Queensland Numbered Acts

EDUCATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2009 No. 39 - SECT 20

Sections 8 and 9--

omit, insert--

'(1) The authority has the following functions--

(a) to develop and revise 1-12 syllabuses, preparatory guidelines and kindergarten guidelines;

(b) to purchase and revise 1-12 syllabuses, preparatory guidelines and kindergarten guidelines developed by entities other than the authority;

(c) to approve 1-12 syllabuses and preparatory guidelines, developed, purchased or revised by the authority, for implementation at schools;

(d) to approve kindergarten guidelines, developed, purchased or revised by the authority, for implementation in child care services;

(e) to develop and revise documents to support the implementation at schools of approved syllabuses or approved preparatory guidelines;

(f) to develop and revise documents to support the implementation in child care services of approved kindergarten guidelines;

(g) to develop resources and services for the professional development of teachers, in support of the implementation at schools of approved syllabuses or approved preparatory guidelines;

(h) to develop resources and services for the professional development of carers in child care services in support of the implementation in child care services of approved kindergarten guidelines.

'(2) In performing its function to revise 1-12 syllabuses, preparatory guidelines or kindergarten guidelines under subsection (1)(b), the authority must exercise its powers subject to the terms on which the syllabuses or guidelines were purchased.

'(3) In this section--

purchase, a syllabus or guideline, includes enter into an agreement allowing the authority to approve the syllabus or guideline for implementation at schools or in child care services.

'The authority has the function to--

(a) accredit 1-12 syllabuses and preparatory guidelines, developed by entities other than the authority, for implementation at schools; and

(b) accredit kindergarten guidelines, developed by entities other than the authority, for implementation in child care services.'.