Education Act 1952 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

No. 5 of 1952.

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Education Ordinance 1937-1947.

BE it ordained by the Governor-General in and over the Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Commonwealth of Australia, with the advice of the Federal	Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909-1938 and the Seat of
Government {Administration) Act 1910-1947, as follows:—

1.— (1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Education short title

Ordinance 1952.* and citation.

(2.) The Education Ordinance 1937-1947 is in this Ordinance

referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,

may be cited as the Education Ordinance 1937-1952.

2. Section five of the Principal Ordinance is repealed and the

following section inserted in its stead:—

" 5, In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears— Definitions.

' the Court ' means the Children's Court established under the Neglected Children and Juvenile Offenders Act 1905, of the State of New South Wales, in its applica- tion to the Territory, and includes a Court exercising the jurisdiction of a Children's Court;

' the Registrar' means the Registrar of Schools appointed

under section seven of this Ordinance;

' the school leaving age ' means the age of fifteen years;

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' t ruant ' means a child who habitually disobeys the order

of his parents or guardian to attend school.".

3. Section twelve of the Principal Ordinance is repealed and

the following section inserted in its stead :—

" 12.— (1.) In a prosecution for an offence against section eight, certain

section nine or section nine A of this Ordinance in relation to a be prima facie	child, all or any of the following averments by the informant may evidence-
be included in the information and, if included in the information, are prima facie evidence of the matter or matters averred, namely:—

(a) that, at the date of the alleged offence, the child was of,

above or under the age stated in the information;

(b) that, at the date of the alleged offence, the child was residing in the Territory;

• Notified In the Commonwealth Gazette on 15th May, 1952.

(c) that at the date of the alleged offence, the child was not enrolled as a scholar at a school in the Territory maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth or a school certified under this Ordinance; and

(d) that the child was employed at the time of the alleged

offence.

" (2.) This section applies to a matter so averred although evidence is given in support or rebuttal of the matter averred or of any other matter.".

Dated this eighth clay of May, 1952.

W. J. McKBLL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

W. S. KENT HUGHES

Minister of State for the Interior.

By Authori ty: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.