Northern Territory Numbered Acts

EDUCATION ACT 2015 (NO 28 OF 2015) - SECT 119

    (1)     Subject to subsection (2), a school management council or multi-school management council may, in respect of the Government school or any of the Government schools for which it is established, do any of the following:

    (a)     inquire into, and identify, the particular educational needs of the community served by the school and advise the CEO with respect to them;

    (b)     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;

    (c)     within the scope allowed by the functions conferred on the council, determine the purposes for which money allocated by the Agency to the school is to be expended and expend it accordingly;

    (d)     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;

    (e)     exercise general control over the buildings and grounds of the school, including controlling (on any terms and conditions that the council considers appropriate) the conduct of work carried out in or on them;

    (f)     control the manner in which services of a kind prescribed by regulation are provided for the school;

    (g)     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;

    (h)     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;

        (i)     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;

    (j)     seek voluntary contributions from parents of students enrolled in the school for a purpose prescribed by regulation;

    (k)     perform any other functions as directed by the CEO.

    (2)     If both a joint school representative body and a school management council are established in respect of a Government school, the school management council does not have the functions mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b), (d) or (h).

    (3)     In subsection (1)(i):

"approved" means approved as an item for which a fee may be charged:

    (a)     by regulation; or

    (b)     by the CEO.