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AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION ACT 2013 - SECT 22A

Conditions of financial assistance--State - Territory contributions

  (1)   A payment of financial assistance under this Act to a State or Territory is subject to the following conditions:

  (a)   the total amount of funding provided by the State or Territory for a year for government schools located in the State or Territory must equal or exceed the State - Territory contribution amount for government schools in the State or Territory for the year;

  (b)   the total amount of funding provided by the State or Territory for a year for non - government schools located in the State or Territory must equal or exceed the State - Territory contribution amount for non - government schools in the State or Territory for the year.

  (2)   The State - Territory contribution amount for government schools or non - government schools in a State or Territory for a year is the amount worked out using the following formula:

   

  (3)   Unless the State or Territory's school education reform agreement specifies otherwise, the State - Territory share for the State or Territory for a year from 2018 to 2023 (inclusive) is the percentage worked out using the following formula:

where:

"final State-Territory share" means the State - Territory share (within the meaning of subsection   ( 4)) for government schools or non - government schools, as the case requires, for the State or Territory for a year after 2023.

"starting State-Territory share" means the percentage prescribed by the regulations for the year for government schools or non - government schools, as the case requires, in the State or Territory.

"transition rate" means:

  (a)   for 2018--0%; and

  (b)   for each later year--the transition rate for the previous year increased by 20 percentage points.

  (4)   Unless the State or Territory's school education reform agreement specifies otherwise, the State - Territory share for the State or Territory for a year after 2023:

  (a)   for government schools is:

  (i)   if the starting State - Territory share (within the meaning of subsection   ( 3)) for the State or Territory for government schools is 75% or less--75%; or

  (ii)   if the starting State - Territory share for the State or Territory for government schools is more than 75% but less than 80%--the starting State - Territory share; or

  (iii)   if the starting State - Territory share for the State or Territory for government schools is 80% or more--80%; and

  (b)   for non - government schools is:

  (i)   if the starting State - Territory share for the State or Territory for non - government schools is 15% or less--15%; or

  (ii)   if the starting State - Territory share for the State or Territory for non - government schools is more than 15% but less than 20%--the starting State - Territory share; or

  (iii)   if the starting State - Territory share for the State or Territory for non - government schools is 20% or more--20%.

  (5)   The total SRS amount for the State or Territory is:

  (a)   for government schools--the sum of the amounts worked out under Division   2 of Part   3 for the year for each government school located in the State or Territory, as if the Commonwealth share for the year were 100%; and

  (b)   for non - government schools--the sum of the amounts worked out under Division   2 of Part   3 for the year for each non - government school located in the State or Territory, as if the Commonwealth share for the year were 100%.

  (6)   The school education reform agreement for a State or Territory is the agreement between the State or Territory and the Commonwealth relating to implementation by the State or Territory of school education reform mentioned in paragraph   22(2)(b) .


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