Education Amendment Act 2008 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Education Act 1990 with respect to overseas students and admission to government schools; and for other purposes.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Education Amendment Act 2008.

2Commencement(1)

This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act, except as provided by subsection (2).

(2)

Schedule 1 [3] commences on the date of assent to this Act or on the commencement of section 26C of the Education Act 1990 (as inserted by Schedule 1 [5] to the Education Legislation Amendment Act 2006), whichever is the later.

3Amendment of Education Act 1990 No 8

The Education Act 1990 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4Repeal of Act(1)

This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which all of the provisions of this Act have commenced.

(2)

The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.

Schedule 1Amendments

(Section 3)

[1], [2]

(Repealed)

[3]Section 26C Relevant agencies from which information may be obtained about students (as inserted by the Education Legislation Amendment Act 2006)

Insert after section 26C (1) (h):

(h1)

the Department of Corrective Services,

[4]–[11]

(Repealed)