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Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004

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Department of Education

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C2004A01370

13 December 2004 - 31 December 2004

Table of contents

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
- 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
- Division 7—Miscellaneous
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
- 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
- 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
- Division 2—Cost supplementation
- Division 3—Timing of payments etc.
- 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
- 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
- Part 1—Current SES funding for primary education
- Part 2—Current SES funding for secondary education
- Part 3—Year 2000 funding for primary education
- Part 4—Year 2000 funding for secondary education
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
- Part 1—Grants for targeted assistance
- Part 2—ESL new arrivals amount
Schedule 9—Grants for literacy, numeracy and special learning needs
- Part 1—Grants for literacy, numeracy and special learning needs
- Part 2—Strategic assistance amounts