Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia Variation Regulations 2008 (SA)

South Australia

Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia Variation Regulations 2008

under the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia Act 1983

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia Regulations 2000

1. Variation of regulation 1—Short title

2. Substitution of regulations 4 and 5

   2Interpretation

   3Transitional arrangements associated with existing and future qualifications

   4Designated entities

3. Revocation of Schedules 1 and 2

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia Variation Regulations 2008.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on the day on which the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia (Review) Amendment Act 2008 comes into operation.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia Regulations 2000

4—Variation of regulation 1—Short title

Regulation 1—delete "Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia Regulations 2000" and substitute:

SACE Board of South Australia Regulations 2000

5—Substitution of regulations 4 and 5

Regulations 4 and 5—delete the regulations and substitute:

2—Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

Act means the SACE Board of South Australia Act 1983;

prescribed qualification requirements means any qualification requirements for the achievement of the SACE—

(a)prescribed by these regulations (including before the commencement of the 2008 Amendment Act); or

(b)determined by the Board;

2008 Amendment Act means the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia (Review) Amendment Act 2008.

3—Transitional arrangements associated with existing and future qualifications

(1)The Board may continue to award the qualification in existence on the commencement of the 2008 Amendment Act on such basis as the Board may determine from time to time.

(2)The certification requirements prescribed by these regulations before the commencement of the 2008 Amendment Act will continue to apply (as may be relevant) for students undertaking senior secondary education (as defined immediately before the commencement of the 2008 Amendment Act) until otherwise determined by the Board.

(3)All approvals given or other steps taken by the Board before the commencement of the 2008 Amendment Act (and still having force or effect immediately before that commencement) will continue to have effect in all respects on and after that commencement unless or until the Board determines otherwise.

(4)All achievements recognised by the Board before the commencement of the 2008 Amendment Act (and being so recognised at the time of that commencement) will continue to have effect in all respects on or after that commencement (unless the Board has valid grounds to revoke the recognition of an achievement in a particular case after that commencement).

4—Designated entities

Pursuant to clause 2 of Schedule 1 of the Act, clause 1 of that Schedule is amended by adding after paragraph (v) the following paragraph:

(w)The Association of Independent Schools of South Australia Incorporated.

6—Revocation of Schedules 1 and 2

Schedules 1 and 2—delete the Schedules

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 19 June 2008

No 163 of 2008