This Part provides additional discretionary funding for schools.

The Minister may determine capital funding to be paid to a State or Territory under this Part. The capital funding is to be paid by the State or Territory to either a capital grants authority or a block grant authority, as determined by the Minister.

Block grant authorities are bodies corporate that are approved for a non - government school by the Minister under Division   3 of Part   6. A school's capital grants authority is its approved authority. If the school has a block grant authority, the block grant authority is also the school's capital grants authority. If the school is a non - government school located in a State or Territory, the approved authority for government schools located in the State or Territory is also the school's capital grants authority.

The Minister may also determine that financial assistance is payable for a school in special circumstances or if the Minister is satisfied that prescribed circumstances apply in relation to the school. In addition, the Minister can determine additional adjustment funding for schools for transition years for the schools, in accordance with the regulations.

The total amount of capital funding payable to block grant authorities for a year is capped.

The Minister can also determine funding for non - government representative bodies. These are bodies that are approved by the Minister under Division   4 of Part   6 and that represent the interests of one or more approved authorities for non - government schools.