangements with the University.

“(2.) Subject to this section, if a State grant received by a University specified in the Fifth Schedule in the second or third year of the period of three years to which this Part applies was made for the purpose of assisting the University to meet, in whole or in part, the cost of a teaching hospital project of that University, there is payable under this section, to the State in which the University is situated, for the purposes of financial assistance, an amount equal to the State grant.

“(3.) The sum of the amounts payable to a State under the last preceding sub-section in respect of the teaching hospital projects of a University in relation to a particular hospital shall not exceed the sum of the amounts specified in the third column of the Fifth Schedule, under the name of that University, opposite to the descriptions of those projects.

“(4.) The total amount payable to a State under sub-section (2.) of this section in respect of any one teaching hospital project of a University shall not exceed the amount specified in the third column of the Fifth Schedule, under the name of that University, opposite to the description of that project or such other amount as is, subject to the last preceding sub-section, approved by the Commission.

“(5.) If a State grant received by a University specified in the Fifth Schedule in the second or third year of the period of three years to which this Part applies was made for the purpose of assisting the University to meet, in whole or in part, the cost of

furnishings and equipment in the nature of furnishings, other than fixtures, in connexion with a project (other than a project consisting of the purchase of equipment or articles) in relation to which payments have been made under sub-section (2.) of this section to the State in which the University is situated, there is payable under this section, to that State, for the purpose of financial assistance, an amount equal to that State grant, but so that the sum of the amounts payable to a State under this subsection in relation to a project shall not exceed five per centum of the sum of the amounts paid to the State in respect of that project under sub-section (2.) of this section.

“(6.) The Minister may, having regard to the progress made, or proposed to be made, in the carrying out of the projects, and the provision of the furnishings and equipment, referred to in this section, give directions as to the times at which, and the instalments by which, payments to a State under this section are to be made.

“(7.) The financial assistance to a State under this section in relation to a University is granted on the conditions that—

(a) the State will, in respect of each payment in respect of that financial assistance and without undue delay, pay to the University an amount equal to that payment; and

(b) the State will ensure that—

(i) in the case of an amount so paid in respect of financial assistance under sub-section (2.) of this section, the amount is applied by the University, without undue delay, towards meeting the cost of the project in respect of which the payment was made; and

(ii) in the case of an amount so paid in respect of financial assistance under sub-section (5.) of this section, the amount is applied by the University, without undue delay, towards meeting the cost of furnishings and equipment in the nature of furnishings, other than fixtures, in connexion with the project in relation to which the payment was made.

“(8.) A State grant referred to in this section shall not be taken into account for the purposes of section five of this Act.

“(9.) The Commission shall, after consultation with the Universities concerned, furnish to the Minister, at such times as the Minister directs, such reports as the Minister requires on the progress made, and proposed to be made, in the carrying out of the projects specified in the Fifth Schedule.”.

First Schedule.

5. The First Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—

FIRST SCHEDULE. Section 5

Part I.

Grants for Recurrent Expenditure for the Year 1961.

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 Slate grants.	Maximum additional financial assistance under section 5(2.)
New South Wales—	£	£	£	£
The University of Sydney...............	2,411,000	1,300,000	492,000	269,000
The University of New South Wales.......	2,050,000	1,108,000	455,000	246,000
The University of New England..........	714,000	386,000	137,000	74,000
Victoria—
The University of Melbourne............	2,126,000	1,149,000	431,000	233,000
Monash University...................	Nil	Nil	433,000	234,000
Queensland—
The University of Queensland............	1,271,000	692,000	448,000	237,000
South Australia—
The University of Adelaide.............	1,152,000	649,000	403,000	192,000
The South Australian Institute of Technology..	97,000	53,000	33,000	17,000
Western Australia—
The University of Western Australia	791,000	449,000	290,000	136,000
Tasmania—
The University of Tasmania.............	408,000	220,000	97,000	53,000
	11,020,000	6,006,000	3,219,000	1,691,000

Part II.

Grants for Recurrent Expenditure for the Year 1962.

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	782,000	426,000
The University of New South Wales.......	2,050,000	1,108,000	770,000	416,000
The University of New England..........	714,000	386,000	223,000	120,000
Victoria—
The University of Melbourne............	2,126,000	1,149,000	562,000	304,000
Monash University...................	Nil	Nil	595,000	322,000
Queensland—
The University of Queensland............	1,271,000	692,000	687,000	366,000
South Australia—
The University of Adelaide.............	1,152,000	649,000	519,000	255,000
The South Australian Institute of Technology..	97,000	53,000	44,000	23,000
Western Australia—
The University of Western Australia.......	791,000	449,000	426,000	209,000
Tasmania—
The University of Tasmania.............	408,000	220,000	133,000	73,000
	11,020,000	6,006,000	4,741,000	2,514,000

First Schedule—continued.

Part III.

Grants for 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 3(2.).
New South Wales—	£	£	£	£
The University of Sydney...............	2,411,000	1,300,000	943,000	513,000
The University of New South Wales.......	2,050,000	1,108,000	1,124,000	607,000
The University of New England..........	714,000	386,000	316,000	171,000
Victoria—
The University of Melbourne............	2,126,000	1,149,000	698,000	377,000
Monash University...................	Nil	Nil	943,000	509,000
Queensland—
The University of Queensland............	1,271,000	692,000	929,000	497,000
Adelaide—
The University of Adelaide.............	1,152,000	649,000	644,000	322,000
The South Australian Institute of Technology..	97,000	53,000	57,000	31,000
Western Australia—
The University of Western Australia.......	791,000	449,000	579,000	291,000
Tasmania—
The University of Tasmania.............	408,000	220,000	162,000	88,000
	11,020,000	6,006,000	6,395,000	3,406,000

Fifth Schedule.

6. The Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following Schedule:—

FIFTH SCHEDULE. Section 10a.

Grants for Teaching Hospital Building Projects, etc.

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.	Fourth Column.
University and Hospital.	Project.	Commonwealth contribution.	State contribution.
New South Wales—		£	£
The University of Sydney—
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	Alterations to existing building to provide lecture theatre, seminar and lecture rooms and offices and teaching facilities for departments of morbid anatomy and haematology	100,000	100,000
	Alterations to existing hospital wards to provide fifteen student ward laboratories	5,250	5,250
	Purchase of projection, amplifying and recording equipment for lecture theatre	1,263	1,263
	Purchase of equipment for fifteen student ward laboratories	2,250	2,250
		108,763	108,763

Fifth Schedule—continued.

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.	Fourth Column.
University and Hospital.	Project.	Commonwealth contribution.	State contribution.
New South Wales—continued.		£	£
University of Sydney—continued.
Sydney Hospital.....	Alterations to existing hospital wards to provide seven student ward laboratories	9,700	9,700
	Alterations and additions to existing teaching and student facilities to provide lecture theatre, common rooms and six student bedrooms	28,500	28,500
	Erection of two additional floors on Kanematsu Institute to provide clinical teaching unit	36,000	36,000
	Purchase of equipment for seven student ward laboratories	1,050	1,050
	Purchase of projection equipment.....	500	500
		75,750	75,750
St. Vincent’s Hospital	Erection of clinical teaching building	52,500	52,500
	Erection of building to provide twenty student bedrooms and facilities	17,500	17,500
	Alterations to existing hospital wards to provide six student ward laboratories	2,100	2,100
	Purchase of equipment to provide closed circuit television	825	825
	Purchase of equipment for clinical photography	1,000	1,000
	Purchase of equipment for six student ward laboratories	900	900
		74,825	74,825
Royal North Shore Hospital	Erection of clinical teaching building	52,500	52,500
	Renovations to existing common room.	500	500
	Purchase of equipment for clinical photography	1,000	1,000
	Purchase of microscopes..........	250	250
		54,250	54,250
Women’s Hospital (Crown-street)	Alterations to existing buildings to provide clinical demonstration and discussion rooms, student common room, clinical photography unit and improved lecture theatre facilities	6,000	6,000
	Purchase of projection equipment and television receivers for lecture theatre	400	400
	Purchase of equipment for clinical photography	150	150
		6,550	6,550

Fifth Schedule—continued.

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.	Fourth Column.
University and Hospital.	Project.	Commonwealth contribution.	State contribution.
New South Wales—continued.		£	£
University of Sydney—continued.
Royal Hospital for Women	Purchase of teaching equipment.....	1,000	1,000
		1,000	1,000
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children	Alterations to existing hospital wards to provide eight student ward laboratories	20,000	20,000
	Extensions to existing library.......	1,450	1,450
	Alterations to existing lecture theatre to improve ventilation, seating and acoustics, and to improve offices	11,950	11,950
	Purchase of equipment for eight student ward laboratories	1,200	1,200
	Purchase of equipment for clinical photography	250	250
		34,850	34,850
		355,988	355,988
University of New South Wales—
Prince Henry Hospital	Erection of clinical teaching building..	250,000	250,000
	Alterations to existing hospital wards to provide twelve student ward laboratories	4,200	4,200
	Purchase of equipment for clinical teaching building	25,750	25,750
	Purchase of equipment for twelve student ward laboratories	1,800	1,800
		281,750	281,750
Victoria—
University of Melbourne—
Royal Melbourne	Erection of clinical teaching building	168,750	168,750
Hospital	Alterations and additions to existing students’ accommodation	8,050	8,050
	Ventilation of existing tutorial room...	250	250
	Purchase of ophthalmoscopes, student microscopes, haemoglo-binometers	320	320
	Purchase of equipment for clinical photography	285	285
	Purchase of equipment for department of morbid anatomy	420	420
	Purchase of centrifuge for department of biochemistry	50	50
	Purchase of X-ray projector for use in lecture theatre	1,675	1,675
		179,800	179,800

Fifth

Fifth Schedule—continued.

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.	Fourth Column.
University and Hospital.	Project.	Commonwealth contribution.	State contribution.
Victoria—continued.		£	£
University of Melbourne—continued
St. Vincent’s Hospital	Erection of building to provide student accommodation, facilities and amenities	45,000	45,000
	Alterations to existing hospital wards to provide ten student ward laboratories	3,500	3,500
	Alterations to outpatients’ clinic ........	250	250
	Additions to existing pathology laboratory.	1,000	1,000
	Purchase of equipment for ten student ward laboratories	1,500	1,500
		51,250	51,250
Royal Women’s	Erection of clinical teaching building	45,000	45,000
Hospital	Purchase of equipment for clinical teaching building	1,500	1,500
	Purchase of equipment for lecture room...	500	500
	Purchase of shelving for library........	100	100
	Purchase of shelving and specimen cases for museum	300	300
		47,400	47,400
Royal Children’s Hospital	Inclusion in new hospital under construction of—
	Lecture room and deans rooms	2,667	2,667
	Clinical teaching unit..............	10,333	10,333
	Lecture demonstration room for radiology	667	667
	Television gallery in operating theatre...	333	333
	Seven student ward laboratories and seven clinical teaching rooms	4,667	4,667
	Six outpatient tutorial rooms.........	4,000	4,000
	Observation room................	833	833
	Lecture theatre..................	4,000	4,000
	Locker rooms and common rooms.....	3,333	3,333
	Students’ change rooms adjacent to operating theatre	667	667
	Fourteen students’ bedrooms.........	4,667	4,667
	Laboratories....................	3,100	3,100
	Clinical photography facilities........	2,633	2,633
	Library.......................	2,733	2,733
	Purchase of equipment for—
	Lecture room and dean’s rooms.......	433	433
	Clinical teaching unit..............	1,070	1,070
	Lecture demonstration room for radiology	45	45
	Seven student ward laboratories and seven clinical teaching rooms	700	700
	Six outpatient tutorial rooms.........	250	250
	Observation room................	33	33

Fifth Schedule—continued.

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.	Fourth Column.
University and Hospital.	Project.	Commonwealth contribution.	State contribution.
Victoria—continued.		£	£
University of Melbourne—continued.
Royal Children’s Hospital—continued.	Purchase of equipment for—contd.
	Lecture theatre...............	117	117
	Locker rooms and common rooms..	50	50
	Fourteen students’ bedrooms.....	233	233
	Laboratories................	333	333
	Clinical photography...........	333	333
	Library....................	167	167
	Autopsy room...............	67	67
		48,464	48,464
		326,914	326,914
Monash University—
Alfred Hospital--------	Erection of para-clinical teaching building	250,000	250,000
	Purchase of equipment for para-clinical teaching building	12,500	12,500
		262,500	262,500
Prince Henry’s Hospital	Conversion of unpartitioned area in existing building to provide clinical teaching unit	17,500	17,500
	Purchase of equipment for clinical teaching unit	5,000	5,000
	Purchase of equipment to provide student amenities	500	500
		23,000	23,000
Queen Victoria Hospital	Inclusion in new hospital building of clinical teaching unit, thirty student bedrooms, common rooms, laboratories, lecture and tutorial rooms	77,500	77,500
	Alterations and additions to existing building to provide student teaching facilities in ante-natal clinic	10,000	10,000
		87,500	87,500
Royal Children’s Hospital	Inclusion in new hospital under construction of—
	Lecture room and dean’s rooms...	1,333	1,333
	Clinical teaching unit..........	5,167	5,167
	Lecture demonstration room for radiology	333	333
	Television gallery in operating theatre	167	167
	Seven student ward laboratories and seven clinical teaching rooms	2,333	2,333
	Six outpatient tutorial rooms......	2,000	2,000

Fifth Schedule—continued.

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.	Fourth Column.
University and Hospital.	Project.	Commonwealth contribution.	State contribution.
Victoria—continued.		£	£
Monash University—continued.
Royal Children’s Hospital—continued.	Inclusion in new hospital under construction of—continued.
	Observation room..............	417	417
	Lecture theatre................	2,000	2,000
	Locker rooms and common rooms...	1,667	1,667
	Students’ change rooms adjacent to operating theatre	333	333
	Fourteen students’ bedrooms.......	2,333	2,333
	Laboratories.................	1,550	1,550
	Clinical photography facilities......	1,317	1,317
	Library.....................	1,367	1,367
	Purchase of equipment for— Lecture room and dean’s rooms...	217	217
	Clinical teaching unit..........	535	535
	Lecture demonstration room for radiology	23	23
	Seven student ward laboratories and seven clinical teaching rooms	350	350
	Six outpatient tutorial rooms......	125	125
	Observation room.............	17	17
	Lecture theatre...............	58	58
	Locker rooms and common rooms..	25	25
	Fourteen students’ bedrooms.....	117	117
	Laboratories................	167	167
	Clinical photography...........	167	167
	Library....................	83	83
	Autopsy room...............	33	33
		24,234	24,234
		397,234	397,234
Queensland—
The University of Queensland—
Brisbane Hospital	Erection of clinical teaching building	205,000	205,000
	Alterations to existing hospital wards to provide five student ward laboratories	1,750	1,750
	Alterations to Radium Institute to provide tutorial room	750	750
	Air-conditioning of Edwin Tooth Lecture Theatre	2,500	2,500
	Purchase of equipment for clinical photography	500	500
	Purchase of equipment for five student ward laboratories	750	750
	Purchase of projection equipment for lecture theatre	500	500
	Purchase of X-ray viewing boxes.....	225	225
		211,975	211,975

Fifth Schedule—continued.

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.	Fourth Column.
University and Hospital.	Project.	Commonwealth contribution.	State contribution.
Queensland—continued.		£	£
University of Queensland—continued.
Princess Alexandra Hospital	Conversion of unpartitioned area in existing building	14,000	14,000
	Purchase of equipment for clinical photography	500	500
	Purchase of projection equipment for lecture theatre	500	500
	Purchase of X-ray-viewing boxes....	100	100
		15,100	15,100
Mater Misericordiae Hospital	Purchase of equipment for clinical photography	1,000	1,000
	Purchase of projection equipment for lecture theatre	500	500
		1,500	1,500
Brisbane Women’s Hospital	Alterations to existing common room and professor’s room to provide student amenities and facilities	500	500
	Purchase of equipment to provide student amenities	250	250
		750	750
Brisbane Children’s Hospital	Erection of clinical teaching building	35,100	35,100
Brisbane Children’s Hospital	Erection of student amenities building.	5,000	5,000
		40,100	40,100
		269,425	269,425
South Australia—
University of Adelaide—
Royal Adelaide Hospital	Provision of sixteen student ward laboratories	16,000	16,000
	Air-conditioning of Verco Lecture Theatre	1,500	1,500
	Purchase of equipment for sixteen student ward laboratories	800	800
	Purchase of projection and sound equipment for Verco Lecture Theatre	1,000	1,000
		19,300	19,300

Fifth Schedule—continued.

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.	Fourth Column.
University and Hospital.	Project.	Commonwealth contribution.	State contribution.
		£	£
South Australia—continued.
University of Adelaide—continued.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital	Erection of laboratory.............	2,500	2,500
	Purchase of projection equipment for lecture theatre	50	50
		2,550	2,550
Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital	Inclusion in hospital building of clinical teaching units	25,750	25,750
Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital	Alterations to existing hospital wards to provide five student ward laboratories and tutorial rooms	5,950	5,950
	Purchase of general teaching equipment..	350	350
	Purchase of equipment for student amenities	200	200
	Purchase of equipment for five student ward laboratories and tutorial rooms	750	750
		33,000	33,000
Adelaide Children’s Hospital	Inclusion in new hospital building of clinical teaching unit, locker rooms, museum, lecture rooms, observation room, conference and tutorial rooms	48,400	48,400
		103,250	103,250
Western Australia— Royal Perth Hospital	Ventilation of existing library.......	1,375	1,375
	Air-conditioning and acoustic treatment of existing lecture rooms	590	590
	Alterations to existing X-ray laboratory to provide male student facilities and amenities	4,250	4,250
	Alterations to existing building to provide female student facilities and amenities	100	100
	Alterations to existing departments of pathology and microbiology	4,300	4,300
	Alterations to existing outpatients’ department to provide clinical teaching rooms	7,500	7,500
	Conversion of existing rooms to provide office accommodation	50	50
	Purchase of projection and teaching equipment for tutorial room	60	60
	Purchase of equipment for office accommodation	125	125
		18,350	18,350

Fifth Schedule—continued.

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.	Fourth Column.
University and Hospital.	Project.	Commonwealth contribution.	State contribution.
Western Australia—continued.		£	£
Fremantle Hospital......	Alterations to existing building to provide accommodation for five students	750	750
	Alterations to existing common room	150	150
	Purchase of equipment for common room	100	100
	Purchase of tutorial teaching aids..	145	145
		1,145	1,145
Perth Chest Hospital...	Alterations to existing hospital wards to provide two student ward laboratories and office accommodation	1,000	1,000
	Purchase of equipment for two student ward laboratories and office	350	350
		1,350	1,350
King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women	Erection of building to provide clinical teaching unit	7,500	7,500
	Purchase of equipment to provide closed circuit television	1,250	1,250
	Purchase of equipment for clinical photography	190	190
		8,940	8,940
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children	Alterations to existing hospital ward to provide one student ward laboratory	350	350
	Alterations to outpatients’ building to provide seminar room	250	250
	Air-conditioning of lecture theatre..	600	600
	Purchase of equipment for one student ward laboratory	60	60
	Purchase of projection equipment for seminar room	70	70
		1,330	1,330
		31,115	31,115

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