Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

As I said in my previous answer, acknowledging what Senator Tyrrell has said, I understand the minister is working on taking advice around what to do about this. I don't know the specifics about the funding scheme, but I don't know that it's having the intended—the consequences of how it's rolling out aren't what was intended as I understand it from this scheme.

The minister is taking advice. He's had a number of meetings with Independent Schools Australia to understand their concerns about the scheme that, as I said, we inherited from the former government. When a resolution is reached, Independent Schools Australia and any impacted schools will be informed directly.

I also understand, from running a school system, that schools will be taking decisions now in the lead-up to the calendar year for the next school year. The minister understands this as well.