Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) ACT 1996 No. 70, 1996 - SECT 33

(1) In respect of a proposal for a non-systemic school to become a member of
an approved school system, the approved authority of the school may apply to
the Minister for approval of the proposal.

(2) The application must:

   (a)  be in writing; and

   (b)  set out particulars of the school and of the approved school system;
        and

   (c)  be accompanied by evidence that the approved authority of the approved
        school system agrees to the school becoming a member of the system;
        and

   (d)  state the earliest program year to which the proposal relates; and

   (e)  if there are any obligations of the approved authority of the school
        under this Act that have not been fulfilled-state whether the approved
        authority of the approved school system agrees to fulfil those
        obligations; and

   (f)  request the Minister to approve the proposal.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), the Minister may:

   (a)  approve the proposal; or

   (b)  refuse the application.

(4) The Minister must not approve the proposal unless:

   (a)  the agreement made by the approved authority of the school system with
        the Commonwealth in accordance with subsection 15(1) applies, or has
        been varied so as to apply, to the school in respect of the earliest
        program year to which the proposal relates and all later program
        years; and

   (b)  if there are any obligations of the approved authority of the school
        that have not been fulfilled and the approved authority of the school
        system has agreed to fulfil those obligations-the agreement referred
        to in paragraph (a) has been varied so as to provide that the approved
        authority of the approved school system will fulfil those obligations.