Schools Assistance Act 2008

If the Minister approves the proposal, the Minister must, by determination, approve the school for the purposes of this Act in accordance with the proposal.

The Minister must give notice of the determination to the approved authority of the school (see section 123).

The determination must be stated to apply from the earliest program year stated in the application for the purposes of paragraph 106(2)(c).

The Minister must:

if the school is to be a member of an approved school system—subject to section 135 (prerequisites for membership), vary the system’s approved school system determination under section 131 to approve the school as a member of the system; or

otherwise—approve a body as the approved authority of the school under section 151.

The Minister must determine the school’s SES score under section 72.

If paragraph 105(a) or (b) applies (schools formed from the amalgamation or separation of approved schools), the Minister may, in order to take account of the proposal:

vary (under section 112) or revoke (under section 121) the approved school determination for any approved school mentioned in that paragraph; or

vary (under section 152) or revoke (under section 154) the approved authority determination for any approved school mentioned in that paragraph; or

if any approved school mentioned in that paragraph is a member of an approved school system—vary (under section 131) the system’s approved school system determination.