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This Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the Education Act 1937 (repealed) No 25 (Cwlth).
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 No 21, s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).
Legislation before becoming Territory enactment
Education Act 1937 No 25
notified 16 December 1937
commenced 16 December 1937
as amended by
Education Ordinance 1938 No 23
notified 16 June 1938
commenced 16 June 1938
Education Ordinance 1942 No 6
notified 3 February 1942
commenced 3 February 1942
Education Ordinance 1947 No 12
notified 27 November 1947
commenced 27 November 1947
Education Ordinance 1952 No 5
notified 15 May 1952
commenced 15 May 1952
Education Ordinance 1956 No 11
notified 13 December 1956
commenced 3 December 1956 (s 2)
Education Ordinance 1958 No 11
notified 10 July 1958
commenced 10 July 1958
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1959 No 21
notified 23 December 1959
commenced 31 December 1959 (s 2)
Education Ordinance 1964 No 4
notified 9 April 1964
commenced 9 April 1964
Education Ordinance 1966 No 3
notified 10 February 1966
commenced 14 February 1966 (s 2)
Ordinances Revision (Decimal Currency) Ordinance 1966 No 19 (as am by 1967 No 36 and 1978 No 46)
notified by 23 December 1966
commenced 23 December 1966
Education Ordinance 1971 No 28
notified 28 October 1971
commenced 1 November 1971 (s 2)
Education Ordinance 1976 No 13
notified 13 April 1976
commenced 13 April 1976
Education (Amendment) Ordinance 1977 No 63
notified 14 December 1977
commenced 14 December 1977
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1978 No 46
notified 28 December 1978
commenced 28 December 1978
Children's Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 1986 No 14 s 6
notified 4 June 1986
commenced 26 April 1988 (s 2 and Cwlth Gaz 1988 No S116)
Education (Amendment) Ordinance 1988 No 48
notified 3 August 1988
commenced 1 September 1988 (Cwlth Gaz 1988 No GN32)
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989 No 38 s 20, sch 1
commenced 10 May 1989 (Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S160)
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 May 1989 (s 2 (1))
s 20, sch 1 commenced 11 May 1989 (s 2 (2) and see Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S164)
Legislation after becoming Territory enactment
Director of Public Prosecutions (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 No 23 sch
notified 25 June 1990 (Gaz 1990 No S32)
s 1, s 2 commenced 25 June 1990 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 1 July 1990 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1990 No S44)
Public Sector Management (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 1994 No 38 sch 1 pt 30
notified 30 June 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S121)
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 1994 (s 2 (1))
sch 1 pt 30 commenced 1 July 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S142)
Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994 No 60 sch 1
notified 11 October 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S197)
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 October 1994 (s 2 (1))
sch 1 commenced 14 November 1994 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1994 No S250)
Education (Amendment) Act 1997 No 19
notified 29 May 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S136)
commenced 29 May 1997 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998 No 54 sch
notified 27 November 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S207)
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 November 1998 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 9 December 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No 49)
Children and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 No 64 sch 2
notified 10 November 1999 (Gaz 1999 No 45)
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 November 1999 (s 2 (1))
sch 2 commenced 10 May 2000 (s 2 (2))
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 66 sch 3
notified 10 November 1999 (Gaz 1999 No 45)
commenced 10 November 1999 (s 2)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 117
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 117 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Education Amendment Act 2001 No 51
notified 12 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 28)
commenced 12 July 2001 (IA s 10)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2001 (No 2) 2001 No 56 pt 3.18
notified 5 September 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S65)
s 1, s 2 commenced 5 September 2001 (s 2(1))
pt 3.18 commenced 5 September 2001 (s 2 (1))
Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004 A2004-14 sch 2 pt 2.30
notified LR 26 March 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.30 commenced 9 April 2004 (s 2 (1))
as repealed by
Education Act 2004 A2004-17 s 173
notified LR 8 April 2004
s
1, s 2 commenced 8 April 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
s 173
commenced 1 January 2005 (s 2)
Title
title am
2001 No 51 s 3
Repeal
s
2 am 1959 No 21
om 2001 No 44 amdt
1.1261
Parts
s
4 sub 1964 No 4
om 1976 No
13
Definitions for
Act
s 5 am 1942 No
6
sub 1952 No
5
def appropriate government
school ins 1977 No 63 s 3
am
1989 No 38 sch 1
def
authority ins 1988 No 48 s
4
def authorised
person ins 1976 No 13 s 3
am
1989 No 38 sch 1; 1994 No 38 sch 1 pt
3
def corporal
punishment ins 1997 No 19 s
4
def court ins 1999
No 64 sch 2
def
department ins 1976 No 13 s
3
om 1988 No 48 s
4
def educational
level ins 1988 No 48 s 4
def
high school level ins 1988 No 48 s
4
am 1989 No 38 sch
1
def inspector of
schools ins 1964 No 4 s 3
om
1976 No 13 s 3
def primary
school level ins 1988 No 48 s
4
am 1989 No 38 sch
1
def secondary college
level ins 1988 No 48 s 4
am
1989 No 38 sch 1
def
secretary ins 1976 No 13 s
3
sub 1988 No 48 s
4
om 1989 No 38 sch
1
def the court sub
1958 No 11 s 2
am 1986 No 14 s
6
sub 1998 No 48 s
4
om 1999 No 64 sch
2
def tribunal ins
1988 No 48 s 4
sub 1989 No 38 sch
1
om 1994 No 60 sch
1
Exercise of powers and functions by state
authorities
s 6 om 1976 No
13
Compulsory
enrolment
s 8 sub 1942 No
6
am 1966 No 19 (as am by 1967 No 36
and 1978 No 46); 1976 No 13; 1988 No 48; 1989 No 38 sch 1; 1998 No 54
sch
Compulsory
attendance
s 9 am No 23,
1938
sub 1942 No
6
am 1966 No 19 (as am by 1967 No
36); 1988 No 48; 1998 No 54 sch
Employment of children under school-leaving
age
s 9A ins 1947 No
12
am 1964 No 4; 1966 No 19 (as am
by 1967 No 36); 1976 No 13; 1988 No 48; 1998 No 54 sch
Defence in prosecution against s 8 and s
9
s 10 am 1942 No 6; 1956 No 11;
1964 No 4; 1966 No 3; 1971 No 28; 1976 No 13; 1977 No 63; 2001 No 56 amdt
3.252
Certain averments to be
evidence
s 12 am 1947 No
12
sub 1952 No
5
am 1976 No 13; 1989 No 38 sch
1
Certificate of school principal to be
evidence
s 14 am 1942 No 6; 1976
No 13; 1989 No 38 sch 1
Register of
attendances
s 15 am 1959 No 21;
1966 No 19 (as am by 1967 No 36); 1976 No 13; 1988 No 48; 1998 No 54 sch; 2001
No 44 amdts 1.1262-1.1264
Exemption
certificates
s 16 am 1942 No 6;
1964 No 4; 1976 No 13; 1989 No 38 sch 1; 1994 No 38 sch 1 pt 30
Certificate of education up to prescribed
standard
s 17 om 1942 No
6
Truants
s
18 am 1942 No 6; 1959 No 21; 1964 No 4; 1978 No 46; 1986 No 14 s 6; 1999 No 64
sch 2
Payment by parent towards maintenance of
child
s 19 am 1966 No 19 (as am
by 1967 No 36); 1988 No 48; 1989 No 38 sch 1; 1999 No 66 s 6, sch
3
Registered
schools
pt 3 hdg sub 1976 No
13
Definition of school for pt
3
s 20 am 1964 No 4; 1988 No 48;
1989 No 38 sch 1; 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1265
Exemption of schools for pt
3
s 20A ins 2001 No 44 amdt
1.1266
Schools to be
registered
s 21 am 1966 No 19 (as
am by 1967 No 36); 1976 No 13; 1988 No 48; 1998 No 54 sch
Provisional
registration
s 22 am 1942 No
6
sub 1976 No
13
am 1988 No 48; 1997 No 19 s 5; ss
renum R4 LA
Registration
s
23 am 1964 No 4
sub 1976 No
13
am 1988 No 48; 1997 No 19 s 6; ss
renum R4 LA
Reports
s
24 am 1964 No 4; 1976 No 13
sub 1988
No 48
Renewal of
registration
s 25 am 1976 No
13
sub 1988 No 48
Extension of period of provisional
registration or registration
s
26 am 1964 No 4; 1976 No 13
sub 1988
No 48
Cancellation of provisional registration or
registration of school
s 27 sub
1976 No 13
am 1988 No 48; ss renum
R4 LA
List of registered
schools
s 28 am 1976 No
13
Inspection of school
buildings
s 29 am 1964 No 4; 1976
No 13
Review of
decisions
s 30 om 1959 No
21
ins 1976 No
13
sub 1988 No
48
am 1994 No 60 sch
1
Notification of
decisions
s 30A ins 1988 No
48
am 1989 No 38 sch 1; 1994 No 60
sch 1
sub 2001 No 44 amdt
1.1267
Return by parent or
guardian
s 32 sub 1942 No
6
am 1966 No 19 (as am by 1967 No
36); 1976 No 13; 1988 No 48; 1989 No 38 sch 1; 1998 No 54 sch
False or misleading
applications
s 34 sub 1942 No
6
am 1956 No 11; No 3, 1966; 1971 No
28; 1976 No 13
om 1977 No
63
ins 1988 No
48
am 1998 No 54
sch
om A2004-15 amdt
2.63
Conveyance of students to and from
school
s 35 sub 1964 No
4
Minister may grant scholarships
etc
s 35A ins 1964 No
4
Educational trust funds etc may be
transferred to Territory
s
35B ins 1964 No 4
am 1989 No 38 s
20
Conditions on which Minister may accept
gifts etc for educational
purposes
s 35C ins 1964 No
4
am 1989 No 38 sch
1
Prohibition of corporal
punishment
s 36 om 1990 No 23
sch
ins 1997 No 19 s
7
Offences on school
premises
s 36A ins 2001 No 51 s
4
Approved
forms
s 37 am 1942 No
6
sub 1964 No
4
am 1989 No 38 sch
1
sub 2001 No 44 amdt
1.1268
Regulation-making
power
s 38 ins 2001 No 44 amdt
1.1268
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
Republication No |
Amendments to |
Republication date |
1 |
Act 1990 No 23 |
31 July 1991 |
2 |
Act 1994 No 64 |
31 January 1995 |
3 |
Act 1998 No 54 |
31 July 1999 |
4 |
A2001-56 |
7 May 2002 |
5 |
A2004-15 |
9 April 2004 |
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