Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00865:section:73
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00865
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 73
Character Range: 97552–99188

73  Approval of person
 (1) The Minister may, in writing, approve a person as an approved authority for one or more schools if:
 (a) the person has made an application under section 72; and
 (b) the Minister is satisfied that:
 (i) the person satisfies, and will continue to satisfy, the requirements in section 75; and
 (ii) the ongoing policy requirements in section 77 will be satisfied in relation to the schools; and
 (iii) the ongoing funding requirements in section 78 will be satisfied in relation to the schools.
Note 1: This section is subject to section 74 (approval or refusal on public interest grounds).
Note 2: Decisions under this section are reviewable decisions (see Division 3 of Part 9).
Note 3: An approved authority is approved only for specified locations and levels of education (see section 79).
 (2) The Minister must not approve a person as an approved authority for a school if another approved authority is already approved for the school.
 (3) An approval of an approved authority may be made subject to one or more conditions, and the approved authority must comply with those conditions.
 (5) An approval must specify the day on and after which the approval is in force.
 (6) A day specified under subsection (5) can be earlier than the day the approval is given, but may be earlier than 1 January of the year in which the relevant application was made only if the Minister is satisfied that special circumstances justify determining that day.
Note: The regulations may prescribe matters that the Minister may or must have regard to in making a decision under this subsection (see paragraph 130(2)(b)).