SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE (LEARNING TOGETHER--ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITY) ACT 2004

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SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE (LEARNING TOGETHER--ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITY) ACT 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Long Title

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

54. Application of Division
55. How to obtain Ministerial approval of proposal
56. Decision by Minister on application
57. Varying list of non - government schools

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

60. Application to vary list of non - government schools
61. Decision by Minister on application
62. Prerequisites for variation of list
63. Application relating to previous program year

Division 7--Miscellaneous

64. Variation to include funding level in certain circumstances
65. Minister to give notice to authority of determination
66. Determination may be given retrospective effect
67. Overseas students disregarded

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

Subdivision A--Simplified outline of Division

71. Simplified outline

Subdivision B--Application

72. Application of Division
73. Application of Subdivision C--current SES funding
74. Application of Subdivision D--maintained year 2000 funding
75. Application of Subdivision E--maintained Catholic school funding
76. Application of Subdivision F--guaranteed year 2004 SES funding
77. Application of Subdivision G--special schools and special assistance schools
77A. Application of Subdivision I--remoteness per capita loading

Subdivision C--Current SES funding

78. Authorising payments for non - systemic schools
79. Authorising payments for approved school systems
80. Primary student amount
81. Secondary student amount

Subdivision D--Maintained year 2000 funding

82. Authorising payments for non - systemic schools
83. Authorising payments for approved school systems
84. Primary student amount
85. Secondary student amount

Subdivision E--Maintained Catholic school funding

86. Authorising payments for approved Catholic school systems
87. Primary student amount
88. Secondary student amount

Subdivision F--Guaranteed year 2004 SES funding

89. Authorising payments for non - systemic schools
90. Authorising payments for approved school systems
91. Primary student amount
92. Secondary student amount

Subdivision G--Special schools and special assistance schools

93. Authorising payments for non - systemic schools
94. Authorising payments for approved school systems
95. Primary student amount
96. Secondary student amount

Subdivision H--Distance education amounts

97. Primary distance education student amount
98. Secondary distance education student amount

Subdivision I--Remoteness per capita loading

98A. Authorising payments
98B. Primary student amount
98C. Secondary student amount

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

116. Grants for government schools and centres
117. Grants for non - government schools
118. Grants for both government schools and centres and non - government 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

121. Changes to Average Government School Recurrent Costs
122. Changes to amounts for primary education
123. Changes to amounts for secondary education

Division 1A--Grant amounts for particular program years

123A. Changes to grant amounts for particular program years

Division 2--Cost supplementation

124. Recurrent grants--general
126. Capital grants for government schools and non - government schools
127. Other grants for non - government rural student hostels

Division 3--Timing of payments etc.

128. Minister may fix amounts and times of payment of financial assistance
129. Advances
130. Determination authorising the making of payments may authorise Minister to determine amounts of payments

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

135. Determinations, approvals etc. by Minister
136. Revocation or variation of determinations or approvals by Minister
137. Delegation
138. Report by Minister

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
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
SCHEDULE 9 Grants for literacy, numeracy and special learning needs

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