2008

 

 

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

 

THE SENATE

 

 

Schools Assistance Bill 2008

 

 

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

 

 

 

 

(1)     Govt (1) [Sheet QF314]

          Clause 15, page 19 (line 20), before “The Minister may”, insert “(1)”.

(2)     Govt (2) [Sheet QF314]

          Clause 15, page 20 (lines 4 and 5), omit “if a law of the Commonwealth or a State requires the body or authority to be audited—”, substitute “a law of the Commonwealth or a State requires the body or authority to be audited, and the Minister determines that this paragraph applies because”.

(3)     Govt (3) [Sheet QF314]

          Clause 15, page 20 (after line 8), at the end of the clause, add:

             (2)  A determination made under paragraph (1)(c) is not a legislative instrument, but is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

(4)     FFP (1) [Sheet 5648 Revised]/ Opp (2) [Sheet 5647]

          Clause 22, page 25 (lines 3 to 11), omit the clause.

(5)     Govt (4) [Sheet QF314]

          Clause 24, page 26 (line 16), after subclause (1), insert:

          (1A)  A funding agreement must not require a report mentioned in subsection (1) to include any information that would identify a particular donor as a funding source of any non-government school or non-government body.

(6)     Opp (1) [Sheet 5689]

          Clause 66, page 57 (line 6), omit “the amount worked out under subsection 67(1)”, substitute “the amounts worked out under subsections 67(1) and 67(1A)”.

(7)     Opp (2) [Sheet 5689]

          Clause 67, page 57 (after line 23), after subclause 67(1), insert:

          (1A)  The regulations may specify, by reference to an amount or a formula for calculating an amount:

                     (a)  an additional amount of assistance for each Indigenous student from a remote area receiving primary education at a non-remote campus;

                     (b)  an additional amount of assistance for each Indigenous student from a very remote area receiving primary education at a non-remote campus.

(8)     Opp (3) [Sheet 5689]

          Clause 68, page 59 (line 3), omit “the amount worked out under subsection 69(1)”, substitute “the amounts worked out under subsections 69(1) and 69(1A)”.

(9)     Opp (4) [Sheet 5689]

          Clause 69, page 59 (after line 20), after subclause 69(1), insert:

          (1A)  The regulations may specify, by reference to an amount or a formula for calculating an amount:

                     (a)  an additional amount of assistance for each Indigenous student from a remote area receiving secondary education at a non-remote campus;

                     (b)  an additional amount of assistance for each Indigenous student from a very remote area receiving secondary education at a non-remote campus.

 

 

 

 

 

HARRY EVANS

Clerk of the Senate

 

 

The Senate

2 December 2008