Definitions and Interpretations

Act - the Australian Education Act 2013

Administrative Arrangements - Means the Australian Government Capital Grants Programme (CGP) Guidelines for non-government schools Operating Manual 2018. issued by the Minister, as amended from time to time;

NT BGA - Means the Catholic Church of the Diocese of Darwin Property Trust, trading as, The Northern Territory Block Grant Authority(ABN 65 262 598 736);

Approved project - means a project for capital expenditure by a BGA School in respect of which the AGDoE has made a Grant Offer;

Australian Accounting Standards - refers to the standards of that name maintained by the Australian Accounting Standards Board created section 226 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001;

Australian Auditing Standards - refers to the standards made by the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (on behalf of CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia);

Code - means the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry;

Construction Industry Guidelines - means the Australian Government Implementation Guidelines for National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry published by AGDoE;

the Commonwealth Government - the Australian Government;

Department - The Australian Government Department of Education or such other government agency or department, as may from time to time administer the Act;

Funds - moneys made available by the Australian Government in relation to approved projects, any moneys refunded by schools and any interest earned on those moneys;

Funding Condition - means a condition imposed upon a BGA School in connection with a grant of Funding, including conditions imposed:- a) under this Agreement; b) under the Grant Offer; c) under any arrangement between the BGA School and AGDoE; d) under the CGP Operating Manual or any other guidelines issued by the AGDoE, or e) otherwise imposed by the Australian Government Minister for Education or the AGDoE in connection with a grant of Funding.

GST Act - A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

GST - Has the meaning given in section 195-1 of the GST Act

Grant - The financial assistance provided by the BGA as set out in the Minister’s determination for a capital project

Minister - the Australian Government Minister responsible for the Department or a person to whom the powers of the Minister under the Act have been delegated;.

Operating Manual - means the Australian Government Capital Grants Programme Operating Manual;

Participating school - a body corporate responsible for the operation of a non-government school for which the NT BGA is the block grant authority;

Prospective participating school - a body corporate that proposes to operate, and obtain a grant through the BGA for, a non-government school;

Programme - means an Australian Government program for the provision of Funding to non-government schools,

Programme Year - means each calendar year commencing 1 January.

Recipient created tax invoice - As given in section 195-1 of the GST Act

Registered for GST - Registered under the GST Act

Tax Invoice - As given in section 195-1 of the GST Act

Taxable supply - As given in section 195-1 of the GST Act

Interpretation

In this Deed, unless the context indicates a contrary intention:

(a) headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation;

(b) words importing persons include a partnership and a body whether corporate or otherwise

(c) where any word or phrase is given a defined meaning, any other part of speech or other grammatical form in respect of that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning;

(d) words importing the singular include the plural (and vice versa) and words denoting a given gender include all other genders; and

(e) a reference to any statute or other legislation (whether primary or subordinate) is to a statute or other legislation of Australia as amended or replaced from time to time.

2.3. A reference to the Act shall be construed as including a reference to the Act as amended from time to time.