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Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia)

Australia (Commonwealth)
vAustralian Education Act 2013, Compilation No. 11 (C2024C00865), in force from 18 December 2024; latest version at 2026-10-06
3 domains
19 controls

The Australian Education Act's conditions of Commonwealth school funding: what approved authorities, block grant authorities, non-government representative bodies and States and Territories must do on approval, curriculum, national assessment, information and census, use of funding, compliance monitoring, needs-based funding arrangements and State contributions.

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Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) is a compliance framework from Australia (Commonwealth) with 3 domains and 19 controls. The largest domains are Part 6 Division 2: Approved authorities – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) (11 controls), Part 2: Conditions of financial assistance to States and Territories – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) (5 controls), Part 6 Divisions 3 to 5: Block grant authorities, representative bodies and former bodies – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) (3 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (3)

Part 2: Conditions of financial assistance to States and Territories – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia)

5 controls
Controls in the Part 2: Conditions of financial assistance to States and Territories – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) domain of Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) — 5 controls
CodeTitle
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s22-1s 22(1) Implement the national policy initiatives for school education
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s22-2s 22(2) Be party to and comply with the national and bilateral school reform agreements
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s22As 22A Fund government and non-government schools at least to the State-Territory contribution
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s23s 23 Pass non-government school payments to the authority promptly and label them Commonwealth funds
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s24s 24 Comply with the prescribed requirements for recovering amounts

Part 6 Division 2: Approved authorities – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia)

11 controls
Controls in the Part 6 Division 2: Approved authorities – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) domain of Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) — 11 controls
CodeTitle
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s31As 31A Hold approval for every school location and level that receives recurrent funding
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s72-73ss 72, 73, 115, 116 Apply for approval with complete information and comply with approval conditions
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s75s 75 Remain a not-for-profit, financially viable, fit and proper body permitted by State law
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s77-2-bs 77(2)(b) Implement a curriculum in accordance with the regulations
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s77-2-cs 77(2)(c) Ensure schools take part in the national assessment program
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s77-2-fs 77(2)(f), (3) Provide the information the regulations require (census, data, reports to parents, public information)
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s77-2As 77(2A) Non-government authorities: cooperate with the States on national initiatives and implement policy initiatives
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s78-2-as 78(2)(a) Deal with Commonwealth funding as the regulations require
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s78-2-bs 78(2)(b) Meet the compliance monitoring requirements
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s78-3s 78(3) to (6) Multi-school authorities: distribute recurrent funding under a published needs-based funding arrangement
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s81-2s 81(2) Comply with conditions added when the Minister varies an approval

Part 6 Divisions 3 to 5: Block grant authorities, representative bodies and former bodies – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia)

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Controls in the Part 6 Divisions 3 to 5: Block grant authorities, representative bodies and former bodies – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) domain of Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) — 3 controls
CodeTitle
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s84-85ss 84, 85 Block grant authorities: stay eligible and deal with capital funding as the regulations require
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s92-93ss 91(2), 92, 93 Non-government representative bodies: represent the authority and deal with funding as required
australian-education-act-2013-australia::s96As 96A Former authorities and bodies: meet continuing requirements

What is Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) and who does it apply to?

Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) is a compliance framework from Australia (Commonwealth) with 3 domains and 19 controls. The Australian Education Act's conditions of Commonwealth school funding: what approved authorities, block grant authorities, non-government representative bodies and States and Territories must do on approval, curriculum, national assessment, information and census, use of funding, compliance monitoring, needs-based funding arrangements and State contributions. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) actually require?

Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) has 19 controls organised across 3 domains. The largest domains are Part 6 Division 2: Approved authorities – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) (11 controls), Part 2: Conditions of financial assistance to States and Territories – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) (5 controls), Part 6 Divisions 3 to 5: Block grant authorities, representative bodies and former bodies – Australian Education Act 2013 (Australia) (3 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

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