Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00865:section:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00865
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 15272–18220

6  Definitions
  In this Act:
6‑year transitioning government school means a transitioning government school whose starting Commonwealth share is less than its final Commonwealth share.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander loading has the meaning given by subsection 37(1).
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student has the meaning given by the regulations.
amount includes a nil amount.
approved authority for a school means the person that is approved as the approved authority for the school under section 73.
approved system authority has the meaning given by subsection 78(6).
ARIA index value has the meaning given by the regulations.
Note: The Minister may determine the location of a school with more than one location for the purposes of working out the school's ARIA index value (see section 18).
ARIA student number has the meaning given by section 50.
ATSI percentage has the meaning given by subsection 37(2).
base amount has the meaning given by subsections 33(1), (2) and (3).
block grant authority for a school means the person that is approved as the block grant authority for the school under section 83.
capacity to contribute percentage has the meaning given by subsections 54(1), (2) and (3).
capital expenditure includes expenditure relating to any of the following:
 (a) investigating the need for:
 (i) schools in particular areas; or
 (ii) schools of particular kinds in particular areas; or
 (iii) buildings or other facilities (or parts of buildings or other facilities) or equipment;
 (b) purchasing land, with or without buildings (or parts of buildings);
 (c) planning for the erection, alteration, extension, demolition or refurbishment of a building or other facility (or part of a building or other facility);
 (d) developing or preparing land for building or other purposes;
 (e) erecting, altering, extending, demolishing or refurbishing a building or other facility (or part of a building or other facility);
 (f) installing or upgrading water, electricity or any other services;
 (g) providing equipment, including information technology equipment;
 (h) providing furniture;
 (i) providing library materials or obtaining services and goods for cataloguing a library (or part of a library);
 (j) the administrative expenses of a capital grants authority in relation to administering other capital expenditure;
 (k) any other expenditure prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
capital grants authority for a school means:
 (a) the approved authority for the school; and
 (b) if a block grant authority is also approved for the school—the block grant authority; and
 (c) if the school is a non‑government school located in a State or Territory—the approved authority for government schools located in that State or Territory.
combined school means a school that provides both primary education and secondary education.
Commonwealth share:
 (a) for a school not covered by paragraph