Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE (LEARNING TOGETHER--ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITY) ACT 2004 - SECT 120

  (1)   The Minister may approve a project for the purposes of this section if:

  (a)   the sole or principal object of the project is to improve the learning outcomes of students who are educationally disadvantaged; and

  (b)   the project is to be carried out in Australia.

  (2)   A project approved under subsection   ( 1) may be a project relating to expenditure mentioned in section   116, 117, 118 or 119.

  (3)   Subsection   ( 2) does not limit subsection   ( 1).

  (4)   It does not matter whether:

  (a)   the project is conducted by a State or by a non - government body established in a State; or

  (b)   the project is conducted within, or outside, or within and outside, a State.

  (5)   The Minister may make a determination authorising payment of financial assistance to a State for a program year for:

  (a)   expenditure on a project approved under subsection   ( 1); and

  (b)   expenditure to publicise a project approved under subsection   ( 1) by disseminating information about the project or carrying out other related activities in connection with the project.

  (6)   The sum of the amounts authorised to be paid to the States under this section for a program year must not be more than the amount in column 6 of the table in Part   1 of Schedule   9 for the program year.