Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00963:clause:1_12ae
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00963
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 12AE
Character Range: 23821–26536

12AE  Ancillary provisions relating to grants in respect of employment services

 (1) Without limiting the generality of subsection 12AB(1) or 12AD(1), the Minister may, under that subsection, approve, in relation to the provision of an employment service, the making of a grant about any of the following:
 (a) recurrent expenditure incurred or to be incurred;
 (b) the cost of acquiring land (with or without buildings);
 (c) the cost of acquiring, erecting, altering or extending buildings;
 (d) the cost of acquiring, altering or installing equipment.

 (2) If the Minister approves the making of a grant of financial assistance to a State or eligible organisation under section 12AB or 12AD in relation to the provision by the State or organisation of an employment service for persons included in the target group, the Minister must, subject to subsection (4) and the regulations:
 (a) determine the amount of the financial assistance or the manner in which the amount of the financial assistance is to be calculated; and
 (b) determine the time or times at which, and the instalments (if any) in which, the financial assistance is to be paid; and
 (c) specify any other terms and conditions on which the financial assistance is granted.

 (3) Without limiting the generality of paragraph (2)(c), the terms and conditions that may be specified pursuant to that paragraph include terms and conditions about any of the following:
 (a) the purposes for which the financial assistance may be applied;
 (b) the amounts to be applied by the State or organisation for those purposes or any other purpose, and the source of amounts to be so applied;
 (c) the outcomes to be achieved by persons included in the target group by the provision of the employment service, and the rights of those persons in relation to the provision of the employment service or otherwise;
 (d) the provision of information;
 (e) the provision of certificates with respect to the fulfilment of terms and conditions;
 (f) the repayment of financial assistance;
 (g) the giving of security for the fulfilment of terms and conditions;
 (h) the use and disposal of, and the recovery of amounts that under the terms and conditions are to be taken as representing the Commonwealth's interest in:
 (i) land acquired (with or without buildings); and
 (ii) buildings acquired, erected, altered or extended; and
 (iii) equipment acquired, altered or installed;
  as a result of the application of the financial assistance or of the financial assistance and other money.

 (4) If a grant of financial assistance under this Part is to be paid in instalments, the instalments must be paid within 5 years after the approval of the making of the grant.