Protection scheme for fees paid to non‑Government schools
14 Protection scheme for fees paid to non‑Government schools
14.1 The matters that the Authority must consider in deciding whether to impose a condition on the registration of a non-Government school for the school to put in place a protection scheme for fees paid or to be paid to that school.
14.2 The requirements of a protection scheme for fees paid or to be paid to a non-Government school may include but are not limited to the following—
the timing of payment of fees including restrictions on paying fees in advance;
the method of payment of fees including that fees may be paid in instalments;
the method of collection of fees;
the refund of fees;
the management of fees, including a requirement that fees be paid into a trust;
the nature and terms of a trust into which fees are to be paid;
a requirement that the school advise parents of students at the school of the reasons for putting in place the protection scheme.
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