Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2013A00067/Controls/
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C2013A00067
Part 4—Recurrent funding for non-participating schools through a national specific purpose payment
Part 5—Capital funding, special circumstances funding and funding for non-government representative bodies
Part 8—Actions Minister may take for failure to comply with this Act, and to require amounts to be repaid
5............ Binding the Crown.............................................................................. 7
Division 2—Interpretation 8
7............ Definition of census day................................................................... 16
8............ Definition of majority Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school 18
9............ Definition of overpayment................................................................ 18
10.......... Definition of receives........................................................................ 20
11.......... Definition of recoverable payment.................................................... 22
12.......... Definition of total entitlement............................................................ 22
13.......... Definitions of kinds of schools based on location............................. 22
14.......... Minister to determine participating States and Territories.................. 23
15.......... Levels of education........................................................................... 24
16.......... Working out the number of students at a school for a year............... 24
17.......... Part‑time students.............................................................................. 25
18.......... Minister to make determinations in relation to locations of schools.. 25
19.......... Non‑government schools providing only distance education............ 25
Part 2—Grants of financial assistance to States and Territories 26
20.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 26
21.......... Financial assistance for schools........................................................ 26
22.......... Conditions of financial assistance—implementing national policy initiatives relating to school education 27
23.......... Conditions of financial assistance—conditions relating to payments to States and Territories for non‑government schools.......................................................................................................... 28
24.......... Condition of financial assistance—recovering amounts.................... 29
25.......... Minister to determine timing and amounts of recurrent funding........ 29
26.......... Entitlement to recurrent funding........................................................ 30
27.......... Pro‑rating of recurrent funding......................................................... 31
28.......... Minister to determine timing and amounts of capital funding............ 32
29.......... Minister to determine timing and amounts of special circumstances funding 32
30.......... Minister to determine timing and amounts of funding for non‑government representative body 33
Part 3—Recurrent funding for participating schools 34
Division 1—Guide to this Part 34
31.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 34
Division 2—The funding formula for participating schools 36
32.......... The amount payable for a participating school.................................. 36
33.......... Base amount for schools................................................................... 36
34.......... SRS funding amounts....................................................................... 37
35.......... School’s total loading........................................................................ 38
38.......... Low socioeconomic status student loading....................................... 41
52.......... Determining SES scores................................................................... 54
54.......... Capacity to contribute percentage...................................................... 56
Subdivision B—Miscellaneous 58
55.......... Locations of a school........................................................................ 58
Division 5—Transitional recurrent funding for participating schools 59
57.......... Application of this Division.............................................................. 59
58.......... New and old per student amounts..................................................... 59
59.......... Old per student amount for 2014 less than new per student amount for 2014 60
60.......... Limits on amount that may be determined for the purposes of section 59 61
61.......... Old per student amount for 2013, increased by 3%, more than new per student amount for 2014 62
62.......... Transitional recurrent funding for special schools and special assistance schools for 2014 63
63.......... Funding for all other participating schools........................................ 64
Part 4—Recurrent funding for non‑participating schools through a national specific purpose payment 65
64.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 65
65.......... National specific purpose payments for schools in non‑participating States and Territories 65
Part 5—Capital funding, special circumstances funding and funding for non‑government representative bodies 68
66.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 68
Division 2—Capital funding 69
67.......... Capital funding.................................................................................. 69
68.......... Limit on total amount available for capital funding for block grant authorities 69
Division 3—Special circumstances funding 71
69.......... Special circumstances funding.......................................................... 71
Division 4—Funding for non‑government representative bodies 72
70.......... Funding for non‑government representative bodies.......................... 72
Part 6—Approving authorities and bodies 73
71.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 73
Division 2—Approving approved authorities 74
72.......... Application for person to be approved as an approved authority...... 74
73.......... Approval of person........................................................................... 74
74.......... Approval or refusal of approval on public interest grounds.............. 75
75.......... Basic requirements for approval........................................................ 76
76.......... Approved authorities for government schools taken to satisfy basic requirements 77
77.......... Ongoing policy requirements for approved authorities..................... 78
78.......... Ongoing funding requirements for approved authorities................... 79
79.......... Limitation on approval...................................................................... 80
80.......... Variation or revocation of approval on application............................ 80
81.......... Variation or revocation of approval on Minister’s own initiative...... 80
Division 3—Approving block grant authorities 83
82.......... Application for person to be approved as a block grant authority..... 83
83.......... Approval of person........................................................................... 83
84.......... Basic requirements for approval........................................................ 84
85.......... Ongoing requirements for approval.................................................. 85
86.......... Limitation on approval...................................................................... 85
87.......... Variation or revocation of approval on application............................ 86
88.......... Variation or revocation of approval on Minister’s own initiative...... 86
Division 4—Approving non‑government representative bodies 88
89.......... Minister may invite a person to apply to be a non‑government representative body 88
90.......... Application for person to be approved as a non‑government representative body 88
91.......... Approval of person........................................................................... 88
92.......... Basic requirements for approval........................................................ 89
93.......... Ongoing requirements for approval.................................................. 90
94.......... Limitation on approval...................................................................... 90
95.......... Variation or revocation of approval on application............................ 91
96.......... Variation or revocation of approval on Minister’s own initiative...... 91
Part 7—Implementation plans 93
97.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 93
98.......... Application of this Part to approved authorities for more than one participating school 93
99.......... Approved authority must have an implementation plan..................... 93
100........ Approved authority must be able to implement implementation plan properly 94
101........ Period of implementation plan........................................................... 94
102........ Review of implementation plan......................................................... 95
103........ Keeping implementation plans up to date.......................................... 95
104........ Publication of implementation plan................................................... 95
105........ Minister may give a direction in relation to an implementation plan.. 96
106........ Requirement to consider relevant arrangements before making regulations 97
Part 8—Actions Minister may take for failure to comply with this Act, and to require amounts to be repaid 98
107........ Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 98
Division 2—Actions Minister may take for failure to comply with this Act, and to require amounts to be repaid 99
108........ Application of Division for failure to comply with this Act.............. 99
109........ Application of Division when amounts are required to be repaid...... 99
110........ Actions the Minister may take......................................................... 101
111........ Effect of determination under paragraph 110(1)(a) or (b)............... 102
Division 3—Recoverable payments 104
112........ Recoverable payments..................................................................... 104
113........ Reports about recoverable payments............................................... 104
Part 9—Miscellaneous 106
114........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 106
Division 2—Rules relating to applications 107
115........ Approved form for applications...................................................... 107
116........ Request for further information....................................................... 107
117........ Withdrawal of application............................................................... 107
Division 3—Review of decisions 108
118........ Reviewable decisions...................................................................... 108
119........ Notice of decision........................................................................... 113
120........ Internal review of reviewable decisions.......................................... 114
121........ Secretary or internal reviewer may require further information from applicants 115
122........ Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal............................. 116
Division 4—Miscellaneous 117
123........ False or misleading information...................................................... 117
124........ Secretary may arrange for use of computer programs to make decisions 117
125........ Making records of, using, disclosing or publishing protected information 117
126........ Appropriation.................................................................................. 118
127........ Annual report by Minister............................................................... 118
128........ Review of, or for the purposes of, the National Education Reform Agreement 119
129........ Delegation....................................................................................... 119
130........ Regulations..................................................................................... 120
Not all participating schools will attract the amount worked out using the formula immediately. Some schools will move to that amount over a period of time. A special transitional rule also applies for special schools and special assistance schools for 2014.
The Minister can determine other kinds of funding for any school under Part 5. The Minister can determine capital funding, which is ultimately provided to capital grants authorities and block grant authorities. The Minister can also determine funding for schools in special circumstances, and funding for non‑government representative bodies for non‑government schools. Non‑government representative bodies are bodies that represent approved authorities for non‑government schools. A block grant authority or non‑government representative body is approved by the Minister.
(a) for 2014—the amount determined by the Minister under paragraph 58(1)(b) for the authority for the year; and
(b) for any other year—the authority’s old Commonwealth per student amount for the year, as indexed under subsection 60(2).
old per student amount: an approved authority’s old per student amount is:
(a) for 2013 or 2014—the amount determined by the Minister under paragraph 58(1)(a) for the authority for the year; and
(b) for any other year—the authority’s old per student amount for the year, as indexed under subsection 61(3).
(a) the Commonwealth makes the payment to a State or Territory for a school for a year as a result of a determination made under section 29; and
at least 1, and less than 2.4.
(e) Division 3 of Part 5 (special circumstances funding) for a school if the Minister determines that financial assistance is payable for the school for the year;
(d) a payment under Division 3 of Part 5 (special circumstances funding) to a State or Territory for a non‑government school;
(1) An amount of financial assistance is to be determined under section 25, in accordance with the regulations, for a participating school or an approved authority for a participating school for a year if:
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(a) an amount or amounts of payments of financial assistance that have been determined under Division 3 of Part 5 (special circumstances funding) to be payable to a State or Territory for a year for a school that is located in the State or Territory; and
Not all participating schools will attract the amount worked out using the formula immediately. Whether a particular school attracts funding using the formula depends on comparing an old per student amount for the school’s approved authority and a new per student amount. Approved authorities whose old per student amount for 2014 is less than their new per student amount for 2014 will move to the new per student amount over a period of time. Approved authorities whose old per student amount for 2013, increased by 3%, is more than their new per student amount for 2014 will continue to receive the old per student amount, plus indexation, until their new per student amount catches up.
(1) This Division applies in relation to an approved authority for one or more participating schools.
(2) In the situations set out in sections 59, 61 and 62, the amount of financial assistance that is payable under this Division to a State or Territory for a year is payable for an approved authority instead of a school.
(b) if section 59 applies in relation to the approved authority—an old Commonwealth per student amount for 2014.
(5) In working out an amount under section 32 for a school for a year, disregard the Commonwealth’s share for the school.
(2) For each year in the transition period, the amount of financial assistance that is payable under this Division to a State or Territory for the approved authority is the amount determined by the Minister under subsection (3).
(3) The Minister may (subject to section 60), in writing, determine the amount of financial assistance that is payable under this Division to the State or Territory for the approved authority for a year in the transition period.
Old per student amount payable
(2) The amount payable under this Division to a State or Territory for the approved authority for a year (subject to subsection (4)) is worked out using the following formula:
(3) The old per student amount for a year after 2014 is indexed as follows:
(4) Subsection (2) ceases to apply to the approved authority for a year once the approved authority’s new per student amount for the year is equal to or more than the approved authority’s old per student amount for that year.
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(2) The amount payable under this Division to a State or Territory for the approved authority for 2014 is worked out using the following formula:
(3) The amount of financial assistance that is payable under this Part to a State or Territory is worked out under section 32 for each of the approved authority’s schools for 2015 and each later year.
Part 5—Capital funding, special circumstances funding and funding for non‑government representative bodies
(a) for 2014—the base assistance amount worked out under subsection 84(2) of the Schools Assistance Act 2008, if that subsection had applied for the year; and
(i) the base assistance amount, as indexed under subsection (2) of this section; or
(2) The base assistance amount is indexed as follows:
Division 3—Special circumstances funding
(1) The Minister may, in writing, determine an amount of financial assistance that is payable under this Division to a State or Territory for a school for a year if the Minister is satisfied that special circumstances justify the determination.
(a) the approved authority deals, in accordance with the regulations, with financial assistance that is payable under Division 2 or 5 of Part 3 (recurrent funding for participating schools), Part 4 (recurrent funding for non‑participating schools), or Division 2 or 3 of Part 5 (capital and special circumstances funding) to the authority;
This Part gives the Minister the power to take action if an approved authority, a block grant authority, a non‑government representative body or a State or Territory fails to comply with this Act or does not repay an amount that it owes to the Commonwealth. The Minister may require a State or Territory to pay an amount, reduce an amount that would otherwise be payable under this Act or delay a payment.
Division 2—Actions Minister may take for failure to comply with this Act, and to require amounts to be repaid
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(f) a non‑government representative body for a non‑government school breaches a condition to which the body’s approval is subject.
(ii) an approved authority or block grant authority for one or more schools located in the State or Territory, or the State or Territory, has been paid an amount under the Schools Assistance Act 2008 in excess of the amount that it was entitled to receive under that Act;
(iii) an approved authority or block grant authority for one or more schools located in the State or Territory, or the State or Territory, has been paid an amount under the Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004 in excess of the amount that it was entitled to receive under that Act;
(iv) an approved authority for one or more schools located in the State or Territory, or the State or Territory, has been paid an amount under the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000 in excess of the amount that it was entitled to receive under that Act; and
(f) Division 3 of Part 5 (special circumstances funding);
To determine a total entitlement for a school for a year if the amount of financial assistance to which the determination relates is payable under Division 2 or 5 of Part 3
To specify a day on and after which an approval of an approved authority is in force
To specify in a variation or revocation of an approval of an approved authority a day on which the variation or revocation takes effect that is earlier than the day the Minister varies or revokes the approval
To specify a day on and after which an approval of a block grant authority is in force
To specify in a variation or revocation of an approval of a block grant authority a day on which the variation or revocation takes effect that is earlier than the day the Minister varies or revokes the approval
To specify a day on and after which an approval of a non‑government representative body is in force
To specify in a variation or revocation of an approval of a non‑government representative body a day on which the variation or revocation takes effect that is earlier than the day the Minister varies or revokes the approval
To take action in relation to a State or Territory (including to reduce the amount payable to the State or Territory for a school for a year)
(b) paragraph 28(1)(b) (capital funding for block grant authorities).
Note: A payment may be taken to have been made in accordance with a determination made under section 25 or paragraph 28(1)(b) (see section 112 (recoverable payments)).