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BOARD OF SENIOR SECONDARY STUDIES AMENDMENT BILL 2015

2015

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)

(Minister for Education and Training)

Board of Senior Secondary Studies Amendment Bill 2015

A Bill for

An Act to amend the Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997









The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1 Name of Act

This Act is the Board of Senior Secondary Studies Amendment Act 2015

.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act

, s 75 (1)).

3 Legislation amended

This Act amends the Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997

.

4 Section 3B

substitute

3B What is a recognised educational institution?

(1) An educational institution is a recognised educational institution if it—

(a) provides, or offers to provide, courses suitable for senior secondary education; and

(b) is either—

(i) established or registered under a Commonwealth or State law; or

(ii) a school declared under subsection (2).

Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1).

(2) The Minister may declare a school to be a recognised educational institution if the school—

(a) is established and operates in another country; and

(b) does not operate in Australia; and

(c) has entered into an agreement with the board in relation to 1 or more of the following:

(i) the accreditation by the board of courses taught by the school;

(ii) the assessment by the board of the school’s students;

(iii) the issue by the board of certificates of attainment to the school’s students;

(iv) the exercise of other functions of the board in relation to the provision of senior secondary education by the school.

(3) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.

Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

.

5 Membership of board

New section 8 (1) (ea)

insert

(ea) 1 person appointed after consultation with the Australian Catholic University;

6 Section 8 (1) (l)

substitute

(l) 1 person appointed after consultation with business and industry representative organisations in the ACT;

7 New section 16A

insert

16A Proxy voting

(1) A board member may appoint a person as a proxy for a vote at a board meeting.

(2) The appointment must be in a form approved by the board.

Note If a form is approved under s 30 for an appointment, the form must be used.

Endnotes

1 Presentation speech

Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 7 May 2015.

2 Notification

Notified under the Legislation Act

on 2015.

3 Republications of amended laws

For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au

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© Australian Capital Territory 2015

 


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