SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE ACT 2008

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SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE ACT 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Simplified outline of Act

PART 2--INTERPRETATION

Division 1--Definitions

4. Definitions

Division 2--Other important concepts

5. Students receiving education at non - government schools
6. Meaning of funding level
7. Levels of education
8. Meaning of schools census day
9. Meaning of school campus census day
10. Meaning of nominated authority

PART 3--AUTHORISATION--OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

11. Simplified outline

Division 2--Authorised financial assistance

12. Authorised financial assistance--funding agreements
13. Authorised financial assistance--schools must be approved
14. Authorised financial assistance--State recognition of schools etc.
15. Authorised financial assistance--financial viability

Division 3--Funding agreements

Subdivision A--Purpose of grants

16. Funding agreements--purpose of grants

Subdivision B--National school performance and transparency requirements

17. Funding agreements--national student assessments
18. Funding agreements--national reports on the outcomes of schooling
19. Funding agreements--individual school information
20. Funding agreements--reporting to parents etc.
21. Funding agreements--publication by schools of information relating to schools
22. Funding agreements--national curriculum

Subdivision C--Grant acquittal and reporting requirements

23. Funding agreements--acquittal of grants
24. Funding agreements--reports on programs and financial operations

Subdivision D--Monitoring, evaluation and compliance

25. Funding agreements--monitoring
26. Funding agreements--evaluation
27. Funding agreements--failure to comply
28. Funding agreements--unauthorised amounts

Subdivision E--Other provisions in funding agreements

29. Funding agreements--other provisions

Division 4--Conditions applying to the States

30. Conditions applying to the States--payment of financial assistance to non - government schools and bodies
31. Conditions applying to the States--requirement to repay amounts to Commonwealth

Division 5--Repayment of financial assistance

32. Repayment of financial assistance--relevant considerations
33. Repayment of financial assistance--recovery from States as debts
34. Repayment of financial assistance--failure by relevant authorities to repay amounts

PART 4--GRANTS--FOR RECURRENT EXPENDITURE

Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

35. Simplified outline

Division 2--Average Government School Recurrent Costs

36. Average Government School Recurrent Costs--meaning of AGSRC
37. Average Government School Recurrent Costs--rounding - up per student funding amounts

Division 3--Current SES funding

38. Current SES funding--scope
39. Current SES funding--primary education funding determination
40. Current SES funding--primary education funding amounts
41. Current SES funding--secondary education funding determination
42. Current SES funding--secondary education funding amounts

Division 4--Maintained funding

43. Maintained funding--scope
44. Maintained funding--determination
45. Maintained funding--primary education funding amounts
46. Maintained funding--secondary education funding amounts

Division 5--Guaranteed year 2008 funding

47. Guaranteed year 2008 funding--scope
48. Guaranteed year 2008 funding--primary education funding determination
49. Guaranteed year 2008 funding--primary education funding amounts
50. Guaranteed year 2008 funding--secondary education funding determination
51. Guaranteed year 2008 funding--secondary education funding amounts

Division 6--Maximum SES funding

52. Maximum SES funding--scope
53. Maximum SES funding--meaning of majority Indigenous student school
54. Maximum SES funding--determination
55. Maximum SES funding--primary education funding amounts
56. Maximum SES funding--secondary education funding amounts

Division 7--Distance education funding

57. Distance education funding--primary distance education funding amounts
58. Distance education funding--secondary distance education funding amounts

Division 8--Remoteness loading

59. Remoteness loading--scope
60. Remoteness loading--primary education funding determination
61. Remoteness loading--primary education funding amounts
62. Remoteness loading--secondary education funding determination
63. Remoteness loading--secondary education funding amounts

Division 9--Indigenous supplementary assistance

64. Indigenous supplementary assistance--scope
65. Indigenous supplementary assistance--definitions
66. Indigenous supplementary assistance--primary education funding determination
67. Indigenous supplementary assistance--primary education funding amounts
68. Indigenous supplementary assistance--secondary education funding determination
69. Indigenous supplementary assistance--secondary education funding amounts

Division 10--Indigenous funding guarantee

70. Indigenous funding guarantee--funding determination
71. Indigenous funding guarantee--funding amounts

Division 11--SES scores

Subdivision A--Definition

72. SES scores--definition

Subdivision B--SES scores under former Act

73. SES scores--transitional determinations
74. SES scores--transitional guidelines

Subdivision C--Change of SES score determinations

75. SES scores--determination of changes

Subdivision D--SES score changes on application by school

76. SES scores--change proposals
77. SES scores--change applications
78. SES scores--decisions on change proposals
79. SES scores--general prerequisites for change proposals
80. SES scores--variation of determinations

Subdivision E--Miscellaneous

81. SES scores--clerical or formal changes
82. SES scores--notice of determinations

PART 5--GRANTS--FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

83. Capital expenditure--definitions
84. Capital expenditure--funding determination
85. Capital expenditure--capital expenditure supplementation number

PART 6--GRANTS--FOR TARGETED EXPENDITURE

Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

86. Simplified outline

Division 2--Short term emergency assistance

87. Short term emergency assistance--funding determination

Division 3--Education in country areas

88. Education in country areas--funding determination

Division 4--Languages education

89. Languages education--improving learning outcomes
90. Languages education--national projects
91. Languages education--grant amounts

Division 5--Teaching English to new arrivals

92. Teaching English to new arrivals--definitions
93. Teaching English to new arrivals--funding determination
94. Teaching English to new arrivals--eligible new arrivals amounts
95. Teaching English to new arrivals--eligible humanitarian new arrivals amounts

Division 6--Literacy, numeracy and special learning needs

96. Literacy, numeracy and special learning needs--students with disabilities
97. Literacy, numeracy and special learning needs--students who are educationally disadvantaged
98. Literacy, numeracy and special learning needs--school grants amounts
99. Literacy, numeracy and special learning needs--guarantee amounts

Division 7--Establishment assistance

100. Establishment assistance--funding determination

Division 8--Targeted expenditure supplementation number

101. Targeted expenditure supplementation number

PART 7--APPROVED--SCHOOLS

Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

102. Simplified outline

Division 2--Approved schools

103. Approved schools--definition

Division 3--Former listed schools

104. Former listed schools

Division 4--Approved school determinations

Subdivision A--Scope of Division

105. Approved school determinations--new school proposals

Subdivision B--Applications

106. Approved school determinations--new school applications
107. Approved school determinations--decisions on new school proposals
108. Approved school determinations--general prerequisites for new school proposals
109. Approved school determinations--prerequisites for new school proposals applying in previous program years

Subdivision C--Making approved school determinations

110. Approved school determinations--power to determine
111. Approved school determinations--contents

Division 5--Changes to approved school determinations

Subdivision A--General provisions

112. Changes to approved school determinations--power to determine

Subdivision B--End of State recognition

113. Changes to approved school determinations--end of State recognition

Subdivision C--Location changes

114. Changes to approved school determinations--location change proposals
115. Changes to approved school determinations--location change applications
116. Changes to approved school determinations--decisions on location change proposals
117. Changes to approved school determinations--general prerequisites for location change proposals
118. Changes to approved school determinations--prerequisites for location change proposals applying in previous program years
119. Changes to approved school determinations--location changes

Subdivision D--Miscellaneous

120. Changes to approved school determinations--clerical or formal changes

Division 6--Revoking approved school determinations

121. Revoking approved school determinations--power to determine
122. Revoking approved school determinations--schools ineligible for funding

Division 7--Miscellaneous

123. Minister to give notice of determinations to approved authorities
124. Determinations may be given retrospective effect
125. Publication of list of funded schools

PART 8--APPROVED--SCHOOL SYSTEMS

Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

126. Simplified outline

Division 2--Approved school systems

127. Approved school systems--definitions

Division 3--Former approved school systems

128. Former approved school systems

Division 4--Approved school system determinations

129. Approved school system determinations--power to determine
130. Approved school system determinations--contents

Division 5--Changes to approved school system determinations

Subdivision A--General provisions

131. Changes to approved school system determinations--power to determine

Subdivision B--New members of systems

132. Changes to approved school system determinations--new member proposals
133. Changes to approved school system determinations--new member applications
134. Changes to approved school system determinations--decisions on new member proposals
135. Changes to approved school system determinations--prerequisites for new member proposals
136. Changes to approved school system determinations--new member changes

Subdivision C--Ending membership

137. Changes to approved school system determinations--proposals to end membership
138. Changes to approved school system determinations--applications to end membership
139. Changes to approved school system determinations--decisions on proposals to end membership
140. Changes to approved school system determinations--prerequisites for proposals to end membership
141. Changes to approved school system determinations--ending membership

Subdivision D--Miscellaneous

142. Changes to approved school system determinations--clerical or formal changes

Division 6--Revoking approved school system determinations

143. Revoking approved school system determinations--power to determine
144. Revoking approved school system determinations--systems stopped existing

Division 7--Miscellaneous

145. Minister to give notice of determinations to approved authorities
146. Determinations may be given retrospective effect
147. Publication of list of approved school systems

PART 9--APPROVED--AUTHORITIES

Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

148. Simplified outline

Division 2--Approved authorities

149. Approved authorities--definition

Division 3--Former approved authorities

150. Former approved authorities

Division 4--Approved authority determinations

151. Approved authority determinations--power to determine

Division 5--Changes to approved authority determinations

152. Changes to approved authority determinations--power to determine
153. Changes to approved authority determinations--clerical or formal changes

Division 6--Revoking approved authority determinations

Subdivision A--General provisions

154. Revoking approved authority determinations--power to determine

Subdivision B--Change of authorities

155. Revoking approved authority determinations--change of authorities
156. Revoking approved authority determinations--change of authority proposals
157. Revoking approved authority determinations--decisions on change of authority proposals
158. Revoking approved authority determinations--prerequisites for change of authority proposals
159. Revoking approved authority determinations--change of authority

Division 7--Miscellaneous

160. Minister to give notice of determinations to approved authorities
161. Determinations may be given retrospective effect

PART 10--MISCELLANEOUS

Division 1--Timing and amounts of financial assistance

162. Timing and amounts of financial assistance--general
163. Timing and amounts of financial assistance--advances
164. Timing and amounts of financial assistance--determinations

Division 2--False or misleading statements

165. False or misleading statements--reduction of payments
166. False or misleading statements--variation of SES score

Division 3--Appropriation and borrowings

167. Appropriation
168. Borrowings for capital expenditure

Division 4--Administration

169. Administration--determinations and approvals
170. Administration--general power to vary or revoke determinations and approvals
171. Administration--delegation
172. Administration--annual report by Minister

Division 5--Overseas students

173. Overseas students not covered

Division 6--Regulations

174. Regulations
SCHEDULE 1 Current SES funding level

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