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24      Grants to the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited                                                                                            To fund the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited to provide national leadership for the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments in promoting excellence in the profession of teaching and school leadership, including by:
                                                                                                                                                                                 (a) working collaboratively with government and non‑government sector employers and authorities, professional associations, education unions and other relevant bodies throughout Australia; and
                                                                                                                                                                                 (b) developing and implementing national approaches to:
                                                                                                                                                                                 (i) professional standards for teachers and school leaders; and
                                                                                                                                                                                 (ii) initial teacher education, school leadership, and teaching; and
                                                                                                                                                                                 (iii) principal preparation and certification; and
                                                                                                                                                                                 (iv) teacher registration; and
                                                                                                                                                                                 (v) measuring teacher effectiveness; and
                                                                                                                                                                                 (c) conducting research and developing the evidence base for national education reforms.
                                                                                                                                                                                 This purpose also has the effect it would have if it were limited to measures:
                                                                                                                                                                                 (a) peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation that cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; or
                                                                                                                                                                                 (b) to give effect to Australia's obligations under:
                                                                                                                                                                                 (i) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (particularly Articles 2 and 13); or
                                                                                                                                                                                 (ii) the Convention on the Rights of the Child (particularly Articles 4, 28 and 29); or
                                                                                                                                                                                 (c) undertaken in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth.