Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION ACT - SECT 6

    (1)     The Minister may take all measures which, in the Minister's opinion, are necessary or desirable:

        (a)     to assist parents of children in the Territory in fulfilling their responsibility to educate their children according to the individual needs and abilities of those children; and

        (b)     to make education services, provided by the Minister, available to all people in the Territory; and

        (c)     to assist all people of the Territory with their own education.

    (2)     The Minister must establish and maintain education services in the Territory.

    (3)     The Minister has power to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done in, or in connection with, the performance of the Minister's functions under this Act.

    (4)     Without limiting the generality of subsection (3), the Minister may:

        (a)     establish and maintain:

            (i)     such Government schools or institutions for the provision of primary and secondary education; and

            (ii)     such pre-schools, correspondence schools and schools of the air; and

            (iii)     such colleges;

    as the Minister considers necessary or desirable; and

        (b)     in such manner and to the extent the Minister thinks fit, provide or arrange for the transport of children to and from any school and may pay the whole or any portion of the cost of transporting any children to and from any school; and

        (c)     establish and maintain the residences for the accommodation of teachers or students as the Minister considers necessary or desirable for this Act; and

        (d)     undertake or cause to be undertaken research and investigation with respect to education generally, a specified field of education or the provision of education services in the Territory; and

        (e)     provide financial assistance to the persons, bodies or institutions as the Minister considers necessary or desirable for, or in connection with, education services; and

        (f)     determine or arrange for the accreditation of courses of education provided in the Territory; and

        (g)     having sought the advice of the relevant Advisory Council, make provision for awards in relation to the passing of examinations or otherwise in relation to education services; and

        (h)     make provision for the granting of scholarships, bursaries and prizes in relation to education services.