Education Act Amendment Act 1968 (WA)

No. 23.] Education. [1968.

EDUCATION.

No. 23 of 1968.

AN ACT to amend the Education Act, 1928-1967.

[Assented to 16th October, 1968.]

RE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council and the Legislative

Assembly of Western Australia, in this present

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the

same, as follows:—

Short title

and 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Education

citation. Act Amendment Act, 1968.

Reprinted	(2)	In this Act the Education Act, 1928-1967 is
in Vol. 16
of the

Reprinted referred to as the principal Act.

Acts. Approved	(3)	The principal Act as amended by this Act may
for reprint
22nd No-

vember, 1962

be cited as the Education Act, 1928-1968.

and

amended

by Acts

Nos. 26 of

1964, 17 and

61 of 1965.

37 of 1966,

and 12 and

48 of 1967.

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2. This Act shall come into operation on the first iTerence-

day of January, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine.

S. 9A

3. Section nine A of the principal Act is amended.

amended

(a)	by deleting the word, "and" appearing immediately after paragraph (b);
(b)	by substituting for the passage, "pre- scribed." in the last line of paragraph (c), the passage, "prescribed; and"; and
(c)	by adding after paragraph (c) a paragraph as follows

(d) the provision, for use in efficient schools by school children in the fourth or fifth year of a course of secondary education, of reference books pertaining to courses of study leading to matriculation. .

is S. 9B

4. Section nine B of the principal Act amended.

amended

(a)	by deleting the passage, ", commencing with the year nineteen hundred and sixty-eight," in lines two and three of subsection (1);
(b)	by substituting for the word, "ten" in line three of paragraph (a) of subsection (2), the word, "twenty"; and
(c)	by deleting the words, "commencing with the year nineteen hundred and sixty-eight" in lines fifteen and sixteen of subsection (2).

5. The principal Act is amended by adding after s.93 added.

section nine C a section as follows-

9D. (1) The Treasurer of the State shall in tion of cost Subsidisa-

every year, place at the disposal of the Minister	of text boot's	at efficient
such moneys as will enable the Minister to pay	schools.
to such scholars at efficient schools as are specified in subsection (2) of this section, the amounts specified in that subsection in respect

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of those scholars, for the purpose of assisting those scholars in the purchase of text books required by those scholars for their studies at those efficient schools.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the amounts payable are-

(a)	in the case of a scholar who is in the first, second or third year of a course of secondary education, five dollars per annum; and
(b)	in the case of a scholar who is in the fourth or fifth year of a course of secondary education, ten dollars per annum,

and those amounts shall, in every year, be paid at such times and in such manner as the Min- ister directs but subject to such conditions as are prescribed. .

S. 13

amended. 6. Section thirteen of the principal Act is amended by adding after subsection (3) subsections as follow

(3a) Without affecting the provisions of sub- section (3) of this section, where

(a)	the place of residence of a child of not less than six years of age nor more than the leaving age, is so situated that the provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not require his parent to cause him to attend any Government or efficient school;
(b)	the child does not attend a Government or efficient school; and
(c)	the Minister is of opinion that the child is not receiving regular and efficient instruction,

the Minister may, by notice in writing served on the parent, require the parent to cause the child to attend a Government or efficient school on such days as the school is open.

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(3b) A notice served under subsection (3a) of this section continues to have effect until it is revoked by subsequent notice served on the parent, or the child attains leaving age, which- ever first occurs. .