(1) In any year, the total of:
(a) the amount determined by the Minister under section 21 (Proposals and grants for projects of national priority etc.); and
(b) the amounts determined by the Minister under section 21B (Grants in relation to innovation in or the quality of higher education); and
(c) the amounts determined by the Minister under section 22 (Promotion of equality of opportunity); and
(d) the amounts determined by the Minister under section 23 (Special research assistance); and
(e) the amounts determined by the Minister under section 23A (Grants for advanced engineering centres); and
(f) the amounts determined by the Minister under section 23BA (Grants for co - operative multimedia centres);
must not exceed the consolidated amount prescribed for that year.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the following consolidated amounts are prescribed:
(a) for the year 1994--$431,919,000; and
(b) for the year 1995--$432,147,000; and
(c) for the year 1996--$496,250,000; and
(d) for the year 1997--$477,793,000; and
(e) for the year 1998--$481,163,000; and
(g) for the year 1999--$461,839,000; and
(h) for the year 2000--$472,820,000; and
(i) for the year 2001--$977,318,000; and
(j) for the year 2002--$1,065,435,000; and
(k) for the year 2003--$1,121,399,000; and
(l) for the year 2004--$1,077,028,000.