Board of Senior Secondary Studies Amendment Act 2015 (ACT)

Board of Senior Secondary Studies Amendment Act 2015

A2015-28

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

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

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Board of Senior Secondary Studies Amendment Act 2015.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997.

4. Section 3B

   substitute

3BWhat is a recognised educational institution?

(1)An educational institution is a recognised educational institution if it—

(a)provides, or offers to provide, courses suitable for senior secondary education; and

(b)is either—

(i)established or registered under a Commonwealth or State law; or

(ii)a school declared under subsection (2).

NoteState includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).

(2)The Minister may declare a school to be a recognised educational institution if the school—

(a)is established and operates in another country; and

(b)does not operate in Australia; and

(c)has entered into an agreement with the board in relation to 1 or more of the following:

(i)the accreditation by the board of courses taught by the school;

(ii)the assessment by the board of the school’s students;

(iii)the issue by the board of certificates of attainment to the school’s students;

(iv)the exercise of other functions of the board in relation to the provision of senior secondary education by the school.

(3)A declaration is a notifiable instrument.

NoteA notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.

1. Membership of board
   New section 8 (1) (ea)

   insert

   (ea)1 person appointed after consultation with the Australian Catholic University;

2. Section 8 (1) (l)

   substitute

   (l)1 person appointed after consultation with business and industry representative organisations in the ACT;

3. New section 16A

   insert

16AProxy voting

(1)A board member may appoint a person as a proxy for a vote at a board meeting.

(2)The appointment must be in a form approved by the board.

NoteIf a form is approved under s 30 for an appointment, the form must be used.

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 7 May 2015.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 20 August 2015.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Board of Senior Secondary Studies Amendment Bill 2015, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 6 August 2015.

   Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

   © Australian Capital Territory 2015