(1) The Minister may make a determination authorising payment of financial assistance to a State for a program year for expenditure connected with special education provided at or in connection with non - government centres in the State.
(2) The total amount authorised to be paid to the States under this section for a program year must not be more than the amount worked out by adding up:
(a) the amount in column 4 of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 9 for the program year; and
(b) the amount in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 9 for the program year.
(3) In this Act:
"non-government centre" means a place in a State at which special education is provided by a non - government body (except a non - government body that is conducted for profit) and that is not a school.