Education Regulations 1997 (SA)

South Australia

Education Regulations 1997

under the Education Act 1972

These regulations may be cited as the Education Regulations 1997.

1. (1)

   In these regulations—

Act means the Education Act 1972;

approved means approved by the Minister or by the Director-General;

domestic partner means a person who is a domestic partner within the meaning of the Family Relationships Act 1975, whether declared as such under that Act or not;

medical certificate means a medical certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner, or where a teacher does not reside in the vicinity of a medical practitioner, such other evidence as the Director-General requires;

premises means any land, building or structure;

responsible officer means a person employed in the Department from time to time directed by the Director-General to carry out a duty ascribed to the responsible officer under these regulations;

school means a Government school;

school council means a school council established under Part 8 of the Act;

special school, centre or class means a school, centre or class for the education and training of children with disabilities;

spouse—a person is the spouse of another if they are legally married;

transport route in relation to any school means a route followed by vehicles provided by the Minister for the purpose of conveying students to that school partially or wholly at the expense of the Government.

5Use of school premises for other than school purposes

The head teacher shall have power to grant the use of school premises to school bodies and, after consultation and agreement with the school council, to organisations not connected with the school, under such conditions as the Minister may determine.

1. (1)

   The head teacher in consultation and agreement with the school council may, subject to the approval in writing of the Director-General, set aside a portion of the school grounds for the parking of vehicles.

2. (2)

   No person driving a vehicle shall enter school grounds except for a purpose connected with the business and operation of the school.

3. (3)

   A person driving a vehicle on school grounds shall, where there is an area in the grounds reserved for the parking of vehicles and defined by appropriate markings and/or a notice erected in that area, park the vehicle in that defined area and in no other place.

4. (4)

   Any person parking a vehicle anywhere on school premises shall do so at his or her own risk or where such person is not the owner of the vehicle then at the risk of the owner of the vehicle.

5. (5)

   A person shall not drive a vehicle within the school grounds without due care or attention or without reasonable consideration for other persons who are on the school premises. He or she shall drive at a speed no greater than 20 kilometres per hour, except where notices indicate otherwise.

6. (6)

   The driver of a vehicle…