Notes to the Financial Statements

17. Commonwealth Government Grants

Grant Pursuant to the Higher Education Funding Act 1988 :

University
1997
$'000
1996
$'000
Operating Purposes excluding HECS 101,520 108,575
Special Research Assistance:
Large Research Grants 4,641 4,871
Small Research Grants 1,356 1,260
Collaborative Research Grants 924 668
Research Infrastructure Grants 7,183 6,429
Special Research Centres & Key Centre of Teaching 3,194 1,660
Research Fellowships 935 848
International Reciprocal Research Fellowships 12 -
Australian Postgraduate Awards 3,566 3,156
Australian Postgraduate Awards (Industry) 425 425
Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarships 789 809
International Projects 25 -
Special Research Initiatives 25 -
Teaching Hospitals 289 284
Total Commonwealth Government Grants 124,884 128,985

Grants received pursuant to the Higher Education Funding Act 1988, is reconciled to the amounts provided by the Commonwealth by adding the advance payment received in previous period, plus amount received in reporting period less advance payment in respect of next period.

Amount Received Pursuant to the Higher Education Funding Act 1988 excluding HECS and amount expended:

Operating Purposes excluding HECS (includes capital grants)

University
1997
$'000
1996
$'000
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period 8,055 8,494
carry-over from previous period 4,725 3,477
sub-total amount received in previous period 12,780 11,971
Amount received in the reporting period 101,289 108,136
Less amount attributable to future period:
advance payment received in respect of next period (7,824) (8,055)
under-expenditure in the reporting period (3,243) (4,725)
sub-total amount attributable to future period (11,067) (12,780)
Amount expended in the reporting period 103,002 107,327

Large Research Grants

University
1997
$'000
1996
$'000
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period 237 381
carry-over from previous period 1,272 956
sub-total amount received in previous period 1,509 1,337
Amount received in the reporting period 4,620 4,727
Less amount attributable to future period:
advance payment received in respect of next period (216) (237)
under-expenditure in the reporting period (1,140) (1,272)
sub-total amount attributable to future period (1,356) (1,509)
Amount expended in the reporting period 4,773 4,555

Small Research Grants

University
1997
$'000
1996
$'000
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period - -
carry-over from previous period 229 236
sub-total amount received in previous period 229 236
Amount received in the reporting period 1,356 1,260
Less amount attributable to future period:    
advance payment received in respect of next period - -
under-expenditure in the reporting period (205) (229)
sub-total amount attributable to future period (205) (229)
Amount expended in the reporting period 1,380 1,267

Collaborative Research Grants

University
1997
$'000
1996
$'000
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period 524 668
carry-over from previous period 5 69
sub-total amount received in previous period 529 737
Amount received in the reporting period 1,106 524
Less amount attributable to future period:
advance payment received in respect of next period (706) (524)
under-expenditure in the reporting period (35) (5)
sub-total amount attributable to future period (741) (529)
Amount expended in the reporting period 894 732
University
1997
$'000
1996
$'000
Research Infrastructure Grants - Block Grants $'000 $'000
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period - -
carry-over from previous period 696 -
sub-total amount received in previous period 696 -
Amount received in the reporting period 6,483 5,799
Less amount attributable to future period:    
advance payment received in respect of next period - -
under-expenditure in the reporting period (924) (696)
sub-total amount attributable to future period (924) (696)
Amount expended in the reporting period 6,255 5,103
Research Infrastructure Grants - Equipment & Facilities
Amount received in previous period:    
advance payment received in previous period - -
carry-over from previous period 91 41
sub-total amount received in previous period 91 41
Amount received in the reporting period 700 630
Less amount attributable to future period:    
advance payment received in respect of next period - -
under-expenditure in the reporting period (320) (91)
sub-total amount attributable to future period (320) (91)
Amount expended in the reporting period 471 580
Special Research Centres
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period 255 127
carry-over from previous period (5) 75
sub-total amount received in previous period 250 202
Amount received in the reporting period 3,199 1,720
Less amount attributable to future period:    
advance payment received in respect of next period (260) (255)
over-expenditure in the reporting period 45 5
sub-total amount attributable to future period (215) (250)
Amount expended in the reporting period 3,234 1,672
Key Centres of Teaching & Research
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period - 5
carry-over from previous period - (2)
sub-total amount received in previous period - 3
Amount received in the reporting period - 63
Less amount attributable to future period:    
advance payment received in respect of next period - -
under-expenditure in the reporting period - -
sub-total amount attributable to future period - -
Amount expended in the reporting period - 66

Research Fellowships

University
1997
$'000
1996
$'000
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period 56 66
carry-over from previous period 253 286
sub-total amount received in previous period 309 352
Amount received in the reporting period 951 838
Less amount attributable to future period:    
advance payment received in respect of next period (72) (56)
under-expenditure in the reporting period (341) (253)
sub-total amount attributable to future period (413) (309)
Amount expended in the reporting period 847 881
International Research Fellowships
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period - -
carry-over from previous period 20 20
sub-total amount received in previous period 20 20
Amount received in the reporting period 32 -
Less amount attributable to future period:    
advance payment received in respect of next period (20) -
under-expenditure in the reporting period (20) (20)
sub-total amount attributable to future period (40) (20)
Amount expended in the reporting period 12 -
Australian Postgraduate Awards
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period 293 268
carry-over from previous period 95 199
sub-total amount received in previous period 388 467
Amount received in the reporting period 3,273 3,181
Less amount attributable to future period:
advance payment received in respect of next period - (293)
under-expenditure in the reporting period (56) (95)
sub-total amount attributable to future period (56) (388)
Amount expended in the reporting period 3,605 3,260
Australian Postgraduate Awards (Industry)
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period 24 22
carry-over from previous period 61 43
sub-total amount received in previous period 85 65
Amount received in the reporting period 424 427
Less amount attributable to future period:
advance payment received in respect of next period (23) (24)
under-expenditure in the reporting period (41) (61)
sub-total amount attributable to future period (64) (85)
Amount expended in the reporting period 445 407
University
1997
$'000
1996
$'000
Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarships $'000 $'000
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period 60 -
carry-over from previous period - -
sub-total amount received in previous period 60 -
Amount received in the reporting period 729 869
Less amount attributable to future period:
advance payment received in respect of next period - (60)
under-expenditure in the reporting period - -
sub-total amount attributable to future period - (60)
Amount expended in the reporting period 789 809
Teaching Hospitals
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period 23 23
carry-over from previous period - -
sub-total amount received in previous period 23 23
Amount received in the reporting period 289 284
Less amount attributable to future period:
advance payment received in respect of next period (23) (23)
under-expenditure in the reporting period - -
sub-total amount attributable to future period (23) (23)
Amount expended in the reporting period 289 284
Special Research Initiatives
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period - -
carry-over from previous period - -
sub-total amount received in previous period - -
Amount received in the reporting period 25 -
Less amount attributable to future period:
advance payment received in respect of next period - -
under-expenditure in the reporting period (10) -
sub-total amount attributable to future period (10) -
Amount expended in the reporting period 15 -
International Projects
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period - -
carry-over from previous period - -
sub-total amount received in previous period - -
Amount received in the reporting period 25 -
Less amount attributable to future period:
advance payment received in respect of next period - -
Over-expenditure in the reporting period 31 -
sub-total amount attributable to future period 31 -
Amount expended in the reporting period 56 -

Sub-Total Higher Education Funding Act 1988

University
1997
$'000
1996
$'000
Amount received in previous period:
advance payment received in previous period 9,527 10,054
carry-over from previous period 7,442 5,400
sub-total amount received in previous period 16,969 15,454
Amount received in the reporting period 124,501 128,458
Less amount attributable to future period:
advance payment received in respect of next period (9,144) (9,527)
under-expenditure in the reporting period (6,259) (7,442)
sub-total amount attributable to future period (15,403) (16,969)
Amount expended in the reporting period 126,067 126,943

Acquittal of Commonwealth Government Grants Pursuant to the Higher Education Funding Act 1988

The following Commonwealth Government grants to the University were under-expended in the 1997 reporting period:

University
Grant Available
$'000
Amount Expended
$'000
Under/ (Over)-Expenditure
$'000
Operating purposes excluding HECS:
Base Operating Grant (including capital grant) 99,716 99,716 -
Quality Funds 1994 778 778 -
Quality Funds 1995 714 714 -
Quality Funds 1996 1,398 999 399
National Priority Reserve 416 122 294
Joint Commonwealth/Industry Fund Places 1,330 184 1,146
Admin Grant HECS 115 115 -
Equality of Opportunity 164 164 -
Centre for Indigenous History and Arts 1,614 210 1,404
Sub-total Operating purposes 106,245 103,002 3,243
Large Research Grants 5,912 4,772 1,140
Small Research Grants 1,585 1,380 205
Collaborative Research Grants 929 894 35
Research Infrastructure Grants      
Block Grants 7,179 6,255 924
Equipment & Facilities 791 471 320
Sub-total Research Infrastructure Grants 16,396 13,772 2,624
Special Research Centres      
CEFD (Centre for Environmental Fluid Dyanamics ) 779 731 48
CAMAMP (Centre for Advance Minerals & Material Processing ) 835 1,065 (230)
COFS (Centre for Offshores Foundation Systems ) 850 715 135
TRC - (Tectonics Research Centre ) 725 723 2
Sub-total Special Research Centres 3,189 3,234 (45)
University
Grant Available
$'000
Amount Expended
$'000
Under/ (Over)-Expenditure
$'000
International Projects 25 56 (31)
Special Research Initiatives 25 15 10
Research Fellowships 1,188 847 341
International Research Fellowships 32 12 20
Australian Postgraduate Awards 3,661 3,605 56
Australian Postgraduate Awards (Industry) 486 445 41
Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarships 789 789 -
Teaching Hospitals 289 289 -
  6,495 6,058 437
Sub-total 132,325 126,066 6,259
HECS Trust Fund 23,913 23,913 -
Total 156,238 149,979 6,259