State Education Acts Amendment Act of 1910 (1 Geo v No. 5) (Qld)

9650 EDUCATION. State Education Acts Amendment Act. l' GEO. V. No. 5, 1910~ DEMISE OF THE CROWN. See UONSTITUTION. DISTRICTS, ELECTORAL. See ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. EDUCATION. T 1 H GN E eoo S . . T 5 A V . T . E An Atoct 1 t 9 o 0 A 0, m " e b n y d M" TahkeinSgtatPeroEvdiusicoantiofonrARcetsl, ig1i8o7u5s EDUCA'I'ION ACTS Instruction in State Schools during School AMENDMENT ACT OF 1910. Hours in pursuance of an Affirmative Referen- dum Poll taken under "The Religious Instruc- tion in State Schools Referendum Act of 1908." [ASSENTED "10 24TH NOVEMBER, 1910.J B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative A~ sembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows ;- ScaOnhdDorsttrtuictltieop Acts 1 A . m T e h n is dm A e c n t t m A a c y t b o e f u ci n te o d ," asan " d T s h h e 3,11 St b a e te re E a d d u a c s at o io n n e of Act. with, "The State Education Acts, 1875 to 1900."* "The State Education Act of 1875 ,. t is herein referred to as the ,Principal Act. Amendment 2. (1.) Section five of the Principal Act is repealed, p~ f~ c~p~ Act. and the following section is inserted in lieu thereof;- Use of [5.J Nothing in this Act contained shall prevent State schools. school buildings from being used for any purpose permitted by the regulations at such times (other than those set apart for giving instruction therein), and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the regulations. Amendment (2.) In the second proviso to section twenty-two of ~ ! ~ s2! . 2, 23, the Principal Act, as enacted by section two of " The State Education Act Amendment Act of 1897,"t and in sections twenty-three and twenty-four of the Principal Act the word" secular" is repealed. (3.) After section, twenty-two of the Principal Act~ the, following section is inserted :- Pr? v~ sion for [22A.l In addition to the su~ jects of instruction rienhsgtrIuOcutsion iD enumera t e d' In t.he 1as t prece d I ' ng sec t" 1On, Ins t ruc t' 10n sha11, IIchool hours. in accordance with regulations in that behalf, be given * 39 Vie. No. 11, supra, page 635; 61 Vie. No. 16, supra, page 6204; and 64 Vie. No. 11,supra. page 7208. t 39 Vic. No. 11, ."upra, page fl35. ::t e1 Vie. ~ o. 16, supra, page 6204.

EDUCATION-ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. 1 GEO. V. No. 3, 1910. Electoral Districts Act. in the primary schools during school hours in selected Bible lessons from a separate reading book to be provided for the purpose; but such instruction shall not include any teaching in the distinctive tenets or doctrine of any religious society or denomination. Moreover, any minister of religion shaH, in accordance with regulations in that behalf, be entitled during school hours to give to the children in attendance uta primary school who nre members of the religious society or denomination of which he is a minister religious instruc- tion during one hour of such school day or school days as the committee or other governing body of such school are able to appoint: Provided always that, notwithstanding anything in this section contained, any -parent or guardian shall be entitled to withdraw his child who is in attendance at a primary school from all religious instruction in such school if such parent or guardian notifies to the head teacher that he wishes so to do. 961)1 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. An Act to Make Provision for the Better Repre- 1 N G o eo . . 3 V . . sentation of the People of Queensland in ELE T C H T m ORAL Parliament. DIS:rRICTS ACT OF 1910. [ASSENTED '1'0 25TH OCTOBER, 1910.] B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent ~ 1ajesty, by and with tbe advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- 1. This Act 1uay be cited as "The Electoral Distriots Short title. Aot Of 1910." 2. };'rom and after the passing of this Act, except for Rep~ al of tehXe . Istp " mugrpEosleectoofratlheDIrsetrpircetsseanntadtitohne fiinllinthgisupPaarnlyiamvaecnatncoyf ~ N 51 o V . w 9 l . C. ~ N?10 arising in the representation of any Electoral District during the existence of this Parliament, "The Eleotoral· Districts Act of 1887" and "The Electoral Di8triots Aot of 1892 ,,* shall be repealed. 3. (1.) The Legislative Assembly of Queensland shall Number of consist of seven _ t , v }_ -t _ wo _ m _ em _ b _ er _ s • _ _ _ _ members of Assembly. " 51 Vie. No. 10, supra, page 683; and 56 Vie. No. 9, supra, page 4570.