Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION (ACCREDITATION OF NON-STATE SCHOOLS) ACT 2001 - SECT 106

106 Functions of board

The board has the following functions—

(a) to assess applications for accreditation of schools;

(b) to accredit schools complying with the accreditation criteria;

(c) to keep a register of provisionally accredited, and accredited, schools;

(d) to monitor whether accredited schools continue to comply with the accreditation criteria;

(e) to monitor whether the governing body of a provisionally accredited, or accredited, school is suitable to continue to be the school’s governing body;

Note—

See section 39 (Suitability of governing body).

(f) to monitor whether a Government-funded school is a school not being operated for profit;

(g) to monitor whether the governing body of a Government-funded school is not a party to a prohibited arrangement in relation to the operation of the school;

(h) to monitor whether there is no direct or indirect connection between the governing body of a Government-funded school and a for-profit entity that could reasonably be expected to compromise the independence of the governing body when making financial decisions;

(i) to examine, and advise the Minister about, the operation of the accreditation scheme under this Act, including, for example, the examining of and reporting on a matter referred to the board under section 107 ;

(j) to perform other functions given to the board under this Act or another Act.