22AConditions of financial assistance—State‑Territory contributions

#### 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 for government schools or non‑government schools, as the case requires, for the State or Territory for 2024 (see subsection (4)). > 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%. (4A) However, despite subsection (4), unless the Northern Territory’s school education reform agreement specifies otherwise, the State‑Territory share for the Northern Territory for 2029 or a later year is: (a) for government schools—60%; and (b) for non‑government schools—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).