Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) REGULATION 2017

- Made under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
- As at 1 January 2024
- Reg 161 of 2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - MANAGEMENT OF STATE INSTRUCTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

           Division 1 - Management generally

   4.      Management of State instructional institution
   5.      Management of staff members
   6.      Work of staff members outside period allocated for instruction
   7.      Teachers to perform allocated duties
   8.      Who is to assume functions and responsibilities of principal if principal absent
   9.      Chief executive may give direction or guideline

           Division 2 - Temporary removal of student’s property

   10.     Definition for division
   11.     Power to remove property from student
   12.     Return of removed property

   PART 3 - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

   13.     Permission to use premises
   14.     Agreement of association required
   15.     Permission to take liquor of a particular type onto particular premises that are in restricted area
   16.     Care for property

   PART 4 - ADMINISTRATION OF STUDENTS

   17.     Age for enrolment in preparatory year
   18.     Age for enrolment in years 1 to 6
   19.     Documentary evidence of date of birth or parentage
   20.     Absences to be recorded
   21.     Meaning of unexplained absence
   22.     Reporting unexplained absences
   23.     Other absences—principal may ask for clarification of reason for absence
   24.     Homework
   25.     Transfer note—Act, s 384

   PART 5 - RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION

   26.     Application for approval as accredited representative
   27.     Approval to be produced
   28.     Authorised religious instruction
   29.     Period for religious instruction
   30.     Attendance by students at religious instruction
   31.     Students withdrawn from all religious instruction
   32.     Register of religious instructors
   33.     Selected Bible lessons—Act, s 76
   34.     Prohibition on bringing onto, using on or leaving at premises of State school particular documents

   PART 6 - PARENTS AND CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS

   35.     Formation of parents and citizens association—Act, s 118
   36.     Formation of interim parents and citizens association—Act, s 119
   37.     Name of association
   38.     Adoption of constitution—Act, s 131
   39.     Amendment of constitution—Act, s 131
   40.     Membership of association
   41.     Register of members—Act, s 140
   42.     Election of officers—Act, s 123
   43.     Notice of officers
   44.     Annual general meeting
   45.     Other meetings
   46.     Notice of meetings
   47.     Audit of association’s accounts—Act, s 135
   48.     Subcommittees
   49.     Dissolution—Act, s 122
   50.     Activities
   51.     Conduct of tuckshop or other amenity
   52.     Minister to review decision to order closure of amenity or order immediate closure of amenity

   PART 7 - DISSOLUTION OF SCHOOL COUNCIL FOR A STATE SCHOOL

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   53.     Purpose of part—Act, s 112

           Division 2 - Dissolution for noncompliance with a public interest direction

   54.     Minister to give school council a show cause notice
   55.     Minister must consider representations
   56.     Ending show cause process without further action
   57.     Dissolution of school council

           Division 3 - When chief executive may dissolve school council

   58.     Dissolution by chief executive
   59.     Chief executive to consult and invite representations
   60.     Minister to review decision to dissolve

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

   61.     Financial data for non-State school—Act, s 370
   62.     Report about State school student, or former State school student, for particular proceedings or in particular circumstances
   63.     Overseas students—enrolment at State school
   64.     Student vacations
   65.     Holidays
   66.     Policy about sale of particular items at premises of State instructional institution
   67.     Prohibition relating to distributing non-education documents at premises of State instructional institution
   68.     Report about sexual abuse—Act, ss 365 and 366
   69.     Report about suspicion of likely sexual abuse—Act, ss 365A and 366A
   70.     Fee for distance education—Act, s 52
   71.     Refund of part of fee paid for distance education—Act, s 434
   72.     Refused application for refund of part of fee for distance education
   73.     Fee for specialised educational programs—Act, s 55
   74.     Prescribed State schools—Act, s 419A
   75.     (Repealed)
   76.     Fee for criminal history check for application for enrolment as mature age student—Act, s 155B

   PART 9 - REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Repeal

   77.     Repeal

           Division 2 - Transitional provision for SL No. 161 of 2017

   78.     Undecided application by overseas student or intending overseas student for approval to enrol in particular course

           Division 3 - Transitional provision for Education (General Provisions) (Audit Requirements) Amendment Regulation 2019

   79.     Auditors appointed before commencement
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