Australian Education (Financial Assistance for Non-participating States and Territories) Determination 2016

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  22 December 2016

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 2016.

2  Commencement

  This determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Definition

  In this determination:

   the Act means the Australian Education Act 2013.

4  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 2015 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:

5  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 2015 for the non-participating schools located in those States and Territories under Part 4 of the Act is $3,342,951,952.

6  Manner in which total amount is divided

  For subsection 65(7) of the Act, the total amount specified in section 5 of this determination is to be divided between the non‑participating States and Territories as follows: