Australian Education (Financial Assistance for Non-participating States and Territories) Determination 2017 (Cth)

Australian Education (Financial Assistance for Non-participating States and Territories) Determination 2017

Australian Education Act 2013

I, SIMON BIRMINGHAM, Minister for Education and Training, make the following determination under subsections 65(3) and 65(7) of the Australian Education Act 2013.

Dated   19 October 2017

SIMON BIRMINGHAM

Minister for Education and Training

1  Name of determination

This determination is the Australian Education (Financial Assistance for Non-participating States and Territories) Determination 2017.

2  Commencement

This determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3Authority

This determination is made under subsections 65(3) and 65(7) of the Australian Education Act 2013.

4.  Definition

  In this determination:

 the Act means the Australian Education Act 2013.

5  Indexation of total amount payable for previous year for non-participating States and Territories

For subsection 65(3) of the Act, in calculating the total amount of financial assistance that is payable to all non-participating States and Territories for 2016 for the non-participating schools located in those States and Territories under paragraph 65(2)(b) of the Act, the total amount payable for the previous year for non-participating States and Territories is indexed according to the following formula:

015

6  Total amount

For subsection 65(3) of the Act, the total amount of financial assistance that is payable to all non-participating States and Territories for 2016 for the non-participating schools located in those States and Territories under Part 4 of the Act is $3,692,666,005.

7  Manner in which total amount is divided

For subsection 65(7) of the Act, the total amount specified in section 6 of this determination is to be divided between the non‑participating States and Territories as follows:

Item	Non-participating State or Territory	Amount:
1	Victoria	$1,409,033,538
2	Queensland	$1,371,422,999
3	Western Australia	$573,511,466
4	Tasmania	$170,292,186
5	Northern Territory	$168,405,816