Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN LAND TRANSPORT (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1985 No. 59 of 1985 - SECT 20

20. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), where a State satisfies the Minister that
it would be desirable, having regard to the policies of the Government of the
Commonwealth relating to land transport, that any or all of the following
percentages, that is, a percentage specified in column 2 or 3 of Schedule 1, a
percentage specified in column 2 or 3 of Schedule 2, or a percentage specified
in column 2 or 3 of Schedule 3, opposite to the name of that State be varied
in ways specified by the State, the Minister may direct that those percentages
be so varied and, where the Minister gives such a direction, those percentages
shall be deemed to be varied accordingly.

(2) The Minister shall not, under sub-section (1), give a direction that
percentages specified in columns of Schedules opposite to the name of a State
be varied in ways that will result in-

   (a)  a variation of the sum of-

        (i)    the percentage specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite to
               the name of the State;

        (ii)   the percentage specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 opposite to
               the name of the State; and

        (iii)  the percentage specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 opposite to
               the name of the State; or

   (b)  a variation of the sum of-

        (i)    the percentage specified in column 3 of Schedule 1 opposite to
               the name of the State;

        (ii)   the percentage specified in column 3 of Schedule 2 opposite to
               the name of the State; and

        (iii)  the percentage specified in column 3 of Schedule 3 opposite to
               the name of the State.

(3) Where, under sub-section (1), the Minister gives a direction that a
percentage specified in a column in a Schedule be varied, the total of the
percentages in that column shall be deemed to be varied accordingly.