Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000
6Object of Act—equal access to education by Indigenous people
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6 Object of Act—equal access to education by Indigenous people
It is an object of this Act to ensure that Indigenous people enjoy equality with other Australians in their access to education and, in particular, to ensure: (a) that Indigenous children who are below primary school age enjoy equality with other Australian children of that age in their access to preschool education; and (b) that all Indigenous children have local access to compulsory primary and secondary schooling; and (c) that Indigenous people have equitable access to other secondary and post‑secondary education.