the school commenced legal proceedings for unpaid tuition fees against the student's parents. The amount outstanding was reported to be less than 500. In November 2015 the school sought an injunction in the NSW Supreme Court to remove the governance of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils. In March 2016, the school cut ties to the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils. In September 2016, initiated civil proceedings against the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils in the Supreme Court of New South Wales for damages as the result of a breach of fiduciary duty and for above-market rents. Federal funding In February 2016, the Commonwealth Government revoked $19 million in federal funding to the school. The decision was made after an investigation found that the school had been operating for profit and that there were ongoing governance concerns. It was reported that the "feud" between the school board and the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils had escalated to the point where security was required at the school for "fear it could escalate into violence". The federal government investigation revealed phantom loan, mystery payments and undeclared conflicts of interest were identified by a federal government investigation. On 3 April 2016, following a request by the school, an internal review conducted by the Federal Department of Education upheld the initial decision to revoke funding. An appeal by the school to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal was dismissed on 23 December 2016, with the tribunal upholding the Federal Government's decision to revoke funding. The school published a statement indicating that they would appeal to the Federal Court of Australia. An appeal of the Administrative Appeal Tribunal's decision to uphold the Federal Government's revocation of funding was dismissed by the full bench of the Federal Court of Australia on 20 March 2018. A lawyer representing the school at the Federal Court criticised the financial interactions between the school and the Federation of Islamic Councils, saying there had been, "a toxic combination of directors common to the board of AFIC and the school". The school's legal team indicated that they would consider an appeal to the High Court of Australia. The school will continue to operate during the appeal process. On 15 June 2020, the school was ordered by the government to repay $11 million after falsely claiming to be not-for-profit to receive government funding, as they were in-fact operating for-profit. This was on top of a