63Approval of projects or programs of national significance

63 Approval of projects or programs of national significance

(1) Subject to subsection (2), where:

(a) a project or program is being, or is to be, carried out in Australia with the sole or principal object of promoting change or innovation in, or any matter relating to, primary education or secondary education in Australia or of improving the experience, knowledge or skills of teachers and other persons in relation to primary education or secondary education in Australia; and

(b) the Minister is satisfied that the project or program is of national significance and that it is desirable that assistance in connection with the project or program be provided under section 64;

the Minister may approve the project or program for the purposes of that section. (2) The Minister shall not approve a project or program under subsection (1) unless the Minister is satisfied that in so far as the project or program is being, or is to be, carried on in a co‑educational school, the benefits of, and the opportunities created by, the project or program are, or will be, as far as practicable, equally available to male students and female students at the school.