States Grants (Universities) Amendment Act 1976

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STATES GRANTS (UNIVERSITIES)

AMENDMENT ACT 1976

No. 14 of 1976

 

An Act to amend the States Grants (Universities) Act 1972-1975.

 

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and 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) Amendment Act 1976.

(2) The States Grants (Universities) Act 1972-1975 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 1972-1976.

Commencement.

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

(2) Sections 5 and 19 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 31 December 1975.

Interpretation.

3. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in sub-section (1), after the definition of non-collegiate accommodation, the following definition:—

‘relevant period’ means the period that commenced on 20 November 1975 and ended on the day immediately preceding the day on which the States Grants (Universities) Amendment Act 1976 received the Royal Assent;.

Salary rates.

4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Grants for expenditure on University building projects, &c.

5. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1c) the figures $2,179,000” and substituting the figures $223,000;

(b) by omitting sub-section (1f); and

(c) by omitting from sub-section (4) the words sub-section (1), (1c), (1d) or (1f) and substituting the words sub-section (l), (1c) or (1d).

Additional grants for cost increases— University building projects, &c.

6. Section 5a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2b) the figures $14,732,928 and substituting the figures $17,456,000.

Additional grants for cost increases— building projects of halls and colleges.

7. Section 8a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (4b) the figures $972,848 and substituting the figures $1,120,000.

Recurrent grants in respect of halls of residence and residential colleges.

8. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (2) the words each of the years 1974 and 1975, $5,510 and substituting the words the year 1974, $6,130, and, in respect of the year 1975, $7,150; and


(b) by omitting sub-sections (3) and (4) and substituting the following sub-sections:—

(3) In relation to each residential college, there is payable to a State under this section, in relation to the year 1974, the amount that is specified in column 2 of the following table in relation to the number of resident full-time students of the college in that year and, in relation to the year 1975, the amount that is specified in column 3 of that table in relation to the number of resident full-time students of the college in that year:—

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

 

Amount for

Amount for

Number of Resident Full-time Students

1974

1975

 

$

$

Less than 100...................................

6,130

7,150

Not less than 100 but less than 120.....................

6,750

7,860

Not less than 120 but less than 140.....................

7,360

8,580

Not less than 140 but less than 160.....................

7,970

9,290

Not less than 160 but less than 180.....................

8,590

10,010

Not less than 180.................................

9,200

10,720

 

(4) In addition to the amount payable in accordance with sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), there is payable under this section, in relation to each hall of residence or residential college—

(a) in respect of the year 1974, the sum of—

(i) an amount calculated by multiplying $73.60 by the number of resident full-time undergraduate students of the hall of residence or residential college in that year;

(ii) an amount calculated by multiplying $36.80 by the number of resident full-time post-graduate students of the hall of residence or residential college in that year; and

(iii) an amount calculated by multiplying $12.30 by the number of non-resident students of the hall of residence or residential college in that year; and

(b) in respect of the year 1975, the sum of—

(i) an amount calculated by multiplying $85.80 by the number of resident full-time under-graduate students of the hall of residence or residential college in that year;

(ii) an amount calculated by multiplying $42.90 by the number of resident full-time post-graduate students of the hall of residence or residential college in that year; and

(iii) an amount calculated by multiplying $14.30 by the number of non-resident students of the hall of residence or residential college in that year.”.

Additional grants for cost increases—teaching hospital building projects.

9. Section 10a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2b) the figures $751,360 and substituting the figures $675,000.

10. After section 11c of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:—

Grant for repairs to Clinical Science Building at Royal Brisbane Hospital.

11d. (1) There is payable to the State of Queensland, for the purpose of financial assistance in relation to expenses incurred by the University of Queensland in carrying out repairs to the Clinical Science Building at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in that State in consequence of damage caused by fire to that building, an amount of $38,920.

(2) The financial assistance to the State of Queensland by way of payment of an amount under sub-section (1) is granted on the condition that the State will, without undue delay, pay that amount to the University of Queensland.


Reimbursement of moneys expended by States before commencing day on recurrent expenditure of Universities.

11e. (1) Where the State Education Minister for a State requests the Commonwealth Education Minister to authorize the reimbursement to the State of an amount of moneys which, during the relevant period, had been paid by the State to a University situated in that State for the purpose of being applied by the University towards expenditure by the University on university purposes in respect of the year 1975, otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities, the Commonwealth Education Minister may, subject to section 11f, authorize the payment to the State under this sub-section, by way of financial assistance to the State, of such amount as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines, being an amount that does not exceed the amount referred to in the request.

(2) The financial assistance to a State constituted by a payment or payments of money under sub-section (1) (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘relevant financial assistance’) in relation to a University is granted on the conditions—

(a) that the State will cause to be furnished to the Commission (not later than 31 December 1976 or such later day as the Minister approves) a certificate by a person approved by the Minister to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that an amount equal to the relevant financial assistance was, after 20 November 1975, applied by the University for expenditure on university purposes otherwise than out of moneys paid to the University by the State from financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities; and

(b) if the University is specified in Part IV of the First Schedule and the Commonwealth Education Minister informs the State Education Minister that he is satisfied that the University failed to apply, in the year 1975, for university purposes included in the purposes specified in that Part in relation to that University, an amount that is not less than the amount specified in that Part in relation to that University in respect of that year—that the State will repay the relevant financial assistance, or such part of the relevant financial assistance as the Minister specifies, to the Commonwealth.

Limits on grants under sections 3 and 11e.

11f. Payments shall not be made to a State under sections 3 and 11e in relation to a University that exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of the amounts that, but for this section, would be authorized to be paid to the State under section 3 in relation to the University.

Reimbursement of moneys expended by States on University building projects.

11g. (1) Where the State Education Minister for a State requests the Commonwealth Education Minister to authorize the reimbursement to the State of an amount of moneys which, during the period that commenced on 1 January 1976 and ended on the day immediately preceding the day on which the States Grants (Universities) Amendment Act 1976 received the Royal Assent, had been paid by the State to a University situated in that State for the purpose of being applied by the University towards the carrying out of a project that is specified in relation to that University in the Second Schedule, otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities, the Commonwealth Education Minister may, subject to section 11h, authorize the payment to the State under this sub-section, by way of financial assistance to the State, of such amount as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines, being an amount that does not exceed the amount referred to in the request.

(2) The financial assistance to a State constituted by a payment or payments of moneys under sub-section (1) (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘relevant financial assistance’) in relation to a building project of a University is granted on the condition that the State will cause to be furnished to the Commission (not later than 31 December 1976 or such later day as the Minister approves) a certificate by a person approved by the Minister to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that an amount equal to the relevant financial assistance was, after 1 January 1976, applied by the University towards the carrying out of the project, otherwise than out of moneys paid to the University by the State from financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities.

Limits on grants under sections 5, 5a and 11g.

11h. Payments shall not be made to a State under any one or more of the following provisions, namely, sections 5, 5a and 11g in relation to a project that is specified in relation to that University in the Second Schedule that exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of the amounts that, but for this section, would be authorized to be paid to the State under sections 5 and 5a in relation to that project.

Reimbursement of moneys expended by States on equipment proposals of Universities.

11j. (1) Where the State Education Minister for a State requests the Commonwealth Education Minister to authorize the reimbursement to the State of an amount of moneys which, during the period that commenced on 1 January 1976 and ended on the day immediately preceding the day on which the States Grants (Universities) Amendment Act 1976 received the Royal Assent, had been paid by the State to a University situated in that State for the purpose of assisting the University to meet expenditure incurred, or to be incurred, by the University in accordance with proposals for expenditure in respect of equipment for use by that University approved under section 6 or 6a, otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities, the Commonwealth Education Minister may, subject to section 11k, authorize the payment to the State under this sub-section, by way of financial assistance to the State, of such amount as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines, being an amount that does not exceed the amount referred to in the request.

(2) The financial assistance to a State constituted by a payment or payments of moneys under sub-section (1) (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘relevant financial assistance’) in relation to a University is granted on the condition that the State will cause to be furnished to the Commission (not later than 31 December 1976 or such later day as the Minister approves) a certificate by a person approved by the Minister to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that an amount equal to the relevant financial assistance was, after 1 January 1976, applied by the University for the purposes of expenditure in accordance with proposals for expenditure in respect of equipment for use by that University approved under section 6 or 6a, otherwise than out of moneys paid to the University by the State from financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities.

Limits on grants under section 6, sub-sections 6a(1) and (3) and section 11j.

11k. Payments shall not be made to a State, in relation to proposals for expenditure in respect of equipment for use by a University situated in that State, under any one or more of the following provisions, namely, section 6, sub-sections 6a(1) and (3) and section 11j that exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of the amounts that, but for this section, would be authorized to be paid to the State under sections 6 and 6a in relation to those proposals.

Reimbursement of moneys expended by States on additional research expenses incurred by Universities.

11l. (1) Where the State Education Minister for a State requests the Commonwealth Education Minister to authorize the reimbursement to the State of an amount of moneys which, during the relevant period, had been paid by the State to a University situated in that State for the purpose of being applied by the University towards additional research expenses incurred by the University, otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities, the Commonwealth Education Minister may, subject to section 11m, authorize the payment to the State under this sub-section, by way of financial assistance to the State, of such amount as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines, being an amount that does not exceed the amount referred to in the request.


(2) The financial assistance to a State constituted by a payment or payments of moneys under sub-section (1) (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘relevant financial assistance’) in relation to a University is granted on the conditions that the State will cause to be furnished to the Commission (not later than 31 December 1976 or such later day as the Minister approves) a certificate by a person approved by the Minister to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that an amount equal to the relevant financial assistance was, after 20 November 1975, applied by the University towards the discharge of its outstanding liabilities in respect of additional research, otherwise than out of moneys paid to the University by the State from financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities.

(3) Where the State Education Minister for a State makes a request under sub-section (1) in respect of an amount of moneys paid by the State to a University for the purpose referred to in that sub-section, the amount so paid to the University shall not be taken into account as a State contribution to the University for the purposes of section 7.

Limits on grants under sections 7, 7a and 11l.

11m. Payments shall not be made to a State under any one or more of the following provisions, namely, sections 7, 7a and 11l, in relation to a University that exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of the amounts that, but for this section, would be authorized to be paid to the State under sections 7 and 7a in relation to that University.

Reimbursement of moneys expended by States on project of halls of residence and residential colleges of Universities.

11n. (1) Where the State Education Minister for a State requests the Commonwealth Education Minister to authorize the reimbursement to the State of an amount of moneys which, during the period that commenced on 1 January 1976 and ended on the day immediately preceding the day on which the States Grants (Universities) Amendment Act 1976 received the Royal Assent, had been paid by the State to a University situated in that State for the purpose of expenditure by the University in carrying out a project of a hall of residence of that University, otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities, the Commonwealth Education Minister may, subject to section 11p, authorize the payment to the State under this sub-section, by way of financial assistance to the State, of such amount as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines, being an amount that does not exceed the amount referred to in the request.

(2) Where the Minister is satisfied that a State has, during the period that commenced on 1 January 1976 and ended on the day immediately preceding the day on which the States Grants (Universities) Amendment Act 1976 received the Royal Assent, paid to the body administering a residential college of a University situated in that State an amount of money towards the expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the body on a project of the college, otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities, the Commonwealth Education Minister may, subject to section 11p, authorize the payment to the State under this sub-section, by way of financial assistance to the State, of such amount as the Minister determines not exceeding that first-mentioned amount.

(3) The financial assistance to a State constituted by a payment or payments of moneys under sub-section (1) (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘relevant financial assistance’) in relation to a project of a hall of residence of a University is granted on the conditions that the State will cause to be furnished to the Commission (not later than 31 December 1976 or such later day as the Minister approves) a certificate by a person approved by the Minister to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that an amount equal to the relevant financial assistance was, after 1 January 1976, applied by the University towards the carrying out of the project, otherwise than out of moneys paid to the University by the State from financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities.


(4) In this section, references to a project of a hall of residence or to a project of a residential college, have, respectively, the same meaning as in section 8.

Limits on grants under sections 8, 8a and 11n.

11p. (1) Payments shall not be made to a State, under any one or more of the following provisions, namely, sections 8, 8a and 11n in relation to projects of halls of residence or residential colleges of a University, being projects for the provision of accommodation of a kind in respect of which an amount is specified in relation to that University in a particular column of the Fifth Schedule, that exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of the amounts that, but for this section, would be authorized to be paid to the State under sections 8 and 8a in relation to those projects.

(2) In this section, references to a project of a hall of residence or to a project of a residential college, have, respectively, the same meaning as in section 8.

Reimbursement of moneys expended by States on building projects in connexion with teaching hospitals of Universities.

11q. (1) Where the State Education Minister for a State requests the Commonwealth Education Minister to authorize the reimbursement to the State of an amount of money which, during the period that commenced on 1 January 1976 and ended on the day immediately preceding the day on which the States Grants (Universities) Amendment Act 1976 received the Royal Assent, had been paid by the State to a University situated in that State for the purpose of assisting the University to meet the cost of a project that is, for the purposes of section a teaching hospital project of that University, otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities, the Commonwealth Education Minister may, subject to section 11r, authorize the payment to the State under this sub-section, by way of financial assistance to the State, of such amount as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines, being an amount that does not exceed the amount referred to in the request.

(2) The financial assistance to a State constituted by a payment or payments of moneys under sub-section (1) (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘relevant financial assistance’) in relation to a teaching hospital project of a University is granted on the condition that the State will cause to be furnished to the Commission (not later than 31 December 1976 or such later day as the Minister approves) a certificate by a person approved by the Minister to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that an amount equal to the relevant financial assistance was, after 1 January 1976, applied by the University towards the project, otherwise than out of moneys paid to the University by the State from financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities.

Limits on grants under sections 10, 10a and 11q.

11r. Payments shall not be made to a State under any one or more of the following provisions, namely, sections 10, 10a and 11q in relation to a project that is, for the purposes of section 10, a teaching hospital project of a University that exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of the amounts that, but for this section, would be authorized to be paid to the State under sections 10 and 10a in relation to that teaching hospital project.

Reimbursement of moneys expended by States before commencing day on recurrent expenditure in respect of teaching hospitals.

11s. (1) Where the State Education Minister for a State requests the Commonwealth Education Minister to authorize the reimbursement to the State of an amount of moneys which, during the relevant period, had been paid by the State to a University situated in that State for the purpose of being applied by the University in making contributions towards the appropriate costs of the teaching hospital or teaching hospitals of the University, otherwise than out of financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities, the Commonwealth Education Minister may, subject to section 11t, authorize the payment to the State under this sub-section, by way of financial assistance to the State, of such amount as the Commonwealth Education Minister determines, being an amount that does not exceed the amount referred to in the request.


(2) The financial assistance to a State constituted by a payment or payments of moneys under sub-section (1) (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘relevant financial assistance’) in relation to a University is granted on the condition that the State will cause to be furnished to the Commission (not later than 31 December 1976 or such later day as the Minister approves) a certificate by a person approved by the Minister to the effect that the person has satisfied himself that an amount equal to the relevant financial assistance was, after 20 November 1975, applied by the University in making contributions towards the appropriate costs of the teaching hospital or teaching hospitals of that University, otherwise than out of moneys paid to the University by the State from financial assistance granted to the State under this Act or under any other Act providing for the granting of financial assistance to the States in relation to Universities.

(3) In this section, references to a teaching hospital of a University and to the appropriate costs of a teaching hospital of a University, have, respectively, the same meaning as in section 11.

Limits on grants under sections 11 and 11s.

11t. Payments shall not be made to a State under sections 11 and 11s in relation to a University that exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of the amounts that, but for this section, would be authorized to be paid to the State under section 11 in relation to that University..

11. Section 14 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following sections are substituted:—

Payments may be made out of Consolidated Revenue Fund or Loan Fund.

14. Payments to a State under this Act may be made—

(a) in the case of payments in accordance with section 5, 5a, 6, 6a, 8, 8a, 10, 10a, 11g, 11j, 11n or 11q, or advances under section 13 on account of moneys expected to become payable in accordance with such a section—out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund or the Loan Fund; or

(b) in any other case—out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Authority to borrow.

14a. The Treasurer may, from time to time, in accordance with the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911-1973, or in accordance with the provisions of an Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of the amounts that have been paid since 30 June 1975, or that may become payable, in accordance with each of the following sections, namely, sections 5, 5a, 6, 6a, 8, 8a, 10, 10a, 11g, 11j, 11n and 11q.

Application of moneys borrowed.

14b. Moneys borrowed under section 14a shall be issued and applied only for the expenses of borrowing, for the purpose of making payments to the States in accordance with a section specified in section 14a, for the purpose of making advances to the States in accordance with section 13 on account of moneys that are expected to become payable under a section so specified and for the purpose of making payments to the Consolidated Revenue Fund in accordance with section 14c.

Reimbursement of Consolidated Revenue Fund from Loan Fund.

14c. (1) Where an amount has, after 30 June 1975, been paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in accordance with a section specified in section 14a, or by way of an advance in accordance with section 13 on account of moneys expected to become payable in accordance with a section so specified, the Treasurer may authorize the payment to that Fund, out of the Loan Fund, of an amount not exceeding the amount so paid.

(2) In any statements of the receipts and expenditure, or of the expenditure, of the Consolidated Revenue Fund prepared by the Treasurer under section 49 or 50 of the Audit Act 1901-1975, amounts paid to the Consolidated Revenue Fund under sub-section (1) of this section shall not be shown as receipts of that Fund but shall be shown as having reduced the total of the amounts expended from that Fund under this Act.

Appropriation.

14d. The Consolidated Revenue Fund and the Loan Fund are appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act.


First Schedule.

12. The First Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Parts II and III and substituting the following Parts:—

 

part ii

grants for recurrent expenditure for the year 1974

First Column

Second Column

University

Amount of Grant

New South Wales—

$

University of Sydney...........................................

42,790,000

University of New South Wales....................................

39,789,000

University of New England.......................................

12,457,000

University of Newcastle..........................................

9,068,000

Macquarie University...........................................

14,675,000

University of Wollongong........................................

4,125,000

 

122,904,000

Victoria—

 

University of Melbourne.........................................

36,988,000

Monash University.............................................

31,567,000

La Trobe University............................................

13,344,000

 

81,899,000

Queensland—

 

University of Queensland.........................................

33,204,000

James Cook University of North Queensland............................

5,798,000

Griffith University.............................................

1,259,000

 

40,261,000

South Australia—

 

University of Adelaide..........................................

21,682,000

Flinders University of South Australia................................

9,030,000

 

30,712,000

Western Australia—

 

University of Western Australia....................................

21,225,000

Murdoch University............................................

1,346,000

 

22,571,000

Tasmania—

 

University of Tasmania..........................................

9,848,000

 

308,195,000

 

part iii

grants for recurrent expenditure for the year 1975

First Column

Second Column

University

Amount of Grant

New South Wales—

$

University of Sydney............................................

53,203,600

University of New South Wales.....................................

51,621,000

University of New England........................................

15,705,600

University of Newcastle..........................................

11,800,800

Macquarie University...........................................

19,149,000

University of Wollongong........................................

5,523,500

 

157,003,500


First Column

Second Column

University

Amount of Grant

Victoria—

$

University of Melbourne..........................................

45,819,000

Monash University.............................................

38,706,000

La Trobe University.............................................

18,085,000

Deakin University..............................................

169,000

 

102,779,000

Queensland—

 

University of Queensland.........................................

41,388,000

James Cook University of North Queensland............................

7,545,000

Griffith University..............................................

2,903,500

 

51,836,500

South Australia—

 

University of Adelaide...........................................

28,058,000

Flinders University of South Australia.................................

11,955,000

 

40,013,000

Western Australia—

 

University of Western Australia.....................................

26,040,000

Murdoch University.............................................

3,661,500

 

29,701,500

Tasmania—

 

University of Tasmania..........................................

12,751,000

 

394,084,500

Second Schedule

13. (1) The Second Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting the portion of that Schedule that relates to New South Wales and to Victoria and substituting the following words and figures:—

New South Wales—

 

$

University of Sydney....

Biological Sciences—new building...............

300,000

 

Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering— completion of building 

1,508,334

 

Architecture—new building and renovations to existing buildings 

1,083,334

 

Veterinary Physiology, Animal Nutrition, Animal Genetics—completion of building 

708,334

 

Computer Building—new building...............

483,334

 

Dental School—alterations and renovations.........

416,667

 

Woolley Building—alterations..................

383,333

 

Blackburn Building—extension.................

391,666

 

Electrical Engineering Building—extension for Energy Conversion Unit 

158,333

 

Agronomy—extensions of office and research facilities at Nepean 

125,000

 

Purchase of sites in the Darlington area............

833,333

 

Minor works approved by the Commission..........

391,666

 

Site works and services approved by the Commission...

366,666

Planning for 1976-78 triennium...................

$

50,000

7,200,000

University of New South Wales

Kensington

 

 

Library and Law—new building..................

5,632,500

 

Engineering—new building and renovations to existing building 

1,941,667

 

Medical Building—extension....................

137,500

 

Biological Sciences—completion of building.........

416,667

 

Parking Station.............................

104,166

 

Sporting facilities at Little Bay...................

116,667

 

Minor works approved by the Commission...........

350,000

 

Site works and services approved by the Commission....

175,833

 

Planning for 1976-78 triennium..................

50,000

 

 

8,925,000

 

Broken Hill

 

 

Chemistry and Mining—additional accommodation.....

112,500

 

Library—extension..........................

91,667

 

Minor works at Fowler’s Gap Arid Zone Research Station approved by the Commission 

25,000

 

Site works and services approved by the Commission....

8,333

 

 

237,500

University of New England

Economic Studies Building—extension.............

875,000

 

Psychology Building—extension.................

316,667

 

Biology and Botany Building—extension............

312,500

 

External Studies—new building..................

300,000

 

Agronomy Building—completion of basement and extension

41,000

 

Natural Resources—new building.................

183,333

 

Multi-purpose Hall—new building................

291,667

 

Store and workshop facilities ....................

125,000

 

Union Building—extension.....................

166,666

 

Sporting facilities............................

29,166

 

Minor works approved by the Commission...........

108,333

 

Site works and services approved by the Commission....

416,667

 

Planning for 1976-78 triennium..................

25,000

 

 

3,190,999

University of Newcastle

Education, Sociology and Psychology—new building....

941,667

 

Mathematics and Classroom Building—new building....

883,334

 

Biological Sciences—new building................

600,000

 

Architecture Building—extension.................

833

 

Lecture Theatre—new building...................

158,333

 

Main Building—alterations.....................

62,500

 

Union Building—extension.....................

166,666

 

Minor works approved by the Commission...........

75,000

 

Site works and services approved by the Commission....

458,333

 

Planning for 1976-78 triennium..................

25,000

 

 

3,371,666

 


 

 

$

Macquarie University.......

Chemistry and Earth Sciences—new building.......

2,033,334

 

Social Sciences—Academic Staff Offices.........

866,667

 

Social Sciences—Specialised Teaching Accommodation 

766,667

 

Teaching Accommodation—extension...........

391,667

 

Lecture Theatre—extension..................

158,333

 

Science Services Building—completion..........

158,333

 

Maintenance and Grounds Depot—new building.....

129,166

 

Sporting facilities.........................

29,166

 

Minor works approved by the Commission........

133,333

 

Site works and services approved by the Commission.

583,334

 

Planning for 1976-78 triennium................

50,000

 

 

5,300,000

Wollongong University College

Library—extension........................

1,041,667

 

Social Science—new building.................

758,334

 

Lecture Theatre Block—new building............

500,000

 

Science—completion and extension of existing building 

341,667

 

Workshop, Garage and Gardening Centre new building 

83,333

 

Union Building—extension...................

350,000

 

Sporting facilities.........................

116,667

 

Minor works approved by the Commission........

29,166

 

Site works and services approved by the Commission.

425,000

 

Planning for 1976-78 triennium................

50,000

 

 

3,695,834

 

 

31,920,999

Victoria—

 

University of Melbourne

Engineering Buildings—extensions.............

2,166,667

 

Earth Sciences—new building.................

2,020,834

 

Music—new building......................

846

 

Agriculture Building—extension...............

775,000

 

Baillieu Library—extension..................

625,000

 

Economics and Commerce Building—extension.....

300,000

 

Dental Hospital—alterations..................

133,333

 

Union Building—extensions..................

45,166

 

Sporting facilities—completion of Field House......

17,333

 

Minor works approved by the Commission........

325,000

 

Site works and services approved by the Commission.

441,667

 

Purchase of sites in or about the Carlton area.......

791,667

 

Planning for 1976-78 triennium................

50,000

 

 

7,692,513

Monash University

Engineering Buildings—extensions.............

143,333

 

Menzies Building—extension.................

1,216,667

 

Main library—extension.....................

716,667

 

Education Building—extension................

641,667

 

Biological Science—extension of building or new building 

516,667

 

Animal House—extension...................

108,333

 

University offices—extension or new building......

275,000

 

Maintenance Building—extension..............

58,333

 

Union Building—extension...................

133,334

 

 

$

 

Sporting facilities—completion of Field House......

83,333

 

Minor works approved by the Commission........

116,666

 

Site works and services approved by the Commission.

500,000

 

Planning for 1976-78 triennium................

50,000

 

 

4,560,000

La Trobe University.........

Humanities and Education—new building.........

2,291,667

 

Biological Sciences—extension of building and new building 

2,091,667

 

Physical Sciences (Chemistry)—new building......

1,775,000

 

Social Sciences—new building................

1,166,667

 

Physical Sciences (Physics and Geology)— new building

1,016,666

 

South Building—North West Annexe............

250,000

 

Maintenance and Services Depot...............

50,000

 

Staff Club—new building....................

83,333

 

Minor works approved by the Commission........

108,333

 

Site works and services approved by the Commission.

500,000

 

Planning for 1976-78 triennium................

50,000

 

 

9,383,333

 

 

21,635,846

 

(2) The Second Schedule is further amended by omitting the portion of that Schedule that relates to South Australia and substituting the following words and figures:—

South Australia—

 

$

University of Adelaide

Library Complex—completion................

2,833,334

 

Mawson Laboratories—extension..............

291,667

 

Waite Agricultural Research Institute—alterations to Main Building and new Small Animals House 

108,334

 

R. A. Fisher Laboratory—alterations.............

66,666

 

Napier Building—alterations..................

58,333

 

Union Building—extensions..................

625,000

 

Sporting facilities.........................

33,333

 

Medical School...........................

87,500

 

Minor works approved by the Commission........

191,667

 

Site works and services approved by the Commission.

58,333

 

Planning for 1976-78 triennium................

25,000

 

 

4,379,167

Flinders University of South

Medical School—new buildings................

2,533,334

Australia

Medical School—Site works and services approved by the Commission 

350,000

 

Social Sciences—new building................

1,154,167

 

Physical Sciences (Earth Sciences)—new building...

1,075,000

 

Biological Sciences—completion of building.......

287,500

 

Physical Sciences Building (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)—extension 

187,500

 

Animal House and Glasshouses—extension........

58,333

 

Staff Club—extensions.....................

33,333

 

Minor works approved by the Commission........

100,000


 

$

Site works and services approved by the Commission.....

325,000

Purchase of land.............................

100,000

Planning for 1976-78 triennium...................

50,000

 

6,254,167

 

10,633,334

Third Schedule.

14. The Third Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Part II and substituting the following Part:—

Part II Section 6a

Provision For Cost Increases In Relation To Expenditure On Equipment

University

Maximum Additional Grant

 

$

University of Sydney...............................................

675,000

University of New South Wales........................................

570,000

University of New England...........................................

123,000

University of Newcastle.............................................

115,000

Macquarie University ..............................................

157,000

University of Wollongong...........................................

111,000

University of Melbourne............................................

563,000

Monash University................................................

266,000

La Trobe University...............................................

232,000

University of Queensland............................................

433,000

James Cook University of North Queensland...............................

47,000

Griffith University................................................

38,000

University of Adelaide..............................................

363,000

Flinders University of South Australia...................................

172,000

University of Western Australia........................................

268,000

Murdoch University...............................................

67,000

University of Tasmania.............................................

152,000

 

4,352,000

Fourth Schedule.

15. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Part II and substituting the following Part:—

Part II  Section 7a

Provision For Cost Increases In Relation To Special Research Grants

University

Maximum Additional Grant

 

$

University of Sydney...............................................

219,000

University of New South Wales........................................

189,000

University of New England...........................................

48,000

University of Newcastle.............................................

27,000

Macquarie University...............................................

47,000

University

Maximum Additional Grant

 

$

University of Wollongong............................................

20,000

University of Melbourne.............................................

206,000

Monash University................................................

162,000

La Trobe University................................................

40,000

University of Queensland............................................

156,000

James Cook University of North Queensland...............................

19,000

University of Adelaide..............................................

144,000

Flinders University of South Australia....................................

37,000

University of Western Australia........................................

93,000

University of Tasmania.............................................

43,000

 

1,450,000

Fifth Schedule.

16. The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

Fifth Schedule Section 8

Grants For Buildings For Halls Of Residence And Affiliated Residential Colleges

 

Maximum Grant

 

Collegiate accommodation at halls of residence

Collegiate accommodation at affiliated residential colleges

Non-collegiate accommodation

 

$

$

$

University of Sydney......................

..

44,000

..

University of New South Wales...............

233,333

..

..

University of New England..................

49,167

..

520,833

University of Newcastle....................

233,333

..

..

Macquarie University......................

..

213,333

208,333

Wollongong University College...............

..

253,334

...

University of Melbourne....................

79,166

241,000

416,666

Monash University........................

..

..

208,334

La Trobe University.......................

616,667

..

208,334

University of Queensland...................

..

654,667

..

James Cook University of North Queensland......

..

603,333

..

Griffith University........................

..

..

...

University of Adelaide.....................

..

..

35,000

Flinders University of South Australia...........

..

..

..

University of Western Australia...............

433,334

166,667

..

Murdoch University.......................

..

..

..

University of Tasmania.....................

526,667

53,333

..

 

2,171,667

2,229,667

1,597,500

 


Sixth Schedule.

17. The Sixth Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

 

SIXTH SCHEDULE  Section 10

Grants For Specified Teaching Hospital Projects

First Column

Second Column

Third Column

University and Hospital

Project

Maximum Grant

 

 

$

New South Wales—

 

 

University of Sydney—

 

 

The Sydney Hospital...........

Ophthalmology and Eye Health—professorial unit 

250,000

The Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney 

New ward block—tutorial and demonstration rooms, operating theatre change area and cafeteria 

137,500

 

Clinical Sciences Block—completion of facilities

208,334

 

 

345,834

Repatriation General Hospital, Concord 

Off-ward laboratories.................

4,167

North Ryde Psychiatric Centre......

Psychiatry—teaching accommodation......

833

 

 

600,834

University of New South Wales—

 

 

The Prince of Wales Hospital.......

Old Stone Building—completion of conversions and alterations 

100,000

 

Psychiatric Block—side rooms...........

833

 

 

100,833

Prince Henry Hospital............

Student residential accommodation........

83,334

 

Clinical Sciences Building—alterations.....

8,333

 

 

91,667

St Vincent’s Hospital............

New clinical teaching accommodation—teaching rooms, common and locker rooms, pathology museum and library             

37,000

 

Psychiatry and X-ray teaching rooms—alterations 

12,500

 

Animal holding unit..................

2,583

 

 

52,083

The St George Hospital...........

Clinical teaching block—extensions........

25,000

 

Animal house facilities................

3,000

 

Autopsy demonstration theatre...........

3,000

 

 

31,000

 

 

275,583

Victoria—

 

 

University of Melbourne—

 

 

The Royal Children’s Hospital.....

Paediatrics Block—completion of extensions..

70,834

First Column

Second Column

Third Column

University and Hospital

Project

Maximum Grant

 

 

$

The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 

Otolaryngology—audiometric facilities...........

33,333

St Vincent’s Hospital.......

Psychiatry—completion of teaching areas in the Bolte Rehabilitation Centre 

70,834

Mercy Hospital...........

Obstetrics and Gynaecology—completion of clinical professorial unit 

16,666

Larundel Psychiatric Hospital..

Psychiatry—alterations to provide clinical teaching areas 

33,333

 

 

225,000

Monash University— Alfred Hospital 

Teaching rooms in main ward block.............

54,167

Larundel Psychiatric Hospital..

Psychiatry—alterations to provide clinical teaching areas 

33,333

 

 

87,500

Queensland—

 

 

University of Queensland—

 

 

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Teaching unit in new psychiatric block...........

4,167

 

Clinical professorial units—completion of facilities...

20,833

 

 

25,000

South Australia—

University of Adelaide......

 

 

Royal Adelaide Hospital...

Alterations for clinical medical departments, including Psychiatry 

33,333

Flinders University of South Australia—

 

 

Flinders Medical Centre....

New clinical teaching facilities................

1,808,334

 

 

1,841,667

Western Australia—

 

 

University of Western Australia—

 

 

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Medical Centre 

Completion of clinical teaching facilities, including medical library and facilities for Pharmacology 

500,000

Tasmania—

 

 

University of Tasmania

 

 

Royal Hobart Hospital

Clinical Sciences Building—addition of two floors and alterations 

40,280


Seventh Schedule.

18. The Seventh Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Parts II and III and substituting the following Parts:—

Part ii

Grants For Recurrent Expenditure In Respect Of Teaching Hospitals Of Specified Universities For The Year 1974

First Column

Second Column

University

Amount of Grant

 

$

New South Wales—

 

University of Sydney.............................................

309,000

University of New South Wales......................................

271,000

 

580,000

Victoria—

 

University of Melbourne...........................................

316,000

Monash University..............................................

210,000

 

526,000

Queensland—

 

University of Queensland..........................................

231,000

South Australia—

 

University of Adelaide............................................

149,000

Western Australia—

 

University of Western Australia......................................

115,000

Tasmania—

 

University of Tasmania...........................................

49,000

 

1,650,000

 

PART III

Grants For Recurrent Expenditure In Respect Of Teaching Hospitals Of Specified Universities For The Year 1975

First Column

Second Column

University

Amount of Grant

 

$

New South Wales—

 

University of Sydney..............................................

360,000

University of New South Wales......................................

310,000

 

670,000

Victoria—

 

University of Melbourne...........................................

368,000

Monash University...............................................

246,000

 

614,000

Queensland—

 

University of Queensland...........................................

271,000


First Column

Second Column

University

Amount of Grant

 

$

South Australia—

 

University of Adelaide............................................

179,000

Western Australia—

 

University of Western Australia......................................

135,000

Tasmania—

 

University of Tasmania............................................

60,000

 

1,929,000

Tenth Schedule.

19. The Tenth Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

TENTH SCHEDULE Section 5

Grants For University Projects

First Column

Second Column

Third Column

University

Project

Grant

New South Wales—

 

$

University of New South Wales...

Teaching facilities at Community Health Centres.

2,000

University of Newcastle........

Medical School—Planning...............

160,000

Macquarie University..........

Special Education—Clinical, Diagnostic, Teaching and Research facilities 

400,000

Victoria—

 

 

Monash University............

Education Building—completion of Special Education Facilities 

80,000

 

Teaching facilities at Community Health Centres.

1,837

Queensland—

 

 

University of Queensland.......

Teaching facilities at Community Health Centres.

3,000

South Australia—

 

 

University of Adelaide.........

Teaching facilities at Community Health Centres.

40,000

Flinders University of South Australia

Teaching facilities at Community Health Centres.

9,000

Tasmania—

 

 

University of Tasmania.........

Teaching facilities at Community Health Centres.

448

Payments made before Royal Assent

20. Payments (including advances) by way of financial assistance made to a State under the States Grants (Universities) Act (No. 2) 1972 or under that Act as amended and in force at any time before the date on which this Act receives the Royal Assent shall be deemed to have been made for the purposes of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

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