SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 99
SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 99
99 . Charges etc. for materials, services and facilities, determining etc.
(1) Subject to
subsection (2), regulations may be made providing for charges or contributions
that may be made for —
(a)
materials provided in —
(i)
a non-optional component of an educational programme of a
government school; or
(ii)
an optional component of an educational programme of a
government school that is not an extra cost optional component;
or
(b)
services or facilities for use in, or associated with the provision of —
(i)
a non-optional component of an educational programme of a
government school; or
(ii)
an optional component of an educational programme of a
government school that is not an extra cost optional component.
(2) Regulations cannot
be made providing for charges or contributions for the purchase, maintenance
or replacement of equipment, furniture and fittings provided for the purposes
of a government school.
(3) The principal of a
government school may from time to time determine a charge or contribution
—
(a) if
the charge or contribution is of a kind prescribed by the regulations as able
to be charged or be a contribution for the purposes of this section; and
(b) not
exceeding any limit prescribed by the regulations.
(4) If the school has
a Council a determination under subsection (3) does not have effect unless it
has been approved by the Council.
(5) All charges or
contributions for a school year must be determined under subsection (3) and
approved under subsection (4) not later than 2 months before the beginning of
the school year.
(6) The principal is
to take reasonable steps to notify the persons —
(a) from
whom may be recovered under section 106(1) the charges that are payable under
this section for a school year, of those charges; and
(b) from
whom a contribution may be sought, of the amount to be sought by way of
contribution.
(7) Notification under
subsection (6) must be given not later than 2 months before the beginning of
the school year but the validity of a determination is not affected by the
failure of a person to receive notice.
(8) When notifying a
person for the purposes of subsection (6), it is sufficient for the principal
to notify the person —
(a) of
the total charges that are payable, or the total contribution to be sought,
(as the case requires) for the school year in respect of the student,
itemizing each component of those charges or the contribution and the charge
or contribution for each component; or
(b) of
the scale of charges or contribution for each —
(i)
non-optional component of the school’s educational
programme; or
(ii)
optional component of the school’s educational
programme that is not an extra cost optional component,
that will be available
to the student in the school year.