SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 98

SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 98

98 .         Fees for instruction and charges, limits on imposing

        (1)         No fee for instruction may be imposed in respect of a student for the provision of —

            (a)         a non-optional component of an educational programme at a government school; or

            (b)         an optional component of an educational programme at a government school if the instruction is provided by a member of the teaching staff,

                unless the student is an overseas student or an adult student.

        (2)         A contribution must not be sought towards a fee referred to in subsection (1) and any agreement entered into for the payment of a fee referred to in subsection (1) has no effect.

        (3)         No charge may be imposed in respect of a student for —

            (a)         materials provided in a non-optional component of an educational programme of a government school; or

            (b)         services or facilities for use in, or associated with the provision of, a non-optional component of an educational programme of a government school,

                before the student’s first charges payment year unless the student is an overseas student.

        (4)         A contribution determined in accordance with section 99 may be sought for the costs of the materials, services or facilities referred to in subsection (3).