Education Amendment Act (No 2) 1998

1: Short Title and commencement
1: This Act may be cited as the Education Amendment Act (No 2) 1998, and is part of the Education Act 1989 the principal Act
2: Except as provided in subsection (3), this Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3: Sections 7 64
2: Interpretation
This section substituted the definition Enrolment scheme s 2(1)
3: Special education
This section amended s 9(2)
4: Right of reconsideration
1: This subsection inserted s 10(6)﻿(ma)
2: This subsection amended s 10(6)﻿(n)
5: New heading and sections substituted
This section substituted ss 11A to 11Q
6: Consequential amendments and repeals
1: This subsection amended s 18A(2)
2: This subsection amended ss 155(9) and 155(11)
3: This section substituted s 156(7)
4: Sections 3(2) 5
7: New heading and sections substituted
This section substituted ss 13 to 17 ss 17A to 17D s 18
8: Secretary may make rules
This section inserted s 18AA
9: Principal may preclude student for health reasons
This section amended s 19
10: Long term exemptions from enrolment
1: This subsection amended s 21(2)
2: This subsection inserted s 21(8A)
11: Secretary may exempt from enrolment persons placed in residence or programme under Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989
This section inserted s 22A
12: Registration and inspection of private schools
This section amended s 35A(1)
13: Suspensions and expulsions of students from private schools to be notified to Secretary
This section inserted s 35AA Special Education Service
The heading repealed 28 February 2002 section 86(3) Education Standards Act 2001
14: Interpretation
Sections 14 15 repealed 28 February 2002 section 86(3) Education Standards Act 2001
15: New sections substituted
Sections 14 15 repealed 28 February 2002 section 86(3) Education Standards Act 2001 Early Childhood Development Unit
This heading was repealed 6 April 2004 section 5(3)﻿(c) Education (Disestablishment of Early Childhood Development Board) Amendment Act 2004
16: Interpretation
Sections 16 17 repealed 6 April 2004 section 5(3)﻿(c) Education (Disestablishment of Early Childhood Development Board) Amendment Act 2004
17: New sections substituted
Sections 16 17 repealed 6 April 2004 section 5(3)﻿(c) Education (Disestablishment of Early Childhood Development Board) Amendment Act 2004 Curriculum
18: Interpretation
This section amended s 60
19: National education guidelines
1: This subsection inserted s 60A(aa)
2: This subsection inserted s 60A(2)
3: The following enactments are repealed:
a: Sections 75 84
b: Section 5
4: The following regulations are revoked:
a: The Education (Secondary Instruction) Regulations 1975 (SR 1975/72):
b: The Education (Secondary Instruction) Regulations 1975, Amendment No 1 (SR 1976/33):
c: The Education (Secondary Instruction) Regulations 1975, Amendment No 3 (SR 1977/147):
d: The Education (Secondary Instruction) Regulations 1975, Amendment No 4 (SR 1977/211):
e: The Education (Secondary Instruction) Regulations 1975, Amendment No 7 (SR 1980/118):
f: The Education (Secondary Instruction) Regulations 1975, Amendment No 10 (SR 1986/169):
g: The Education (Secondary Instruction) Regulations 1975, Amendment No 11 (SR 1986/376):
h: The Education (Secondary Instruction) Regulations 1975, Amendment No 14 (SR 1990/168). Assistance for Boards
20: Secretary may require Board to get specialist support
This section inserted s 64A Meaning of school day
21: Exceptions in particular cases
This section inserted ss 65D(3) to 65D(6) School property
22: Occupancy of property and buildings
1: This subsection substituted s 70(1)
2: This subsection substituted s 70(5) and 70(6) School records
23: Enrolment records
This section inserted s 77A Entry and inspection of schools
24: Powers of entry and inspection
1: This subsection substituted s 78A(1) and 78A(2)
2: This subsection amended s 78A(4)
25: Entry where school suspected of being unregistered
This section inserted s 78B Provisions concerning Boards, Commissioners, and establishment of schools
26: Proprietors of integrated schools may vary number of trustees they appoint
This section amended s 94(2) and 94(4)
27: Boards of newly established schools
This section substituted s 98(2)﻿(a)
28: When casual vacancies arise
This section amended s 104(6)
29: Commissioners
1: This subsection inserted s 109(7A) and 109(7B)
2: This subsection inserted s 109(9)
30: Boards may combine
This section amended s 110(1)
31: Each school to be represented on combined Board
1: This subsection amended s 116(1)﻿(a)
2: Section 116(2)
32: Repeal of spent section
Section 140
33: Interpretation
This section inserted in s 145(1) composite school
34: Minister may establish schools
This section inserted s 146(3) and 146(4)
35: Normal schools, etc
This section amended s 148(1)
36: Contributing schools
This section inserted s 150(6) and 150(7)
37: Provision of education at composite schools
This section substituted s 151
38: Minister may change class of school
1: This subsection inserted s 153(1A)
2: This subsection amended s 153(4)
39: Closure of schools
1: This subsection inserted s 154(2A)
2: This subsection inserted s 154(3A)
40: Minister may merge schools
This section substituted s 156A
41: Provision by one Board of tuition for students enrolled at school administered by another
1: This subsection repealed s 158(4)
2: Section 32 Fee disclosure by institutions
42: Tertiary institutions to give prospective students information about fees
This section inserted s 228A
43: Grants to private training establishments
This section amended s 238A(8)﻿(a) Education and training support
44: Interpretation
This section substituted the definition of Agency s 269
45: New sections substituted
1: This subsection substituted ss 270 to 272
2: This subsection amended s 253(c)﻿(i)
3: This subsection amended Schedule 16
4: Even though the term for which a member was appointed may not have expired, each appointed member holding office immediately before the commencement of this section must, if the member's office has not earlier become vacant under clause 2(2) of Schedule 16
a: The day on which the appointment of a successor takes effect:
b: The day on which the sixth member to be appointed after that commencement takes office.
5: Despite clause 1(1) of Schedule 16
46: Powers of Board
This section amended s 276
47: Term of office
This section amended clause 1(1) of Schedule 16 Careers Service
48: Interpretation
This section substituted the definition of the term service s 278
49: Service continued for purposes of Part 22
1: This subsection substituted s 279
2: This subsection amended Schedule 17
50: Continuation of Board
This section substituted s 281
51: Term of office
This section amended clause 1(1) of Schedule 17 Miscellaneous provisions
52: Change of names of education entities
This section inserted s 301A
53: New sections substituted
This section substituted ss 307 307AA
54: Powers of entry and inspection of early childhood centres
1: This subsection substituted s 318(1) and 318(2)
2: This subsection amended s 318(4)
55: Centres situated on property owned by the Crown
1: Section 319
2: This subsection inserted s 319(2) and 319(3) Review of educational services
56: Interpretation
1: This subsection amended the definition of the term applicable service s 323
2: This subsection inserted in s 323 Parent
57: Educational services to which this Part applies
This section inserted s 324(2)
58: New sections inserted
This section inserted ss 328A to 328D Election irregularities
59: Validation and invalidation of elections of Boards
This section substituted clause 9(3) and inserted clause 9(3A) Repeals, amendments, and transitional and savings provisions
60: Consequential repeals
The following enactments are consequentially repealed:
a: Section 130F
b: So much of the Schedule 9 section 130F
c: Sections 8 9
d: Section 6(2)﻿(b)
e: Section 18
61: Amendment to Education Lands Act 1949
1: This subsection amended Section 6(1C)
2: This subsection amended Section 6
3: This subsection amended Section 6(6)
62: Transitional provisions relating to enrolment schemes
1: Despite anything in the principal Act or in the enrolment schemes concerned, every enrolment scheme in place under the principal Act when this section comes into force ( an old scheme
2: A new enrolment scheme (whether or not it is to have effect in place of an old scheme) may be prepared in accordance with Part 2
63: Saving of syllabuses in force under Education Act 1964
Every statement (such as a syllabus) corresponding to a national curriculum statement under section 60A Education Act 1964
64: Transitional provision relating to suspension of students from state schools
1: Despite the repeal of sections 13 to 18 section 7
2: Sections 13 to 18