Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) An approved authority must have an implementation plan.
(2) The implementation plan must do the following:
(a) set out activities, programs and initiatives to be undertaken by or on behalf of the approved authority that will contribute to the following:
(i) achieving the objects of this Act, including the 5 reform directions of quality teaching, quality learning, empowered school leadership, transparency and accountability, and meeting student need;
(ii) achieving outcomes for school education, agreed by the Ministerial Council, and prescribed by the regulations;
(b) set out how the activities, programs and initiatives will contribute to achieving those objects, directions and outcomes;
(c) set out milestones and timelines for implementing the activities, programs and initiatives;
(d) set out performance indicators to measure the authority's progress against the milestones and timelines;
(e) set out the mechanisms for obtaining and evaluating feedback on that progress;
(f) set out the day the implementation plan is to start;
(g) comply with any other requirements prescribed by the regulations.
(3) The implementation plan must relate to the period of at least 6 years starting on the day specified under paragraph (2)(f).
(4) In dealing with matters for the purposes of subsection (2), the implementation plan must take into account any relevant arrangement of the approved authority.