Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (TERTIARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) ACT 1984 No. 127, 1984 - SECT 37

37. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the Minister, after obtaining the advice
of the Commission-

   (a)  may approve a building project (other than a minor building project)
        submitted to the Minister by a university as an approved
        building project of the university in respect of a
        year to which this Act applies;

   (b)  may approve a building project (other than a minor building project)
        submitted to the Minister by a State as an approved building project
        of a college of advanced education in respect of a
        year to which this Act applies;

   (c)  may approve a building project (other than a minor building project)
        submitted to the Minister by a State as an approved building project
        of a technical and further education institution in respect of a
        year to which this Act applies; and

   (d)  may direct that information included in a specified class of
        information be furnished to the Commission in respect of
        building projects included in a specified class of building projects
        at such times and in such manner as are specified in the direction.

(2) The building projects that may be approved by the Minister under
sub-section (1) in respect of a year to which this Act applies are building
projects additional to the building projects specified in Schedules 18, 19 and
20.

(3) Where the Minister approves a building project under sub-section (1) in
respect of a year to which this Act applies, the Minister shall also approve-

   (a)  an amount as the maximum Commonwealth contribution towards the
        project, being so much of the amount estimated by the Minister to be
        the cost of the project as the Minister determines to be the
        appropriate Commonwealth contribution towards the project; and

   (b)  an amount of expenditure, not exceeding the estimated expenditure on
        the project in respect of that year, as the amount of the approved
        expenditure on the project in respect of that year.

(4) For the purposes of this Act, where information is furnished to the
Commission in accordance with a direction under paragraph (1) (d) with respect
to a building project of a university, or with respect to a building project
of a college of advanced education, a non-government teachers college or a
technical and further education institution, in a State, being a building
project specified in Schedule 18, 19 or 20 or a minor building project
approved by the Commission in respect of a year to which this Act applies, the
Commission shall, after consideration of that information, give directions to
the university, or to the State, as the case may be, with respect to the
manner in which the project is to be carried out.

(5) The Commission may vary or revoke a direction given by it under this
section.