Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 (Qld)

Queensland Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 Subordinate Legislation 2008 No. 93 made under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Act 2002 Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000 Contents Part 1 1 Part 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of Education (Queensland Studies Authority)Regulation 2002 Regulation amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of s 3AA (Meaning of contributing studies for QCE) 3 Amendment of s 4 (External senior examinations available) . . . . 3 Amendment of s 5 (Persons eligible to take examination) . . . . . . 4 Omission of pt 3, div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Renumbering of pt 3, divs 2 and 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of s 38E (Requirement to record credits for contributing studies in a person’s student account) . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of s 39A (Completion of contributing studies) . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 41E (Purpose of div 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of ss 48A and 49B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 52 (Eligibility for ranking for tertiary entrance). . 5 Amendment of s 55 (List measuring comparative achievement) . 5

Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 Contents 14 15 16 17 Part 3 18 19 Part 4 20 21 Part 5 22 23 Insertion of new s 76B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76B Particular guidelines about tertiary entrance subjects to be available on authority’s website . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 80 (Tertiary entrance functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 12, div 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 4 Transitional provision for Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 109 Authority subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Regulation2006 Regulation amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 12 (Liquor not to be taken onto premises in dry places) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Education (Queensland College ofTeachers) Regulation 2005 Regulation amended in pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 14 (Returning to teaching condition—professional development program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Vocational Education, Training andEmployment Regulation 2000 Regulation amended in pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 30K (Tuition fee exemptions for government funded subjects) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 Page 2 2008 SL No. 93

Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation(No. 1) 2008 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 . Part 2 Amendment of Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Regulation 2002 2 Regulation amended in pt 2 This part amends the Education(QueenslandStudiesAuthority) Regulation 2002. 3 Amendment of s 3AA (Meaning of contributing studies for QCE) (1) Section 3AA(1)(a), ‘authority’— omit, insert— ‘approved’ . (2) Section 3AA(1)(b) and (c)— omit . (3) Section 3AA(1)(d) to (j)— renumber as section 3AA(1)(b) to (h). 4 Amendment of s 4 (External senior examinations available) Section 4, ‘a school’— 2008 SL No. 93 Page 3

Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation(No. 1) 2008 Part 2 Amendment of Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Regulation 2002 [s 5] omit, insert— ‘an approved’. 5 Amendment of s 5 (Persons eligible to take examination) (1) Section 5(3)(b) and (5), ‘authority subject’— omit, insert— ‘approved subject’ . (2) Section 5(6), definition corresponding authority subject — omit. (3) Section 5(6)— insert — ‘ corresponding approved subject , for an examination subject, means the approved subject that is substantially the same as the examination subject.’. 6 Omission of pt 3, div 1 Part 3, division 1— omit. 7 Renumbering of pt 3, divs 2 and 3 Part 3, divisions 2 and 3— renumber as part 3, divisions 1 and 2. 8 Amendment of s 38E (Requirement to record credits for contributing studies in a person’s student account) Section 38E(2)(a), ‘an examination subject’— omit, insert— ‘an approved subject that is also an examination subject’. Page 4 2008 SL No. 93

Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation(No. 1) 2008 Part 2 Amendment of Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Regulation 2002 [s 9] 9 Amendment of s 39A (Completion of contributing studies) Section 39A(3)(a), before ‘examination’— omit, insert— ‘approved subjects that are also’. 10 Amendment of s 41E (Purpose of div 6) Section 41E, ‘3AA(1)(j)’— omit, insert— ‘3AA(1)(h)’. 11 Amendment of ss 48A and 49B Sections 48A(d)(vi) and 49B(c)(vi), ‘3AA(1)(a), (c), (g) or (h)’— omit, insert— ‘3AA(1)(a), (e) or (f)’. 12 Amendment of s 52 (Eligibility for ranking for tertiary entrance) Section 52(a), ‘authority’— omit, insert— ‘tertiary entrance’. 13 Amendment of s 55 (List measuring comparative achievement) Section 55(1), ‘authority subjects’— omit, insert— ‘tertiary entrance subjects’ . 2008 SL No. 93 Page 5

Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation(No. 1) 2008 Part 2 Amendment of Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Regulation 2002 [s 14] 14 Insertion of new s 76B After section 76A— insert— ‘76B Particular guidelines about tertiary entrance subjects to be available on authority’s website ‘(1) This section applies to a guideline mentioned in the definition tertiary entrance subject in schedule 2. ‘(2) The authority must ensure the guideline is available to be viewed, in full, by the public on the authority’s website. Editor’s note — The authority’s website can be found on the internet at < ‘(3) This section does not limit section 76.’. 15 Amendment of s 80 (Tertiary entrance functions) Section 80— insert— ‘(2) However, the authority may make or amend a guideline mentioned in the definition tertiary entrance subject in schedule 2 only with the written approval of the Minister.’. 16 Insertion of new pt 12, div 4 After section 108— insert— ‘Division 4 Transitional provision for Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 ‘109 Authority subjects ‘(1) This section applies— Page 6 2008 SL No. 93

Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation(No. 1) 2008 Part 2 Amendment of Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Regulation 2002 [s 17] (a) if, on the commencement, a guideline mentioned in the definition tertiary entrance subject in schedule 2 has not been made; and (b) until the guideline is made. ‘(2) A school subject that, immediately before the commencement, was an authority subject is taken to be a tertiary entrance subject. ‘(3) In this section— authority subject has the meaning given in schedule 2 as it was in force immediately before the commencement. commencement means the commencement of this section.’. 17 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 2, definitions authority registered subject , authority subject and examination subject — omit. (2) Schedule 2— insert — ‘ approved subject means a school subject for which there is an approved syllabus. examination subject means an approved subject for which an external senior examination is available under section 4. tertiary entrance subject means an approved subject stated in a guideline.’. (3) Schedule 2, definition appropriate entity , ‘authority’— omit, insert— ‘tertiary entrance’ . (4) Schedule 2, definition assessing school , paragraph (b), from ‘of’— omit, insert— ‘approved subjects.’. 2008 SL No. 93 Page 7

Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation(No. 1) 2008 Part 3 Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2006 [s 18] Part 3 Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2006 18 Regulation amended in pt 3 This part amends the Education(GeneralProvisions)Regulation 2006 . 19 Amendment of s 12 (Liquor not to be taken onto premises in dry places) Section 12(2), definition dry place — omit, insert— ‘ dry place see the AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderCommunities(Justice,LandandOtherMatters)Act1984 , section 27.’. Part 4 Amendment of Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Regulation 2005 20 Regulation amended in pt 4 This part amends the Education(QueenslandCollegeofTeachers) Regulation 2005 . 21 Amendment of s 14 (Returning to teaching condition—professional development program) Section 14(3)— omit . Page 8 2008 SL No. 93

Education (Queensland Studies Authority) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation(No. 1) 2008 Part 5 Amendment of Vocational Education, Training and Employment Regulation 2000 [s 22] Part 5 Amendment of Vocational Education, Training and Employment Regulation 2000 22 Regulation amended in pt 5 This part amends the VocationalEducation,TrainingandEmployment Regulation 2000 . 23 Amendment of s 30K (Tuition fee exemptions for government funded subjects) Section 30K(1)(b), ‘authority subjects, or authority registered subjects,’— omit, insert— ‘approved subjects’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 17 April 2008. 2 Notified in the gazette on 18 April 2008. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Education, Training and the Arts. © State of Queensland 2008 2008 SL No. 93 Page 9