Education (General Provisions) Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1997 (Qld)

EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 1997

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1997 No. 467 Education (General Provisions) Act 1989 EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Amendment of s 4 (Management of school) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of s 7 (Teaching in schools) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Amendment of s 8 (Charge of school in temporary absence of principal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Omission of ss 10–13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Omission of s 16 (Classification of schools) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 10 Insertion of new s 18B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 18B Circumstances in which school council to be dissolved—Act, s 30ZW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 Replacement of s 19 (Use of State educational institutions) . . . . . . . . . . . 5 19 Permission to use State educational institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 12 Amendment of s 19A (Approval for liquor to be taken onto premises of a State educational institution) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 13 Amendment of s 19B (Agreement of parents and citizens association) . . . 6 14 Amendment of s 19C (Dry area under local community law) . . . . . . . . . . . 6 15 Amendment of s 19D (Controlled place or dry place under Law Council declaration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Education (General Provisions) Amendment (No. 2) No. 467, 1997 16 Amendment of s 20 (Limitation on use of State educational institutions for commercial and propaganda purposes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 17 Omission of s 22 (Reporting of hazardous circumstances) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 18 Amendment of s 25 (Appointment of day of religious instruction) . . . . . . . 7 19 Amendment of s 31 (Record of attendance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 20 Amendment of s 32 (Compulsory attendance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 21 Amendment of s 33 (Enrolment requirements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 22 Amendment of s 34 (Transfer of student) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 23 Amendment of s 35 (Transfer of student records) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 24 Insertion of new s 39A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 39A Hours during which child of age of compulsory attendance not to be employed—Act, s 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 25 Amendment of s 40 (Formation of an association) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 26 Omission of s 43 (Subscription for membership) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 27 Amendment of s 44 (Register of members) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 28 Insertion of new s 44A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 44A Membership of association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 29 Amendment of s 52 (Constitution to be framed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 30 Amendment of s 53 (Dissolution of an association) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 31 Amendment of s 55 (Textbook and resource allowance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 32 Amendment of s 56 (Per capita allowances to certain non-State schools) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 33 Amendment of s 57 (Per capita allowances to certain student hostels) . . . 13 34 Amendment of s 58 (Living away from home allowances) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 35 Insertion of new pt 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 PART 8—MISCELLANEOUS 60 Numbering and renumbering of regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

s1 3 s5 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Education (General Provisions) Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1997 . ˙ Commencement 2. This regulation commences on 1 January 1998. ˙ Regulation amended 3. This regulation amends the Education(GeneralProvisions)Regulation 1989 . ˙ Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) 4. Section 3— insert — ‘ “school council” , for a State school, means the school council established under section 30X 1 of the Act for the school.’. ˙ Amendment of s 4 (Management of school) 5. Section 4— insert— ‘ (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the principal has the following responsibilities— (a) promoting educational practices at the school that lead to the improvement of student learning outcomes; (b) managing the school in a way that promotes— (i) effective, efficient and appropriate management of public resources; and 1 Section 30X (Establishment)

s 6 4 s 10 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) (ii) a safe, supportive and productive learning environment; (c) providing for the effective administration of matters about the students at the school; (d) promoting organisational and staffing structures at the school that encourage skilled, confident and responsible members of staff; (e) promoting continuous evaluation and improvement of the school’s operations and delivery of services.’. ˙ Amendment of s 7 (Teaching in schools) 6. Section 7(1), ‘progressive’— omit, insert— ‘appropriate’. ˙ Amendment of s 8 (Charge of school in temporary absence of principal) 7. Section 8, ‘executive director shall’— omit, insert— ‘principal’s supervisor must’. ˙ Omission of ss 10–13 8. Sections 10 to 13— omit . ˙ Omission of s 16 (Classification of schools) 9. Section 16— omit . ˙ Insertion of new s 18B 10. Part 2, after section 18A—

s 11 5 s 12 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) insert — ˙ ‘ Circumstances in which school council to be dissolved—Act, s 30ZW ‘ 18B.(1) Subsection (2) prescribes a circumstance in which a school council is dissolved under section 30ZW(1)(b) 2 of the Act. ‘ (2) The circumstance is the non-compliance by the school council with a direction given to it under section 30ZZA 3 of the Act by the time stated in the direction.’. ˙ Replacement of s 19 (Use of State educational institutions) 11. Section 19— omit, insert — ˙ ‘ Permission to use State educational institutions ‘ 19.(1) A person may apply for permission to use a State educational institution to either of the following— (a) the Minister; (b) an authorised officer. ‘ (2) If the applicant wants to use the State educational institution for a social function during which liquor is to be consumed, the applicant must also obtain the written approval of the Minister or the authorised officer, under section 19A, to take liquor onto the premises.’. ˙ Amendment of s 19A (Approval for liquor to be taken onto premises of a State educational institution) 12.(1) Section 19A(1), after ‘apply to’— insert — ‘the Minister or’. 2 Section 30ZW (Dissolution of school council) 3 Section 30ZZA (Minister’s power to give directions in the public interest)

s 13 6 s 16 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) (2) Section 19A(3)— omit, insert — ‘ (3) If the Minister or authorised officer decides to approve the application, the Minister or authorised officer must promptly give the applicant written notice of the approval.’. ˙ Amendment of s 19B (Agreement of parents and citizens association) 13. Section 19B(2), after ‘The’— insert — ‘Minister or’. ˙ Amendment of s 19C (Dry area under local community law) 14. Section 19C(2), after ‘The’— insert — ‘Minister or’. ˙ Amendment of s 19D (Controlled place or dry place under Law Council declaration) 15.(1) Section 19D(2), ‘An’— omit, insert — ‘The Minister or’. (2) Section 19D(3), ‘an authorised’— omit, insert — ‘the Minister or authorised’. ˙ Amendment of s 20 (Limitation on use of State educational institutions for commercial and propaganda purposes) 16.(1) Section 20, heading—

s 17 7 s 19 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) omit, insert— ‘ Distribution of written material in State educational institutions ’. (2) Section 20(1), (2) and (4)— omit . ˙ Omission of s 22 (Reporting of hazardous circumstances) 17. Section 22— omit . ˙ Amendment of s 25 (Appointment of day of religious instruction) 18. Section 25(2), ‘Subject’ to ‘week’— omit, insert — ‘The principal must provide for a period of not less than 30 minutes and not more than 45 minutes, between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm on the day appointed under subsection (1),’. ˙ Amendment of s 31 (Record of attendance) 19.(1) Section 31, heading— omit, insert— ‘ Leave of absence ’. (2) Section 31(1) to (2)— omit, insert — ‘ 31.(1) The principal of a State school must— (a) bring to the attention of a parent of a student the continued absence from school of the student; and (b) ask the parent to explain the reason for the continued absence.’. (3) Section 31(3), ‘and’ to ‘attendance’— omit .

s 20 8 s 20 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) (4) Section 31(4), ‘but’ to ‘absence’— omit . ˙ Amendment of s 32 (Compulsory attendance) 20.(1) Section 32(1)(a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) who live less than 16 km from, and less than 4.5 km from a school transport service to, the school; and’. (2) Section 32(1)(c) and (d)— omit, insert — ‘(c) who have not attended the school for all the school days in the month, for the program of instruction for which they are each enrolled; and ‘(d) for whom there is no dispensation or provisional dispensation granted under section 58 4 of the Act for the days of non-attendance.’. (3) Section 32(2)— omit, insert — ‘ (2) The principal must— (a) promptly forward a copy of the list to the police officer in charge of the local police station; and (b) keep a record of the information stated in the list.’. (4) Section 32— insert — ‘ (4) In this section— 4 Section 58 (Dispensation from compliance with compulsory enrolment and attendance provisions)

s 21 9 s 23 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) “school transport service” has the meaning given in section 58(6) of the Act. 5 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 33 (Enrolment requirements) 21.(1) Section 33(2) and (4), ‘executive director’— omit, insert— ‘principal’s supervisor’. (2) Section 33(3) and (4), ‘teacher-in-charge’— omit, insert— ‘principal’. (3) Section 33(5), ‘or teacher-in-charge’— omit . ˙ Amendment of s 34 (Transfer of student) 22.(1) Section 34(2)(a), ‘triplicate’— omit, insert— ‘duplicate’. (2) Section 34(2)(d)— omit, insert — ‘(d) keep a record of the information stated in the transfer.’. ˙ Amendment of s 35 (Transfer of student records) 23. Section 35, ‘record cards’— 5 Section 58(6) of the Act provides that “school transport service” means— (a) a school transport service approved by the chief executive of the department that deals with matters arising under the Transport Operations(Passenger Transport) Act 1994 ; or (b) a public transport service.

s 24 10 s 27 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) omit, insert— ‘records’. ˙ Insertion of new s 39A 24. Part 5, after section 39— insert — ˙ ‘ Hours during which child of age of compulsory attendance not to be employed—Act, s 62 ‘ 39A. For section 62(1) 6 of the Act, the hours prescribed for attendance at school of a child of the age of compulsory attendance are from 8.00 am to 4.00 pm on a school day for the school at which the child is enrolled.’. ˙ Amendment of s 40 (Formation of an association) 25. Section 40(2), ‘executive director’— omit, insert— ‘principal’s supervisor’. ˙ Omission of s 43 (Subscription for membership) 26. Section 43— omit . ˙ Amendment of s 44 (Register of members) 27. Section 44(2)— 6 Section 62(1) states— ‘A parent shall not employ or cause or permit to be employed during the hours prescribed under a regulation for attendance at school the parent’s child who is of the age of compulsory attendance unless there is in existence at the material time, in respect of that child, a dispensation granted in accordance with section 58(1). Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.’

s 28 11 s 29 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) omit, insert — ‘ (2) Also, the register of members of an association, other than an interim parents and citizens association, must contain the following information about an honorary life member of the association— (a) the date the person was awarded honorary life membership; (b) the basis for the award.’. ˙ Insertion of new s 44A 28. After section 44— insert — ˙ ‘ Membership of association ‘ 44A.(1) A person is refused membership of an association if, within 2 months after the person applies for membership, the association gives the person written notice of the refusal and the reasons for the refusal. ‘ (2) A person who applies for membership of an association is taken to be a member of the association if— (a) the person does not receive written notice of the association’s decision on the application within 2 months after the application is made; or (b) the person receives notice of the association’s refusal of the application, but does not receive written notice of the reasons for the refusal, within 2 months after the application is made.’. ˙ Amendment of s 52 (Constitution to be framed) 29. Section 52(3)(a)— omit, insert — ‘(a) the way in which a person becomes a member of the association and maintains membership;’.

s 30 12 s 32 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) ˙ Amendment of s 53 (Dissolution of an association) 30. Section 53(2), ‘executive director’— omit, insert— ‘principal’s supervisor’. ˙ Amendment of s 55 (Textbook and resource allowance) 31. Section 55(1)— omit, insert — ‘ 55.(1) The Minister, on application by the principal of the school at which an approved student is enrolled, must pay to the school a textbook and resource allowance at the prescribed rate — (a) for sending to a parent of the student; or (b) for the benefit of the student, as directed by a parent of the student.’. ˙ Amendment of s 56 (Per capita allowances to certain non-State schools) 32.(1) Section 56(a), ‘$303’— omit, insert— ‘$342’. (2) Section 56(b), ‘$606’— omit, insert— ‘$684’. (3) Section 56(c), ‘$948’— omit, insert— ‘$1 046’.

s 33 13 s 34 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) ˙ Amendment of s 57 (Per capita allowances to certain student hostels) 33.(1) Section 57(4)(a), ‘$602’— omit, insert— ‘$610’. (2) Section 57(4)(b), ‘$366’— omit, insert— ‘$370’. (3) Section 57(4)(b), ‘$7 320’— omit, insert— ‘$7 400’. ˙ Amendment of s 58 (Living away from home allowances) 34.(1) Section 58(4), ‘$925’— omit, insert— ‘$990’. (2) Section 58(4), ‘$1 851’— omit, insert— ‘$1 980’. (3) Section 58(4), ‘$1 332’— omit, insert— ‘$1 425’. (4) Section 58(4), ‘$2 665’— omit, insert— ‘$2 850’. (5) Section 58(5)(a), ‘$780’— omit, insert— ‘$792’.

s 35 14 s 35 Education (General Provisions) Amendment No. 467, 1997 (No. 2) (6) Section 58(5), ‘$260’— omit, insert— ‘$264’. (7) Section 58(5), ‘$86’— omit, insert— ‘$88’. (8) Section 58(5)(b), ‘$174’— omit, insert— ‘$176’. (9) Section 58(8), ‘$1 254’— omit, insert— ‘$1 272’. ˙ Insertion of new pt 8 35. After section 59— insert— ‘ PART 8—MISCELLANEOUS ˙ ‘ Numbering and renumbering of regulation ‘ 60. In the next reprint of this regulation produced under the Reprints Act1992 , the provisions of this regulation must be numbered and renumbered as permitted by the Reprints Act 1992 , section 43.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 18 December 1997. 2. Notified in the gazette on 19 December 1997. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Education.