(1) This section applies to a non-State
school for which an allowance is being paid under section 368(1) (b) .
(2)
Within 6 months after the end of each year, the school’s governing body
must, in the approved form, give the Minister allowance acquittal details for
the school for the year.
(2A) The governing body must ensure the allowance
acquittal details for the school for the year are approved by an accountant.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2) , the governing body is taken to comply
with subsection (2) if the details are given to the Minister, on the governing
body’s behalf, by an authorised nominee of the governing body.
(4) If the
governing body does not comply with this section, the noncompliance is a
ground for suspending payment of the allowance.
(5) In this section—
"accountant" means—
(a) a member of CPA Australia who is entitled to use the
letters ‘CPA’ or ‘FCPA’; or
(b) a member of The Institute of
Chartered Accountants in Australia who is entitled to use the letters ‘CA’
or ‘FCA’; or
(c) a member of the Institute of Public Accountants who is
entitled to use the words ‘MIPA’ or ‘FIPA’.
