Teaching Service (Amendment) Act 1980 (NSW)

TEACHING SERVICE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1980,

No. 98

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Act No. 98, 1980.

An Act to amend the Teaching Service Act, 1970, to provide for appointments of principals of certain high schools. [Assented to, 1st May, 1980.]

Act No. 98, 1980.

Teaching Service {Amendment).

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows

1.           This Act may be cited as the “Teaching Service (Amend- Short title,

ment) Act, 1980”.

2.      (1) Except as provided by subsection (2), this Act shall Commence-

commence on the date of assent to this Act.

(2) Section 4 shall commence on—

(a)	the date of assent to this Act; or
(b)	the day appointed and notified under section 2 (2) of the Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal Act, 1980,

whichever is the later.

3. The Teaching Service Act, 1970, is amended— Amendment of Act No.

(a) by omitting from section 27 (1) the word “Where” and by inserting instead the words “Except as provided by 1̂ 70.

subsections ( 1 a ) , ( 1 b ) and ( Ic ) , where”; vacancies.)

(b) by inserting after section 27 (1) the following sub­ sections :—

(1a ) Where there is a vacancy in the office of prin­

cipal of a girls’ high school, the Director-General shall, if he is of the opinion that the vacancy should be filled, appoint to the vacant office a female officer whose name is on the promotions list from which officers are appoint­ ed to the office of principal of a high school, regard being had to the relative seniority and fitness respectively of female officers whose names arc on that promotions list.

Act No. 98, 1980.

Teaching Service {Amendment).

(1b ) Subsection (1a ) does not apply where the pro­

motions list referred to in that subsection—

(a)	does not include the name of a female officer; or
(b)	does include the name of a female officer or the names of female officers but the female of­ ficer does not apply for or accept appoint­ ment to the vacancy or none of those female officers applies for or accepts appointment to the vacancy.

( Ic ) Where there is a vacancy in the office of prin­

cipal of a boys’ high school, the Director-General shall, if he is of the opinion that the vacancy should be filled, appoint to the vacant office a male officer whose name is on the promotions list from which officers are appoint­ ed to the office of principal of a high school, regard being had to the relative seniority and fitness respectively of male officers whose names are on that promotions list.

(c)	by omitting from section 27 (2) the matter “subsection (1 )” where firstly occurring and by inserting instead the matter “subsections ( l ) - ( l c ) ”;
(d)	by omitting from section 27 (2) the matter “subsection (1 )” where secondly occurring and by inserting instead the words “those subsections”;
(e)	by omitting from section 27 (3) the words “paragraph (a) of subsection (1 )” and by inserting instead the words “subsection (1) (a), ( 1 a ) or ( I c ) ”.

Act No. 98, 1980.

Teaching Service {Amendment).

4.          The Teaching Service Act, 1970, is further amended by in- i unher

serting after section 33a (2) the following subsections ;—	orAct' No'
4 , 1970. '

(3) Subsection (2) does not operate so as to enable th e S c c . 3.1a.

making of an appeal against a decision or determination

ferred to in that subsection—	Cioveminent
and Related

(a)

by a male officer, where the decision is to appoint a App'̂Jaîxd- high school; or

(b) by a female officer, where the decision is to appoint a male officer to the office of principal of a boys’ high school.

5.          On and from the day appointed and notified under section Repeal.

2 (2) of the Education Commission Act, 1980, this Act is repealed.