Education Act Amendment Act (No. 4) 1973 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

EDUCATION (No. 4).

No. 59 of 1973.

AN ACT to amend the Education Act, 1928-1973.

[Assented to 19th November, 1973.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, 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:—

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

Act Amendment Act (No. 4), 1973.

(2) In this Act the Education Act, 1928-1973 is ZI,V,',1,rdafg

reprint, 22nd

referred to as theprincipal Act.	January, 1970 and amended by Acts Nos.
4 and 77 of

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may latcle

and 94 of

be cited as the Education Act, 1928-1973.

1972, and

Acts Nos. 14

and 15 of

No. 59.] Education (No. 4). [1973.

Amendment

to section 9A.	2. Section 9A of the principal Act is amended
(Limited
subsidising

of schools.) (a) by adding the word "and" immediately fol- lowing paragraph (c);

(b) by deleting paragraph (d); and

(c) by substituting for the passage beginning with the word "price", in the last line of paragraph (e) and continuing to the end of the section, the passage "price.".

Amendment

to section 9D. 3. Subsection (2) of section 9D of the principal

(Subsidisa-	Act is amended by substituting for the passage
tion of cost
of textbooks	"education, ten", in line three of paragraph (b), the
at efficient
schools.)	passage "education in any year commencing on or after the first day of January, nineteen hundred and seventy-three, fifteen".
Addition of

section 21BA. 4. Part V of the principal Act is amended by

adding at the end thereof a section as follows-

Onus of

Proof. 21BA. (1) On any hearing in any court in respect of a complaint of an offence alleged against any of the provisions of this Part, any allegation in the complaint that

(a)	the complainant has an office, status, title, or authority specified in the com- plaint;
(b)	a child is not less than six years of age nor more than leaving age;
(c)	a child is of any other age, is not less than any other age, or is not more than any other age, specified in the com- plaint; or
(d)	a child attained an age specified in the complaint on a date specified in the complaint,

shall be deemed prima facie evidence to that

effect until the contrary is proved.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section are in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other provision of this Part. .

1973.] Education (No. 4). [No. 59.

5. Section 21H of the principal Act is amended	Amendment
2111. to section

by adding after the word "students", in line six of	(Functions
paragraph (c) the passage "and, on payment to the	Board.) of the
Board by a student of such fee as the Board deter- mines, issue to the student a duplicate of any such certificate previously issued to him".

6.    Section 211 of the principal Act is amended iioniert

by adding after the word "purpose", in line four, the 21I. (

for-

words "and out of the moneys that may from time = dsIn

to time be received by the Board as fees for the issue F	art.)
of duplicate certificates of achievement".

7.    Subsection (2) of section 22 of the principal tomsegir) nt

Act is amended by substituting for the passage 2 "Federation of Parents and Citizens' Associations", Citicras: ( 2rarents and

in lines three and four, the words "Council of State tons.)

School Organisations".