Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may make a determination authorising payment of financial assistance to a State for recurrent expenditure for a program year connected with providing education in English as a second language for eligible new arrivals enrolled in ESL courses:
(a) beginning or continuing in the program year; and
(b) provided at or in connection with government schools in the State.
(2) However, the total amount authorised to be paid to a State under subsection ( 1) for a program year must not be more than the amount worked out using the formula:
where:
"number of eligible humanitarian new arrivals in government schools" means the number of eligible humanitarian new arrivals enrolled in ESL courses, in the State, described in subsection ( 1).
"number of eligible new arrivals in government schools" means the number of eligible new arrivals , other than eligible humanitarian new arrivals, enrolled in ESL courses, in the State, described in subsection ( 1).