Commonwealth: States Grants (Roads) Amendment Act 1979 (Cth)

States Grants (Roads) Amendment Act 1979 No. 104 of 1979 An Act to amend the States Grants (Roads) Act 1977, and for related purposes. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: Short title, &c. 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Roads) Amendment Act 1979. (2) The States Grants (Roads) Act 1977 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. Commencement 2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. Repeal of Schedules to Principal Act 3. The Schedules to the Principal Act are repealed and the Schedules set out in the Schedule to this Act are substituted. Application of amendment 4. (1) The amendment made by this Act does not affect the entitlement of a State to financial assistance in respect of any year before the year that commenced on 1 July 1979. (2) Where, by virtue of sub-section 15(2) of the Principal Act, the quota otherwise applicable to a State in respect of the year that commenced on 1 July 1979 was, immediately before the commencement of this Act, to be deemed to be reduced or increased, that reduction or increase applies in relation to the amount applicable to that State in respect of that year in accordance with the Schedule headed "Schedule 11" set out in the Schedule to this Act. SCHEDULE Section 3 SCHEDULES TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULES TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT SCHEDULE 1 Section 8(1) DIVISION AMONG STATES OF TOTAL GRANTS WITH RESPECT TO NATIONAL ROADS State Year Year commencing 1 July 1978 Year commencing 1 July 1979 commencing 1 July 1977 $ $ $ New South Wales................ 70,600,000 75,505,000 81,153,000 Victoria....................... 34,200,000 36,576,000 39,312,000 Queensland..................... 40,900,000 43,741,000 47,013,000 South Australia.................. 18,200,000 19,465,000 20,921,000 Western Australia................ 21,020,000 22,480,000 24,161,000 Tasmania...................... 9,500,000 10,160,000 10,920,000 SCHEDULE 2 Section 9 (2) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS IN RESPECT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS State Year Year commencing 1 July 1978 Year commencing 1 July 1979 commencing 1 July 1977 $ $ $ New South Wales................ 58,700,000 62,778,000 67,474,000 Victoria....................... 26,000,000 27,806,000 29,886,000 Queensland..................... 30,000,000 32,084,000 34,484,000 South Australia.................. 15,000,000 16,133,000 17,340,000 Western Australia................ 15,230,000 16,288,000 17,506,000 Tasmania ...................... 7,900,000 8,449,000 9,081,000 SCHEDULE 3 Section 9(3) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS IN RESPECT OF THE MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Year State commencing 1 July 1977 Year commencing 1 July 1978 Year commencing 1 July 1979 $ $ $ New South Wales................ 7,900,000 8,449,000 9,081,000 Victoria....................... 3,000,000 3,209,000 3,449,000 Queensland..................... 8,100,000 8,662,000 9,310,000 South Australia.................. 1,900,000 2,032,000 2,184,000 Western Australia................ 4,200,000 4,492,000 4,828,000 Tasmania...................... 900,000 962,000 1,034,000 SCHEDULE–continued SCHEDULE 4 Section 9(4) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS IN RESPECT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL COMMERCE ROADS Year State commencing 1 July 1977 Year commencing 1 July 1978 Year commencing 1 July 1979 $ $ $ New South Wales................ 4,000,000 4,278,000 4,598,000 Victoria....................... 5,200,000 5,561,000 5,977,000 Queensland..................... 2,800,000 2,995,000 3,219,000 South Australia.................. 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,397,000 Western Australia................ 1,590,000 1,700,000 1,827,000 Tasmania...................... 700,000 749,000 805,000 SCHEDULE 5 Section 13(1) DIVISION AMONG STATES OF TOTAL GRANTS WITH RESPECT TO ROADS OTHER THAN NATIONAL ROADS Year State commencing 1 July 1977 Year commencing 1 July 1978 Year commencing 1 July 1979 $ $ $ New South Wales................ 83,200,000 88,980,000 95,636,000 Victoria....................... 64,700,000 69,195,000 74,371,000 Queensland..................... 59,100,000 63,206,000 67,934,000 South Australia.................. 22,200,000 23,742,000 25,518,000 Western Australia................ 39,180,000 41,902,000 45,037,000 Tasmania...................... 12,200,000 13,048,000 14,024,000 SCHEDULE 6 Section 14(2) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO BE EXPENDED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF RURAL ARTERIAL ROADS Year State commencing 1 July 1977 Year commencing 1 July 1978 Year commencing 1 July 1979 $ $ $ New South Wales................ 18,000,000 19,251,000 20,691,000 Victoria....................... 11,100,000 11,871,000 12,759,000 Queensland..................... 23,000,000 24,598,000 26,438,000 South Australia.................. 7,000,000 7,486,000 8,046,000 Western Australia................ 9,410,000 10,064,000 10,817,000 Tasmania...................... 3,000,000 3,208,000 3,448,000 SCHEDULE–continued SCHEDULE 7 Section 14(3) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO BE EXPENDED ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF RURAL LOCAL ROADS Year State commencing 1 July 1977 Year commencing 1 July 1978 Year commencing 1 July 1979 $ $ $ New South Wales................ 25,800,000 27,592,000 29,656,000 Victoria....................... 19,000,000 20,321,000 21,841,000 Queensland..................... 18,800,000 20,106,000 21,610,000 South Australia.................. 6,700,000 7,165,000 7,701,000 Western Australia................ 14,400,000 15,400,000 16,552,000 Tasmania...................... 4,900,000 5,241,000 5,633,000 SCHEDULE 8 Section 14(4) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO BE EXPENDED ON MINOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ROADS State Year Year commencing 1 July 1978 Year commencing 1 July 1979 commencing 1 July 1977 $ $ $ New South Wales................ 3,300,000 3,529,000 3,793,000 Victoria....................... 3,500,000 3,743,000 4,023,000 Queensland..................... 2,600,000 2,781,000 2,989,000 South Australia.................. 1,700,000 1,818,000 1,954,000 Western Australia................ 1,800,000 1,925,000 2,069,000 Tasmania...................... 600,000 642,000 690,000 SCHEDULE 9 Section 14(5) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO BE EXPENDED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF URBAN ARTERIAL ROADS Year State commencing 1 July 1977 Year commencing 1 July 1978 Year commencing 1 July 1979 $ $ $ New South Wales................ 28,700,000 30,694,000 32,990,000 Victoria....................... 22,200,000 23,742,000 25,518,000 Queensland..................... 10,900,000 11,657,000 12,529,000 South Australia.................. 4,600,000 4,920,000 5,288,000 Western Australia................ 11,200,000 11,978,000 12,874,000 Tasmania...................... 2,700,000 2,888,000 3,104,000 SCHEDULE–continued SCHEDULE 10 Section 14(6) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO BE EXPENDED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF URBAN LOCAL ROADS Year State commencing 1 July 1977 Year commencing 1 July 1978 Year commencing 1 July 1979 $ $ $ New South Wales................ 7,400,000 7,914,000 8,506,000 Victoria....................... 8,900,000 9,518,000 10,230,000 Queensland..................... 3,800,000 4,064,000 4,368,000 South Australia.................. 2,200,000 2,353,000 2,529,000 Western Australia................ 2,370,000 2,535,000 2,725,000 Tasmania...................... 1,000,000 1,069,000 1,149,000 SCHEDULE 11 Section 15(1) QUOTAS Year State commencing 1 July 1977 Year commencing 1 July 1978 Year commencing 1 July 1979 $ $ $ New South Wales................ 147,700,000 157,961,000 169,777,000 Victoria....................... 123,600,000 132,187,000 142,075,000 Queensland..................... 58,200,000 62,243,000 66,899,000 South Australia.................. 37,200,000 39,785,000 42,761,000 Western Australia................ 39,800,000 42,565,000 45,749,000 Tasmania...................... 12,300,000 13,155,000 14,139,000