Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SCHOOLS COMMISSION ACT 1973 No. 213, 1973 - SECT 16

16. (1) For the purpose of assisting the Commission in the performance of its
functions by providing, in each State and in the Australian Capital Territory
and in the Northern Territory, means by which suggestions, proposals and
information relating to those functions can be communicated to the Commission
by, and the Commission can consult with, persons, authorities and associations
responsible for, or connected with, primary or secondary education in the
State or Territory, including teachers, students and parents of students, the
Minister may, in relation to each State and each Territory, establish a Board
or Boards to be known as the Schools Commission Advisory Board, or the Schools
Commission Advisory Boards, for the State or Territory.

(2) A Board shall consist of such persons, whether members of the Commission
or not, as, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, the Minister
appoints.

(3) A member of a Board shall be paid such fees and allowances as are
prescribed, and shall hold office on such other terms and conditions as the
Minister determines.

(4) A Board shall have such functions as are prescribed.
(5) In this section, ''Board'' means a Schools Commission Advisory Board
established under this section.