Education Amendment Act 2006 (ACT)

Education Amendment Act 2006

A2006-28

An Act to amend the Education Act 2004

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

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Education Amendment Act 2006.

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 Education Act 2004.

4. Establishing government schools etc
   New section 20 (6) and (7)

   insert

   (6)To ensure that school communities affected by closing or amalgamating a government school are adequately consulted, the Minister must, before a decision is made on the proposal—

   (a)tell the school communities about the proposal; and

   (b)listen to, and consider, their views.

   (7)The consultation must be done in a way that gives effect to the following principles:

   (a)consultation should focus on access to, and the provision of, quality educational opportunities;

   (b)consultation should be open and transparent;

   (c)consultation should lead to sustainable decisions by involving effective community engagement;

   (d)without limiting paragraph (c), consultation should ensure that—

   (i)relevant information is provided in a timely and accessible way to enable maximum community participation in debate about the proposal; and

   (ii)opportunities are provided for feedback about the proposal, especially from families and other people with significant interest in the proposal;

   (e)consultation should include seeking the views of school boards that are likely to be affected by the proposal.

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 6 June 2006.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 15 June 2006.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Education Amendment Bill 2006, which originated in the Legislative Assembly as the Education Amendment Bill 2006 (No 2) and was passed by the Assembly on 7 June 2006.

   Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

   © Australian Capital Territory 2006