constitutional law

Grants to the States s96

What have the cases said? what are the test involved? Is any aspect any condition infringing constitutions prohibition. Is it requiring the states to do something that curtails the capacity of the states to carry out there function as government? Is there a special burden on the states?

(a)The Commonwealth Government shall grant money to the States to cover the cost of collecting data and statistics relevant to the running of the State Foreign Interference Trade Boards.

(b)The grants are conditional upon:

i.each State government instituting reforms that provide for an increase in staff in State trade and commerce departments as determined by any Federal Ministerial directive; and,

ii.each State government ceding their legislative power on matters regarding State local councils to the Commonwealth not later than 31 December 2021.