Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017
sec.100Functions of board
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sec.100 Functions of board
The board has the following functions— to assess applications for accreditation of non-State schools; to accredit non-State schools; to assess and decide applications about governing bodies’ eligibility for government funding; to keep a register of accredited schools; to monitor whether accredited schools continue to comply with the accreditation criteria; to monitor whether the governing bodies of accredited schools are suitable to continue to be a school’s governing body; to monitor whether the governing bodies of non-State schools that are eligible for government funding for the schools continue to meet the government funding eligibility criteria; to monitor and enforce compliance with this Act; to conduct investigations about contraventions of, or noncompliance with, this Act; to examine, and advise the Minister about, the operation of the accreditation and eligibility for government funding schemes under this Act, including, for example, the examining of and reporting on a matter referred to the board by the Minister; another function given to the board under this Act or another Act.
- (a) to assess applications for accreditation of non-State schools;
- (b) to accredit non-State schools;
- (c) to assess and decide applications about governing bodies’ eligibility for government funding;
- (d) to keep a register of accredited schools;
- (e) to monitor whether accredited schools continue to comply with the accreditation criteria;
- (f) to monitor whether the governing bodies of accredited schools are suitable to continue to be a school’s governing body;
- (g) to monitor whether the governing bodies of non-State schools that are eligible for government funding for the schools continue to meet the government funding eligibility criteria;
- (h) to monitor and enforce compliance with this Act;
- (i) to conduct investigations about contraventions of, or noncompliance with, this Act;
- (j) to examine, and advise the Minister about, the operation of the accreditation and eligibility for government funding schemes under this Act, including, for example, the examining of and reporting on a matter referred to the board by the Minister;
- (k) another function given to the board under this Act or another Act.