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SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE (LEARNING TOGETHER - ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITY) ACT 2004 NO. 135, 2004


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Simplified outline of Act  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Students receiving education at non-government schools  
   6.      Funding level  
   7.      Levels of education  
   8.      SES score  
   9.      Approved authority  
   10.     Nominated authority  
   11.     Approved government school community organisation  

   PART 2--GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO GRANTS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

   12.     Simplified outline  

           Division 2--Grants for government schools

   13.     Division does not apply in relation to financial assistance under section 69 for approved government school community organisations  
   14.     Agreement on conditions of financial assistance  
   15.     Further commitment—student reports  
   16.     Further conditions of financial assistance  
   17.     General conditions of financial assistance  
   18.     Specific condition—financial accountability  
   19.     Specific condition—educational accountability  
   20.     Specific condition—non-fulfilment of conditions  
   21.     Specific condition—overpayment of financial assistance  

           Division 3--Grants for approved government school community organisations
            
              Subdivision A--Conditions of grants for approved government school community organisations 

   22.     Agreement on conditions of financial assistance  
   23.     General conditions of financial assistance  
   24.     Specific condition—financial accountability  
   25.     Specific condition—other accountability requirements  
   26.     Specific condition—non-fulfilment of conditions  
   27.     Specific condition—overpayment of financial assistance  
            
              Subdivision B--Conditions of grants to States for approved government school community organisations 
            
   28.     General conditions of grant to State of financial assistance  
   29.     Specific condition—non-fulfilment of conditions  

           Division 4--Grants for non-government bodies
            
              Subdivision A--Requirements for relevant authorities etc. 

   30.     Minister not to authorise payment to a State for a non-government body in certain circumstances  
   31.     Provisions that must be included in agreements  
   32.     Further commitment—student reports  
   33.     Provisions that may be included in agreements  
   34.     General requirements  
   35.     Specific requirement—financial accountability  
   36.     Specific requirement—educational accountability  
   37.     Specific requirement—provision dealing with failure to comply within time limit  
   38.     Specific requirement—failure to comply with other requirements  
            
              Subdivision B--Conditions of grants to States for non-government bodies 
            
   39.     General conditions of grant to State of financial assistance  
   40.     Specific condition—non-fulfilment of conditions  

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   41.     Powers of Minister if amounts of grants become repayable  
   42.     Amount payable by a State to the Commonwealth is a debt  
   43.     Powers of Minister if amounts payable by approved government school community organisations  
   44.     Powers of Minister if amounts payable by relevant authorities  
   45.     Determinations requiring repayments  

   PART 3--LISTS OF NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AND APPROVED SCHOOL SYSTEMS

           Division 1--Funding of non-government schools

   46.     Funding of non-government schools  

           Division 2--List of non-government schools

   47.     List of non-government schools  

           Division 3--List of approved school systems

   48.     List of approved school systems  

   PART 4--VARYING LISTS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

   49.     Simplified outline  

           Division 2--Varying lists of non-government schools and approved school systems

   50.     Varying list of non-government schools  
   51.     Varying list of approved school systems  

           Division 3--Change of funding level

   52.     Application to change funding level of non-government school due to incorrect SES score etc.  
   53.     Change of funding level of non-government school due to incorrect SES score etc.  

           Division 4--Change of approved authority

   54.     Application of Division  
   55.     How to obtain Ministerial approval of proposal  
   56.     Decision by Minister on application  
   57.     Varying list of non-government schools  

           Division 5--Change in systemic status

   58.     Proposal for a non-systemic school to become a member of an approved school system  
   59.     Proposal for a school to cease to be a member of an approved school system  

           Division 6--Changes to schools or education provided

   60.     Application to vary list of non-government schools  
   61.     Decision by Minister on application  
   62.     Prerequisites for variation of list  
   63.     Application relating to previous program year  

           Division 7--Miscellaneous

   64.     Variation to include funding level in certain circumstances  
   65.     Minister to give notice to authority of determination  
   66.     Determination may be given retrospective effect  
   67.     Overseas students disregarded  

   PART 5--GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AT GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

           Division 1--Grants for general recurrent expenditure

   68.     Grants for general recurrent expenditure  

           Division 2--Capital grants

   69.     Authorising payments of capital grants  

   PART 6--GRANTS FOR NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

   70.     Simplified outline  

           Division 2--Grants for general recurrent expenditure
            
              Subdivision A--Simplified outline of Division 

   71.     Simplified outline  
            
              Subdivision B--Application 
            
   72.     Application of Division  
   73.     Application of Subdivision C—current SES funding  
   74.     Application of Subdivision D—maintained year 2000 funding  
   75.     Application of Subdivision E—maintained Catholic school funding  
   76.     Application of Subdivision F—guaranteed year 2004 SES funding  
   77.     Application of Subdivision G—special schools  
            
              Subdivision C--Current SES funding 
            
   78.     Authorising payments for non-systemic schools  
   79.     Authorising payments for approved school systems  
   80.     Primary student amount  
   81.     Secondary student amount  
            
              Subdivision D--Maintained year 2000 funding 
            
   82.     Authorising payments for non-systemic schools  
   83.     Authorising payments for approved school systems  
   84.     Primary student amount  
   85.     Secondary student amount  
            
              Subdivision E--Maintained Catholic school funding 
            
   86.     Authorising payments for approved Catholic school systems  
   87.     Primary student amount  
   88.     Secondary student amount  
            
              Subdivision F--Guaranteed year 2004 SES funding 
            
   89.     Authorising payments for non-systemic schools  
   90.     Authorising payments for approved school systems  
   91.     Primary student amount  
   92.     Secondary student amount  
            
              Subdivision G--Special schools 
            
   93.     Authorising payments for non-systemic schools  
   94.     Authorising payments for approved school systems  
   95.     Primary student amount  
   96.     Secondary student amount  
            
              Subdivision H--Distance education amounts 
            
   97.     Primary distance education student amount  
   98.     Secondary distance education student amount  

           Division 3--Capital grants

   99.     Authorisation of payment of capital grants  

           Division 4--Other grants for non-government rural student hostels

   100.    Authorisation of payment of other grants for non-government rural student hostels  

           Division 5--Grants of short term emergency assistance

   101.    Grants of short term emergency assistance  

           Division 6--Grants to provide establishment assistance

   102.    Grants to provide establishment assistance  

   PART 7--GRANTS FOR EDUCATION IN COUNTRY AREAS

   103.    Object of Part  
   104.    Grants for government schools in country areas  
   105.    Grants for non-government schools in country areas  
   106.    Ceiling for grants under this Part  

   PART 8--GRANTS TO FOSTER LANGUAGES EDUCATION

   107.    Object of Part  
   108.    Grants for government schools etc.  
   109.    Grants for non-government schools  
   110.    Grants for national projects to foster languages education  
   111.    Ceiling for grants under this Part  

   PART 9--GRANTS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH TO NEW ARRIVALS

   112.    Object of Part  
   113.    Grants for teaching English as a second language in government schools  
   114.    Grants for teaching English as a second language in non-government schools  

   PART 10--LITERACY, NUMERACY AND SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS

           Division 1--Object of Part

   115.    Object of Part  

           Division 2--Grants for schools

   116.    Grants for government schools and centres  
   117.    Grants for non-government schools  
   118.    Grants for both government schools and centres and non-government schools  

           Division 3--Grants for non-government centres

   119.    Grants for non-government centres  

           Division 4--Grants for national projects

   120.    Grants for national projects  

   PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 1--Average Government School Recurrent Costs

   121.    Changes to Average Government School Recurrent Costs  
   122.    Changes to amounts for primary education  
   123.    Changes to amounts for secondary education  

           Division 2--Cost supplementation

   124.    Recurrent grants—general  
   125.    Recurrent grants—guarantee amounts  
   126.    Capital grants for government schools and non-government schools  
   127.    Other grants for non-government rural student hostels  

           Division 3--Timing of payments etc.

   128.    Minister may fix amounts and times of payment of financial assistance  
   129.    Advances  
   130.    Determination authorising the making of payments may authorise Minister to determine amounts of payments  

           Division 4--False or misleading statements

   131.    Payment reduction for false or misleading statement  
   132.    Change of SES score due to false or misleading statement  

           Division 5--Appropriation and authority to borrow

   133.    Appropriation  
   134.    Authority to borrow  

           Division 6--Administrative matters

   135.    Determinations, approvals etc. by Minister  
   136.    Revocation or variation of determinations or approvals by Minister  
   137.    Delegation  
   138.    Report by Minister  

           Division 7--Overseas students

   139.    Overseas students  

           Division 8--Regulations

   140.    Regulations  

   PART 12--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   141.    Application of this Part  
   142.    Approved authority  
   143.    Levels of education  
   144.    Previous list of non-government schools  
   145.    Previous list of approved school systems  
   146.    SES scores and funding levels of existing non-systemic schools  
   147.    SES scores and funding levels of existing systemic schools  
   148.    Overseas students  
   149.    Block grant authority  
   150.    Regulations  
   151.    Guidelines  
           SCHEDULE 1 - Average Government School Recurrent Costs (AGSRC)
           SCHEDULE 2 - General recurrent grants for government schools
           SCHEDULE 3 - Capital grants for government schools
           SCHEDULE 4 - General recurrent grants for non-government schools
           SCHEDULE 5 - Capital grants for non-government schools
           SCHEDULE 6 - Other grants for non-government rural student hostels
           SCHEDULE 7 - Grants of short term emergency assistance for non-government schools
           SCHEDULE 8 - Grants for targeted assistance
           SCHEDULE 9 - Grants for literacy, numeracy and special learning needs


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