Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), a school representative body may, in respect of the Government school or any of the Government schools for which the school representative body is established, do any of the following:
(a) examine how the educational policies of the Territory are to be implemented at the school and advise the principal accordingly;
(b) inquire into, and identify, the particular educational needs of the community served by the school and advise the CEO with respect to those needs;
(c) consider and advise the principal and CEO with respect to community education initiatives and, in particular, on means for improving links between the school, parent organisations and the community in general;
(d) assess, from time to time, the following needs and make recommendations to the CEO with respect to satisfying them:
(i) the needs of the school for buildings, facilities and equipment;
(ii) the needs of students, teachers and other staff;
(e) within the scope allowed by the functions conferred on the body, determine the purposes for which money allocated by the Agency to the school is to be expended and expend money paid by the Agency to the school;
(f) determine whether, and regulate how, the buildings or grounds of the school may be used for the conduct of activities for the benefit of the community served by the school at any time when they are not required for school purposes;
(g) exercise general control over the buildings and grounds of the school, including (with the consent of the CEO) controlling, on any terms and conditions approved in writing by the CEO, the conduct of work carried out in or on them;
(h) control the manner in which services of a kind prescribed by regulation are provided for the school;
(i) advise the CEO about the job description for the position of principal;
(j) advise the principal about the job descriptions for teaching and ancillary staff;
(k) in accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and any relevant award, employ persons on any terms and conditions that are approved in writing by the CEO;
(l) carry out any activities, if approved by the CEO, for raising money to be expended on, or in relation to, the school and expend that money accordingly;
(m) determine fees that may be charged for the provision to a student of any approved materials, services or facilities not covered by section 75 (2) that a parent of the student chooses to have provided to the student;
(n) seek voluntary contributions from parents of students enrolled in the school for a purpose prescribed by regulation;
(o) perform any other functions as directed by the CEO.
(2) A joint school representative body does not have the functions mentioned in subsection (1)(e), (g), (h), (k), (m) or (n).
Note for subsection (2)
A school management council has these functions. See section 119 .
(3) Subsection (4) applies if both a school representative body (not being a joint school representative body) and a school management council or multi-school management council are established in respect of a Government school.
(4) The school representative body must not, except with the approval of the CEO, perform a function under subsection (1) that is also a function of the school management council or multi-school management council under section 119 .
(5) In subsection (1)(m):
"approved" means approved as an item for which a fee may be charged:
(a) by regulation; or
(b) by the CEO.