Education Amendment Act 1999 (TAS)

Education Amendment Act 1999

An Act to amend the Education Act 1994

[Royal Assent 3 November 1999]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Education Amendment Act 1999 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Education Act 1994 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 3 amended (Interpretation)Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following definition after the definition of "child": corporal punishment means physical punishment by means of cane, stick, strap, belt, hand or by any other means; 5Section 82A insertedAfter section 82 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part 7: 82ACorporal punishment in schools (1)  The principal of a school or a teacher at a school must not administer corporal punishment to a student of that school.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2)  In this section, teacher includes – (a) a member of the staff of a school; and (b) any other person instructing or teaching, or assisting or supporting teaching, at a school. 6Section 93 amended (Repeal)Section 93 of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by inserting "(1)" before "The following"; (b) by inserting the following subsection: (2)  Any regulations or other statutory rules made under any Act repealed under subsection (1) are rescinded.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 21 APRIL 1999

Legislative Council on 30 SEPTEMBER 1999]