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STATES GRANTS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) ACT 2000 NO. 148, 2000 


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Simplified outline of Act  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Funding level  
   6.      Levels of education  
   7.      SES score  
   8.      Year 2000 funding level  
   9.      Approved authority  
   10.     Nominated authority  

   PART 2--GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO GRANTS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

   11.     Simplified outline  

           Division 2--Grants for government schools

   12.     Agreement on conditions of financial assistance  
   13.     General conditions of financial assistance  
   14.     Specific condition: financial accountability  
   15.     Specific condition: educational accountability  
   16.     Specific condition: non-fulfilment of conditions  
   17.     Specific condition: overpayment of financial assistance  

           Division 3--Grants for non-government bodies

   18.     Minister not to authorise payment to a State for a non-government  
   19.     Provisions that must be included in agreements  
   20.     Provisions that may be included in agreements  
   21.     General requirements  
   22.     Specific requirement: financial accountability  
   23.     Specific requirement: educational accountability  
   24.     Specific requirement: provision dealing with failure to comply  
   25.     Specific requirement: failure to comply with other  
   26.     General conditions of grant to State of financial  
   27.     Specific condition: non-fulfilment of conditions  

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   28.     Powers of Minister if amounts of grants become repayable  
   29.     Amount payable by a State to the Commonwealth is a debt  
   30.     Powers of Minister if amounts payable by relevant  
   31.     Determinations requiring repayments  

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

           Division 1--Funding of non-government schools

   32.     Funding of non-government schools  

           Division 2--List of non-government schools

   33.     List of non-government schools  

           Division 3--List of approved school systems

   34.     List of approved school systems  

   PART 4--VARYING LISTS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

   35.     Simplified outline  

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

   36.     Varying list of non-government schools  
   37.     Varying list of approved school systems  

           Division 3--Change of funding level

   38.     Change of funding level of non-government school due to incorrect  

           Division 4--Change of approved authority

   39.     Application of Division  
   40.     How to obtain Ministerial approval of proposal  
   41.     Decision by the Minister  
   42.     Varying list of non-government schools  

           Division 5--Change in systemic status

   43.     Proposal for a non-systemic school to become a member of an  
   44.     Proposal for a school to cease to be a member of an approved  

           Division 6--Changes to schools or education provided

   45.     Application to vary list of non-government schools  
   46.     Decision by Minister on application  
   47.     Prerequisites for variation of list  
   48.     Application relating to previous program year  

           Division 7--Miscellaneous

   49.     Variation to include funding level in certain  
   50.     Minister to give notice to authority of determination  
   51.     Determination may be given retrospective effect  
   52.     Overseas students disregarded  

   PART 5--GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AT GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

           Division 1--Grants for general recurrent expenditure

   53.     Grants for general recurrent expenditure  

           Division 2--Capital grants

   54.     Authorising payments of capital grants  

   PART 6--GRANTS FOR NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of Part

   55.     Simplified outline  

           Division 2--Grants for general recurrent expenditure

   56.     Simplified outline  
   57.     Authorising payments for non-systemic schools  
   58.     Authorising payments for approved school systems (except approved  
   59.     Primary student amount  
   60.     Secondary student amount  
   61.     Combined primary and secondary student amounts  
   62.     Primary distance education student amount  
   63.     Secondary distance education student amount  
   64.     Simplified outline  
   65.     Authorising payments for non-systemic schools  
   66.     Authorising payments for schools in approved school systems  
   67.     Primary student amount  
   68.     Secondary student amount  
   69.     Primary distance education student amount  
   70.     Secondary distance education student amount  
   71.     Simplified outline  
   72.     Authorising payments for approved Catholic school  

           Division 3--Capital grants

   73.     Authorisation of payment of capital grants  

           Division 4--Grants of transitional emergency assistance

   74.     Grants of transitional emergency assistance  

           Division 5--Grants to provide establishment assistance

   75.     Grants to provide establishment assistance  

   PART 7--GRANTS TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES

   76.     Object of Part  
   77.     Grants for strategic assistance for government schools etc. and  
   78.     Grants for strategic assistance for government schools  
   79.     Grants for strategic assistance for non-government  

   PART 8--GRANTS FOR EDUCATION IN COUNTRY AREAS

   80.     Object of Part  
   81.     Grants for government schools in country areas  
   82.     Grants for non-government schools in country areas  
   83.     Ceiling for grants under this Part  

   PART 9--GRANTS TO FOSTER LITERACY AND NUMERACY

   84.     Object of Part  
   85.     Grants for national projects to foster literacy or  

   PART 10--GRANTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AT NON-GOVERNMENT CENTRES

   86.     Object of Part  
   87.     Grants for special education at non-government centres  
   88.     Ceiling for grants under this Part  

   PART 11--GRANTS TO FOSTER THE LEARNING OF LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH

   89.     Object of Part  
   90.     Grants for government schools etc.  
   91.     Grants for non-government schools  
   92.     Ceiling for grants under this Part  

   PART 12--GRANTS TO FOSTER THE LEARNING OF ASIAN LANGUAGES AND STUDIES OF ASIA

   93.     Object of Part  
   94.     Grants to foster the learning of Asian languages and studies of  
   95.     Grants to foster the learning of Asian languages and studies of  
   96.     Grants for national projects to foster the learning of Asian  
   97.     Ceiling for grants under this Part  

   PART 13--GRANTS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH TO NEW ARRIVALS

   98.     Object of Part  
   99.     Grants for teaching English as a second language in government  
   100.    Grants for teaching English as a second language in  

   PART 14--GRANTS FOR NATIONAL PROJECTS

   101.    Minister may approve grants for national projects  

   PART 15--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 1--Average Government School Recurrent Costs

   102.    Changes to Average Government School Recurrent Costs  
   103.    Changes to amounts for primary education  
   104.    Changes to amounts for secondary education  

           Division 2--Cost supplementation

   105.    Recurrent grants  
   106.    Capital grants for government schools and non-government  

           Division 3--Timing of payments etc.

   107.    Minister may fix amounts and times of payment of financial  
   108.    Advances  
   109.    Determination authorising the making of payments may authorise  

           Division 4--False or misleading statements

   110.    Payment reduction for false or misleading statement  

           Division 5--Appropriation and authority to borrow

   111.    Appropriation  
   112.    Authority to borrow  

           Division 6--Administrative matters

   113.    Determinations, approvals etc. by Minister  
   114.    Revocation or variation of determinations or approvals by  
   115.    Delegation  
   116.    Report by Minister  

           Division 7--Overseas students

   117.    Overseas students  

           Division 8--Regulations

   118.    Regulations  

   PART 16--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   119.    Application of this Part  
   120.    Approved authority  
   121.    Levels of education  
   122.    Previous list of non-government schools  
   123.    Previous list of approved school systems  
   124.    Overseas students  
   125.    Funding levels of existing non-systemic schools  
   126.    Funding levels of existing systemic schools  
   127.    Funding levels of approved Catholic school systems  
   128.    Funding levels of existing special schools (except schools in  
   129.    Funding levels of certain new schools  
   130.    Once only operation  
           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 - Grants of transitional emergency assistance for non-government schools
           SCHEDULE 7 - Grants for establishment assistance
           SCHEDULE 8 - Grants for targeted assistance

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