Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (SCHOOLS) ACT 1976 No. 35, 1976 - SECT 39

PART VI-GRANTS IN RESPECT OF EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES
39. In this Part-

''approved education centre'' means an education centre approved by the
Minister under section 45;

''approved development and service activity'', in relation to a State, means-

   (a)  in-service teacher training in the State;

   (b)  enquiring into the feasibility of providing support services for
        government schools and non-government schools in the State, and the
        planning of support services; or

   (c)  an activity the purpose of which is to improve communication and
        understanding between teachers at government and
        non-government schools in the State, other persons employed at, or
        associated with, the administration of those schools, and pupils, and
        parents of pupils, at, and other members of the community interested
        in education at, those schools;

''education centre'' means a body corporate, or a body of persons which the
Minister is satisfied will become a body corporate during the year to which
this Act applies-

   (a)  the members, or a majority of the members, of the governing body of
        which are persons employed as teachers at government schools and
        non-government schools;

   (b)  the sole or principal object of which is to improve the professional
        competence of teachers by methods that include the provision of
        in-service teacher training; and

   (c)  which is not conducted for the profit, direct or indirect, of an
        individual or individuals;

''in-service teacher training'' means teacher training of persons in
employment as teachers at government schools and non-government schools.