Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The board must consider the application and either grant, or refuse to grant, the application.
(2) If the application is about a change in the school's governing body, the board may decide to grant the application only if the board is satisfied—
(a) the proposed governing body would be suitable to be the school's governing body; and
(b) if the school's governing body is eligible for Government funding for the school and the intention is for the proposed governing body to also be eligible for Government funding for the school—
(i) once the change is effected, the school will continue to be a school not operated for profit; and
(ii) the proposed governing body is not a party to, and does not intend to enter into, a prohibited arrangement in relation to the operation of the school; and
(iii) there is no direct or indirect connection between the proposed governing body and a for-profit entity that could reasonably be expected to compromise the independence of the proposed governing body when making financial decisions.
(3) If the application is about a change in an attribute of provisional accreditation applying to the school, other than a change in the school's governing body, the board may decide to grant the application only if the board is satisfied, that after the change is effected, the school will comply with the accreditation criteria.
(4) If the board decides to grant the application, the board must as soon as practicable give the applicant a written notice (a change notice) stating—
(a) the decision; and
(b) the day (the change day) before which the change must be effected.
(5) If the board decides to refuse to grant the application, the board must as soon as practicable give the applicant an information notice about the decision.