Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 89

89 Chairperson

(1) A school council for a State school must elect one of the council’s members as chairperson of the council.

(2) The school’s principal may not be elected as chairperson of the council.

(3) A school council’s chairperson holds office for the term decided by the council (the
"chairperson’s term" ), unless the person’s term of office as a member of the council ends sooner than the chairperson’s term.

(4) Subsection (5) applies if—

(a) an association has been formed for the school for which a school council is established; and

(b) the president of the association is the chairperson of the council; and

(c) an alternative association member is attending a meeting of the council in place of the president.

(5) Despite section 88 (2) , the alternative association member may not preside at the meeting, unless the alternative association member is chosen to preside under section 100 (2) .