Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered ActsThis Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette .
3. Principal Act
In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997 . 1
4. Interpretation
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting the definition of “Executive Officer”; and
(b) by omitting the definition of “recognised educational institution” and substituting the following definition:
“ ‘recognised educational institution' means an educational institution that is established or registered under an Act or a law of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory that provides, or offers to provide, courses that are suitable for senior secondary education;”.
5. Membership of the Board
Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (1) (o).
6. Insertion
After section 12 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
“12A. Representative of Chief Executive
“(1) The Chief Executive may appoint a representative to attend a meeting or meetings of the Board on his or her behalf.
“(2) A representative appointed under subsection (1) may participate in a meeting of the Board in the absence of the Chief Executive.”.
7. Disclosure of interest
Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:
“(1) A member who—
(a) has a direct or indirect personal or pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Board; and
(b) intends to attend, or attends, the meeting of the Board at which the matter is likely to be, or is, considered;
shall, as soon as practicable after the relevant facts have come to the member's knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest to the Board.”; and
(b) by omitting from subsection (4) the definition of “member” and substituting the following definition:
“ ‘member' includes—
(a) an alternate appointed under subsection 11 (1); and
(b) a representative appointed under subsection 12A (1).”.
8. Procedures of the Board
Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (9) the definition of “member” and substituting the following definition:
(a) an alternate appointed under subsection 11 (1); and
(b) a representative appointed under subsection 12A (1).”.
9. Repeal
Section 18 of the Principal Act is repealed.
10. Review of refusal to accredit
Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “Executive Officer” and substituting “Chairperson”.
11. Register
Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsections:
“(3) The Chairperson shall determine a place at which the register may be inspected.
“(3A) A person is entitled to inspect the register at the place determined in subsection (3) during ordinary office hours.”.