Schools Assistance Act 2008

A funding agreement for a non‑systemic school, or for an approved school system, must require the relevant authority for the school or system to do each of the following:

in the case of an agreement for a non‑systemic school—ensure that the school participates in preparing a national report (or reports) on the outcomes of schooling;

in the case of an agreement for an approved school system—ensure that the system, and each school in the system, participates in preparing a national report (or reports) on the outcomes of schooling;

give the Minister (for inclusion in a report mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b)) a report (or reports), of a kind (or kinds) required by the Minister, addressing the requirements for performance information prescribed by the regulations.

A requirement mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) must be satisfied not later than:

if the Minister determines a day or days for the purposes of that paragraph—that day or days; or

in any other case—a day or days that will allow publication of any report mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) within one year after the end of each program year.