Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION ACT 2013 - NOTES

No. 67, 2013

Compilation No. 9

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

Includes amendments: Act No. 39, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Australian Education Act 2013 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14  October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part 1--Preliminary

Division 1--Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Objects of this Act

4 Guide to this Act

5 Binding the Crown

Division 2--Interpretation

6 Definitions

8 Definition of majority Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school

9 Definition of overpayment

11 Definition of recoverable payment

11A Definition of SRS indexation factor

12 Definition of total entitlement

13 Definitions of kinds of schools based on location

15 Levels of education

16 Working out the number of students at a school for a year

18 Minister to make determinations in relation to locations of schools

19 Non-government schools providing only distance education

Part 2--Grants of financial assistance to States and Territories

20 Guide to this Part

21 Financial assistance for schools

22 Conditions of financial assistance--implementing national policy initiatives and agreements relating to school education

22A Conditions of financial assistance--State-Territory contributions

23 Conditions of financial assistance--conditions relating to payments to States and Territories for non-government schools

24 Condition of financial assistance--recovering amounts

25 Minister to determine timing and amounts of recurrent funding

26 Entitlement to recurrent funding

27 Pro-rating of recurrent funding

28 Minister to determine timing and amounts of capital funding

29 Minister to determine timing and amounts of other funding for schools

30 Minister to determine timing and amounts of funding for non-government representative body

Part 3--Recurrent funding for schools

Division 1--Preliminary

31 Guide to this Part

31A Eligibility for funding under this Part

Division 2--The funding formula for schools

32 The amount payable for a school

33 Base amount for schools

34 SRS funding amounts

35 School's total loading

35A Commonwealth share

35B Commonwealth share for transitioning government schools

35C Commonwealth share for transitioning non-government schools

Division 3--Working out loadings

Subdivision A--Loadings (except location and size loadings)

36 Student with disability loading

37 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander loading

38 Socio-educational disadvantage loading

39 Low English proficiency loading

Subdivision B--Location loading

40 Location loading

41 Location percentage for certain schools

Subdivision C--Size loading

42 Size loading

43 Definitions--kinds of schools based on size

44 Definition--maximum size loading

45 Definitions--primary percentage and secondary percentage

46 Very small schools--size loading

47 Very small schools--schools covered by item 3 of the table in section  46

48 Very small schools--major city schools

49 Very small schools--starting amount

50 Very small schools--ARIA student number

51 Medium-sized schools--size loading

Division 4--Miscellaneous

Subdivision A--Capacity to contribute percentage

52 Determining CTC scores

53 Determinations may be on application or on Minister's own initiative

54 Capacity to contribute percentage

Subdivision B--Miscellaneous

55 Locations of a school

56 Rounding amounts

Part 5--Capital and other funding

Division 1--Guide to this Part

66 Guide to this Part

Division 2--Capital funding

67 Capital funding

68 Limit on total amount available for capital funding for block grant authorities

Division 3--Other funding for schools

69 Special circumstances funding

69A Funding in prescribed circumstances

69B Transition adjustment funding

Division 4--Funding for non-government representative bodies

70 Funding for non-government representative bodies

Part 6--Approving authorities and bodies

Division 1--Guide to this Part

71 Guide to this Part

Division 2--Approving approved authorities

72 Application for person to be approved as an approved authority

73 Approval of person

74 Approval or refusal of approval on public interest grounds

75 Basic requirements for approval

76 Approved authorities for government schools taken to satisfy basic requirements

77 Ongoing policy requirements for approved authorities

78 Ongoing funding requirements for approved authorities

79 Limitation on approval

80 Variation or revocation of approval on application

81 Variation or revocation of approval on Minister's own initiative

Division 3--Approving block grant authorities

82 Application for person to be approved as a block grant authority

83 Approval of person

84 Basic requirements for approval

85 Ongoing requirements for approval

86 Limitation on approval

87 Variation or revocation of approval on application

88 Variation or revocation of approval on Minister's own initiative

Division 4--Approving non-government representative bodies

89 Minister may invite a person to apply to be a non-government representative body

90 Application for person to be approved as a non-government representative body

91 Approval of person

92 Basic requirements for approval

93 Ongoing requirements for approval

94 Limitation on approval

95 Variation or revocation of approval on application

96 Variation or revocation of approval on Minister's own initiative

Division 5--Former approved authorities and bodies

96A Continuing requirements

Part 8--Taking action for non-compliance and requiring amounts to be repaid

Division 1--Guide to this Part

107 Guide to this Part

Division 2--Taking action for non-compliance and requiring amounts to be repaid

108 Application of Division for non-compliance

109 Application of Division when amounts are required to be repaid

110 Actions the Minister may take

111 Effect of determination under paragraph 110(1)(a) or (b)

Division 3--Recoverable payments

112 Recoverable payments

113 Reports about recoverable payments

Part 9--Miscellaneous

Division 1--Guide to this Part

114 Guide to this Part

Division 2--Rules relating to applications

115 Approved form for applications

116 Request for further information

117 Withdrawal of application

Division 3--Review of decisions

118 Reviewable decisions

119 Notice of decision

120 Internal review of reviewable decisions

121 Secretary or internal reviewer may require further information from applicants

122 Review by the Administrative Review Tribunal

Division 4--Miscellaneous

123 False or misleading information

124 Secretary may arrange for use of computer programs to make decisions

125 Using, disclosing or publishing school education information

125A GST-inclusive payments

126 Appropriation

127 Annual report by Minister

128 Independent reviews of arrangements and requirements relating to funding

129 Delegation

130 Regulations

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section  15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev ... ) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Australian Education Act 2013	67, 2013	27 June 2013	1 Jan 2014 (s 2)
Australian Education Amendment Act 2014	120, 2014	26 Nov 2014	Sch 1 (items 1-43, 45, 46): 27 Nov 2014 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 2: 1 Jan 2014 (s 2(1) item 3)	Sch 1 (items 45, 46)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2015	5, 2015	25 Feb 2015	Sch 1 (item 7): 25 Mar 2015 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 45, 46): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Australian Education Amendment Act 2017	78, 2017	27 June 2017	Sch 1 (items 1-105, 110-176): 1 Jan 2018 (s 2(1) items 2, 6) Sch 1 (items 106, 109): 27 June 2017 (s 2(1) items 3, 5)	Sch 1 (items 43, 44, 109, 176)
Australian Education Amendment (Direct Measure of Income) Act 2020	36, 2020	26 Mar 2020	27 Mar 2020 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (items 41, 42)
Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 2) Act 2024	39, 2024	31 May 2024	Sch 15 (items 5, 28): 14 Oct 2024 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
COAG Legislation Amendment Act 2024	54, 2024	5 July 2024	Sch 2 (items 2-4, 94-98): 6 July 2024 (s 2(1) items 3, 6)	Sch 2 (items 94-98)

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected	How affected
Preamble.................	rs No 78, 2017
	am No 54, 2024
Part 1
Division 1
s 3.....................	rs No 78, 2017
s 4.....................	am No 120, 2014
	rs No 78, 2017
	am No 36, 2020
Division 2
s 6.....................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017; No 36, 2020; No 54, 2024
s 7.....................	rep No 78, 2017
s 8.....................	am No 78, 2017; No 36, 2020
s 9.....................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017
s 10....................	rep No 78, 2017
s 11A...................	ad No 78, 2017
s 12....................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017
s 13....................	am No 120, 2014
s 14....................	am No 126, 2015
	rep No 78, 2017
s 15....................	am No 78, 2017
s 16....................	rs No 78, 2017
s 17....................	rep No 78, 2017
s 19....................	am No 78, 2017
Part 2
s 21....................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017
s 22....................	rs No 78, 2017
s 22A...................	ad No 78, 2017
s 23....................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017
s 25....................	am No 78, 2017
s 26....................	am No 78, 2017
s 27....................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017
s 29....................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017
Part 3
Part 3 heading.............	rs No 78, 2017
Division 1
Division 1 heading..........	rs No 78, 2017
s 31....................	am No 120, 2014
	rs No 78, 2017
	am No 36, 2020
s 31A...................	ad No 78, 2017
Division 2
Division 2 heading..........	rs No 78, 2017
s 32....................	am No 78, 2017
s 33....................	am No 78, 2017
s 34....................	am No 78, 2017
s 35....................	am No 78, 2017
s 35A...................	ad No 78, 2017
	am No 36, 2020
s 35B...................	ad No 78, 2017
	am No 36, 2020
s 35C...................	ad No 36, 2020
Division 3
Subdivision A
s 36....................	rs No 78, 2017
s 37....................	am No 78, 2017
s 38....................	am No 78, 2017
s 39....................	am No 78, 2017
Subdivision B
s 40....................	am No 78, 2017
Subdivision C
s 44....................	am No 78, 2017
s 45....................	am No 78, 2017
s 47....................	am No 78, 2017
s 48....................	am No 78, 2017
s 49....................	am No 78, 2017
s 51....................	am No 78, 2017
Division 4
Subdivision A
s 52....................	am No 78, 2017; No 36, 2020; No 39, 2024
s 53....................	am No 78, 2017; No 36, 2020
s 54....................	am No 78, 2017; No 36, 2020
Subdivision B
s 56....................	am No 78, 2017
Division 5................	rep No 78, 2017
Subdivision A heading........	ad No 120, 2014
	rep No 78, 2017
s 57....................	am No 120, 2014
	rep No 78, 2017
s 58....................	am No 120, 2014
	rep No 78, 2017
s 59....................	am No 120, 2014
	rep No 78, 2017
s 60....................	rep No 78, 2017
s 61....................	am No 120, 2014
	rep No 78, 2017
s 62....................	am No 120, 2014
	rep No 78, 2017
s 63....................	rep No 78, 2017
Subdivision B..............	ad No 120, 2014
	rep No 78, 2017
s 63A...................	ad No 120, 2014
	rep No 78, 2017
s 63B...................	ad No 120, 2014
	rep No 78, 2017
Part 4...................	rep No 78, 2017
s 64....................	rep No 78, 2017
s 65....................	rep No 78, 2017
Part 5
Part 5 heading.............	rs No 120, 2014
Division 1
s 66....................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017; No 36, 2020
Division 2
s 68....................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017
Division 3
Division 3 heading..........	rs No 120, 2014
s 69....................	am No 120, 2014
s 69A...................	ad No 120, 2014
s 69B...................	ad No 78, 2017
	am No 36, 2020
Part 6
Division 2
s 73....................	am No 78, 2017
s 77....................	am No 78, 2017
s 78....................	am No 120, 2014; No 5, 2015; No 78, 2017
s 81....................	am No 78, 2017
Division 3
s 88....................	am No 78, 2017
Division 4
s 96....................	am No 78, 2017
Division 5
Division 5................	ad No 78, 2017
s 96A...................	ad No 78, 2017
Part 7...................	rep No 78, 2017
s 97....................	rep No 78, 2017
s 98....................	rep No 78, 2017
s 99....................	rep No 78, 2017
s 100...................	rep No 78, 2017
s 101...................	rep No 78, 2017
s 102...................	rep No 78, 2017
s 103...................	rep No 78, 2017
s 104...................	rep No 78, 2017
s 105...................	rep No 78, 2017
s 106...................	rep No 78, 2017
Part 8
Part 8 heading.............	rs No 120, 2014
Division 1
s 107...................	am No 120, 2014
Division 2
Division 2 heading..........	rs No 120, 2014
s 108...................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017
s 109...................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017
s 110...................	am No 78, 2017
s 111...................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017
Division 3
s 112...................	am No 120, 2014
Part 9
Division 1
s 114...................	am No 39, 2024
Division 3
s 118...................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017; No 36, 2020
s 120...................	am No 78, 2017; No 39, 2024
s 122...................	am No 78, 2017; No 39, 2024
Division 4
s 125...................	am No 78, 2017
s 125A..................	ad No 36, 2020
s 126...................	am No 120, 2014; No 78, 2017; No 36, 2020
s 127...................	am No 78, 2017
s 128...................	rs No 78, 2017
s 129...................	am No 78, 2017
s 130...................	am No 126, 2015; No 78, 2017