Board of Senior Secondary Studies (Amendment) Act 1998 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Board of Senior Secondary Studies (Amendment) Act 1998

No. 44 of 1998

An Act to amend the Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997

[Notified in ACT Gazette S204: 30 October 1998]

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1. Short title

   This Act may be cited as the Board of Senior Secondary Studies (Amendment) Act 1998.

2. Commencement

   This 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.”.

1. 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).”.

2. 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:

   “ ‘member’ includes—

   (a)an alternate appointed under subsection 11 (1); and

   (b)a representative appointed under subsection 12A (1).”.

3. Repeal

   Section 18 of the Principal Act is repealed.

4. Review of refusal to accredit

   Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “Executive Officer” and substituting “Chairperson”.

5. Register

   Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsections:

6. 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.”.

NOTE

Principal Act

1. Act No. 87, 1997.

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 21 May 1998]

©  Australian Capital Territory 1998