Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00106:section:5:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00106
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 10/24)
Character Range: 27310–30048

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        (ii) an amount that may be paid in respect of that grant year by virtue of the operation of paragraph 3 (a).

(2) A reference in sub‑clause (1) to the eligible State expenditure incurred by the State in respect of a grant year shall be read as a reference to an amount equal to the sum of—
    (a) the amount expended in respect of the grant year by—
        (i) the State from its resources in relation to the provision of approved projects;
        (ii) local governments and community organisations from their own resources in relation to the provision of former Commonwealth‑funded projects; and
        (iii) local governments and community organisations in relation to the provision of approved projects referred to in sub‑paragraph 14 (a) (ii) where the State elects to include such expenditure pursuant to that sub‑paragraph,
     in excess of the amount that is so expended pursuant to clause 14; and
    (b) such other amounts, including additional administrative expenses incurred by the State, as are agreed upon for the purposes of this paragraph by the Commonwealth Minister and the State Minister.

(3) In the event that—
    (a) the eligible State expenditure incurred by the State in respect of the first grant year is less than the amount that would be required to be expended in order to attract the maximum amount of financial assistance payable in respect of that grant year pursuant to paragraph (1)(a), then, if the Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that the State has a firm program in place for the expenditure and that the cause of the short‑fall in expenditure lies generally outside the State's control, the Commonwealth may provide additional financial assistance in respect of the second grant year of an amount not exceeding the unexpended balance of the maximum amount, upon the same terms as to matching as apply in respect of the first grant year; or
    (b) the whole amount specified in the Schedule as the maximum amount of additional financial assistance that may be paid by the Commonwealth in respect of the first or second grant year to another State or the Northern Territory does not become payable to that State or the Northern Territory, whether pursuant to an agreement made by the Commonwealth with that State or the Northern Territory in terms similar to this agreement or where there is no such agreement, the Commonwealth Minister may, by agreement between the Commonwealth Minister and the State Minister, increase the maximum amount payable to the State in respect of that grant year pursuant to sub‑clause (1) by the amount determined by the Commonwealth Minister to be the State's share of the unexpended balance of the amount specified in relation to that other State or