Education Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 (Qld)

Queensland Education Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Subordinate Legislation 2014 No. 276 made under the Education(AccreditationofNon-StateSchools)Act2001 Education(GeneralProvisions)Act2006 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 5 Part 3 6 7 8 9 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Amendment of Education (Accreditation of Non-StateSchools) Regulation 2001 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Omission of s 3 (What is harm caused to a student under 18) . . 2 Amendment of s 10 (Health, safety and conduct of staff and students) 2 Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Regulation2006 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Replacement of s 15 (Age for enrolment in the preparatory year) 4 15 Age for enrolment in preparatory year . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of s 16 (Age for enrolment in years 1 to 7). . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Education Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Education Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 . 2 Commencement Part 2 commences immediately after the commencement of the Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2014 , section 6. Part 2 Amendment of Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Regulation 2001 3 Regulation amended This part amends the Education(AccreditationofNon-StateSchools) Regulation 2001. 4 Omission of s 3 (What is harm caused to a student under 18) Section 3— omit. 5 Amendment of s 10 (Health, safety and conduct of staff and students) (1) Section 10(2)— omit, insert — (2) Also, the school must have written processes about— Page 2 2014 SL No. 276

Education Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Part 2 Amendment of Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Regulation 2001 [s 5] (a) how the school will respond to harm, or allegations of harm, to students under 18 years old; and (b) the appropriate conduct of the school’s staff and students. (2) Section 10(5)(b)— omit, insert— (b) a process for reporting a reportable suspicion under the ChildProtectionAct1999 , section 13E . (3) Section 10(6) and (7)— omit, insert— (6) The school’s governing body must ensure that— (a) staff, students and parents are made aware of the processes; and (b) staff are trained in implementing the processes; and (c) the school is implementing the processes; and (d) the processes are readily accessible by staff, students and parents. (7) The school must have a written complaints procedure to address allegations of non-compliance with the processes. (7A) The complaints procedure may form part of any other written procedure of the school for dealing with complaints. (4) Section 10(8), definition relevant State authority — omit. (5) Section 10(8)— insert — 2014 SL No. 276 Page 3

Education Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2006 [s 6] harm see the Child Protection Act 1999 , section 9. Part 3 Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2006 6 Regulation amended This part amends the Education(GeneralProvisions)Regulation 2006. 7 Replacement of s 15 (Age for enrolment in the preparatory year) Section 15— omit, insert— 15 Age for enrolment in preparatory year (1) The principal of a State school, or non-State school, may enrol a child in the preparatory year at the school only if the child will be at least 5 years and 6 months on 31 December in the proposed year of attendance at the school. Example — A child who turns 5 on or before 30 June in a year will be at least 5 years and 6 months on 31 December in that year. (2) However, the principal may enrol a child in the preparatory year at the school if— (a) the child will be at least 5 years and 5 months on 31 December in the proposed year of attendance at the school; and Page 4 2014 SL No. 276

Education Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2006 [s 8] Example — A child who turns 5 on or before 31 July in a year will be at least 5 years and 5 months on 31 December in that year. (b) the principal is satisfied the child is ready for education in the year of schooling, considering the child’s attributes. (3) Also, the principal may enrol a child in the preparatory year at the school, regardless of the child’s age, if the principal is satisfied the child— (a) had started education in another State or country that is equivalent to the preparatory year; and (b) is ready for education in the preparatory year, considering the child’s attributes. (4) This section applies subject to chapter 8 of the Act. 8 Amendment of s 16 (Age for enrolment in years 1 to 7) (1) Section 16(2), ‘principal’s supervisor’— omit, insert— principal (2) Section 16(5)— omit. 9 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) Schedule 7— insert— attributes , of a child, means the child’s— (a) aptitude and ability; and (b) social and emotional competence; and 2014 SL No. 276 Page 5

Education Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2006 [s 9] (c) physical development; and (d) level of knowledge and understanding. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 27 November 2014. 2 Notified on the Queensland legislation website on 28 November 2014. 3 The administering agency is the Department of Education, Training and Employment. © State of Queensland 2014 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 6 2014 SL No. 276