Technical Instruction Act of 1908 (8 Edw VII No. 7) (Qld)

EDUCATION. 8 EDw. VII. No. 7, 1908. Technical Instruction. 922~ SCHEDULE. [See s. 8.J The Religious Instrudion in State Sahools Referendum Act of 1908." BALLoT-PAPE B. Are you in favour of introducing the followipg system into State Schools:namely:- The State schoolmaster, in school hours, teaches selected Bible lessons from a reading book provided for the purpose, but is not allowed to give sectarian teaching: Any minister of religion is entitled, in school hours, to give the children of his own denomination an hour's religious instruction on such day or days as the School Committee can arrange for: Any parent is entitled to withdraw his child from an religious teaching if he chooses t() do so? YES. NO. Di1'ections (to be printed in red ink). If you desire Heligious Instruction in State Schools, vote thus- YES. NQ. If you object to Religious Instruction in State Schools, vote thus- ~ Eg. NO. An Act to Make Better' Provision for Technical 8 Edw. VII. . Instruction, and for other purposes. N; ~ ~ . TECHNICAL , INSTRUCTION [ASSENTED TO 15TH APRIL, 1908.] ACT OF 1908. W HEREAS it is desirable to make better provision Preamble for Technical Instruction generally: And whereas there are established within· the Metropolitan· Area three institutions, having for their object the affording of Technical Instruction, known respectively as. the Brisbane Technical College, the South Brisbane Technical Oollege, and the West End Technical Oollege: And whereas the Brisbane Technical Oollege was established under "The Brisbane Teohnical Oollege Inc01"jJoration Act of 1898,"* and its affairs are administered by a body '" 62 Vie. No. 20, "upra, page 6776.

9230 EDUCATION. Technical Instruction. 8 EDw. VII. No. 7, corporate constituted under t.he said Act: And whereas the affairs of t~e South Brisbane Technical College are administered by a Committee of persons chosen in part by members and subscribers of the South Brisbane School of Arts and in part by the Council of the City of South Brisbane, and the affairs of the West End Technical College are administered by a Committee of persons chosen by the members and subscribers of the West End School of Arts: And whereas each of the abovenamed institutions has received and is in receipt of endowment of moneys out of annual appropriations from the Consolidated Revenue of Queensland: And whereas it is desirable to make provision for the establishment of a uniform system of Technical Instruction, and for that purpose to place each of the said Institutions under the direct control of the Department of Public Instruction, and to make provision for the establishment and regulation of other Technical Colleges in other parts of the State: Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : - Short title and 1. This Act may be cited as" The Technical Instruction : : ~ ~ ~ el- ct. Act of 1908," and shall commence and take effect on and after a day to be proclaimed in that behalf, which day is herein referred to as the commencement of this Act. Intcrpreta. tion. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have' the meanings respectively assigned to them, that is to say:- Corporation. "Corporation"-The corporation of the Secretary for Public Instruction in Queensland created by section seven of " The State Education A.ct of 1875" ;* Minister. "Minister"-The Secretary for Public Instruction or other Minister of the Crown for the time being chal'ged with the administration of this Act; Prescribed. " Prescribed "-Prescribed by this Act; This Act.. "This Act "-This Act and all Orders and rules and regulations made under the authority thereof. * 39 "Vie. No. 11, supra, page 635.

EDUCATION. 9231 1908. Technical Instruction. 3. Upon the commencement of this Act, "The Repeal of Brisbane Technical Oollege Inoor'Poration Aot oi • f 1898"* a ( i n 2 d Vi d ~ is . s N o o l . u 2 - 0. shall be repealed, and the body corporate constItuted by tion of that Act, and called "The Council of the Brisbane Co~ ncil of Technical College," shall be dissolved, and shall cease to ~ ~ ~ : : i~ : l exercise or perform any of the powers, duties, or autho- College. rities which it is authorised or entrusted to exercise or perform under that Act, and shall cease to be subject to any of the liabilities or obligations to which it was theretofore subject. Upon the commencement of this Act, the Committees Cesser fr~m of persons respectively administering the affairs of the South office ?ft other Brisbane Technical College and the West End Technical comml ees. College shall vacate their several offices, and shall cease to exercise or perform any of the powers, duties, or authorities which they were respectively authorised or entrusted to exercise or perform, and shall cease to be subject to any liability or obligation in respect of such Institutions respectively or the affairs thereof. All rules and regulations made by the said Oouncil and any of the said Committees in force at its dissolution or their vacation of office respectively, and which would have been valid if made by the Minister unaer this Act, shall remain in force until the Minister has made rules and regulations with respect to the matters thereby provided for; thereafter all such rules and regulations of the Council or any such Committee shall be repealed. Until such repeal, the Minister may take, under any such rules or regulations, any proceedings which the Council or any such Committee might have taken if it or they had not been dissolved or vacated office; and in the administration and application of all such rules and regu- lations the decision of the Minister shall be final and conclusive, and shall not be questioned in any proceedings whatsoever. 4. Upon the commencement of this Act, all the Lands, &c., Propert . y and as ' sets real and personal , of any kind whatso- CofoudniscsI. ol lavnedd ever,. of or belonging to the said Council or any of the said Oommi~ tees Committees , • or of or belongin ( 0 ") ' to any person for or o • n vSeesctreedta I r n y for behalf of or III trust for the sajd Council or any of the saId Public . Committees or any of the said Institutions, shall forthwith InstructlOn. be divested from the said Council and from all such ~ ommittees and persons respectively, and shall be vested In the corporation; and all such property and assets, and * 62 Vic. No. 20, supra, page 6776.

9232 EDUCATION. Technioal Instruction. 8 EDw. VII. No. 7, all other property which may thereafter be acquired for the purposes of this Act, shall be held, administered, and appropriated by the said corporation for the purposes of this Act; and for such purposes the corporation shall have and may exercise all the necessary powers and authorities. Upon the commencement of this Act, all the liabilities and obligations of the said Conncil and of the said Com- mittees and persons respectively in respect of any of. the said Institutions or the property, assets, or affairs of any of them shall be imposed upon and be discharged. by the corporation out of the College account of the Central Technical College established under this Act: Provided that nothing herein contained shall be taken to divest from the Local Authority known as the Council of the City of South Brisbane or in any way prejudice the title of the said Local Authority to those lands now vested in the said Local Authority whereon the South Brisbane School of Arts and Technical College and the West End School of Arts and Technical College are respectively established, or any buildings or improvements respectively erected thereon, or to impose upon the corporation any liabilities or obligations in relation to the said lands or buildings or improvements. Establish· ment of Central Technical College, &c. 5. (1.) Subject to this Act, the Governor in Council may establish a Central rrechnical College at Brisbane, and may, by such designation as he thinks proper, appoint a superintendent thereof, who shall be an expert in technical education. Such person upon appointment shall become an officer of the Public Service unde:r the Department of Public Instruction. - (2.) The Governor in Council may also establish, upon the premises of any Technical College or elsewhere, such additional educational institutions ~ nd training colleges as he thinks fit. Every such institution and college shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be a part of the Central 'rechnical College. (3.) The Governor in Council may appoint to the permanent staff of the Central 'Technical College all such lecturers and teachers as he thinks necessary. All such persons upon appointment shall become officers of the Public Service under the Department of Public Instruction. Save as aforesaid, the Minister shall have the general management and control of the Central Technical College, and may appoint and employ such persons as he thinks

EDUCATION. 9233 1908. Technical Instruction. proper to act as examiners and as' additional lecturers and teachers, and to perform such other duties as he deems necessary for the efficient administration and working of the said College. Persons so appointed and employed by the Minister shall not be deemed to be officers of the Public Service. (4.) The expenses of carrying this section into effect shall be defrayed out of moneys to be from time to time .appropriated by Parliament for the purpose. 6. Technical Colleges may b.e estahlished from time Establish- to time in such places as are deemed expedient hy the ~ en~ ,!f 1 Governor in Council: Provided that- C~rle~ ~~ (i.) No College building shall be erected except upon a site duly vested in the corporation; (ii.) Before the establishment of a College in a new locality one-fifth part of the estimated cost of the site and of erecting or purchasing the neces- sary College buildings, and of furnishing and equipping the same, shall be raised hy subscrip- tion and paid to the corporation, to be 'applied by it towards such cost, and erection or pur- chase; (iii.) This section shall not apply to the Central 'rechnical College. 7. (1.) There shall be established in respect of each Account. College an accounttp.be called "The College Account," into which shall be paiq all moneys received under and for the purposes of this Act! and any endowment or grant from~ ime to time appropriate~ by Parliament for such purposes (2.) The College account in any year shall be ap lied, Disposal of in the first place, in payment of the salaries or e olu- revenue. ments of the officers, and of all ..rents, repairs, and ther necessary and incidental expenses; and the surplus, if any,. or any part thereof may, with the approval of the Min ster, be set apart for future working expenses, or for awal ding prizes or endowments for distinguished students, 0 for any other purposes of the College, or be invested so s to form an addition to the permanent funds of the Colle e. (3.) If at any time it is desired to erect any buil ings for any College upon any land held in trust or tb be acquired and held in trust for that purpose, all m neys raised by donation, SUbscription, or bequest fo the acquirement of such land or the erection or enlarge ent of such buildings shall be placed to the credit of a s ecial fund to be called" The B.uilding 'Fund."

9234 EDUCATION. Technioal Instruction. 8 EDw. VII. No. 7, All moneys belonging to the building fund and not immediately required for the acquirement of land or the erection or enlargement of buildings, and all other per- manent funds of the Oollege, may be invested in such manner as the managing body thereof, subject to the approval of the Minister, may direct, and such investments may be varied as they, with the like approval, think fit. Audit. 8. The College account shall at least once in every year be audited by the Auditor-General, or an officer of his staff, who may exercise in that behalf the powers conferred by "lhe Audit Act of 1874"* or any Act amending or in substitution for that Act. Power to make rules, &C. 9. For the efficient administration of the Oentral Technical Oollege, the Minister may from time to time make and enforce rules and regulations for all or any of the following purposes, namely;- (i.) The management of the. affairs of the Oollege~ and defining the powers and duties of the officers thereof; (ii.) Prescribing the subjects to be taught in the College; (iii.) Specifying the conditions and restrictions upon and subject to which students may obtain instruction in the different classes in con- nection with the Oollege, and fixing the amount of the fees payable for instruction and examination and the manner of the appropria- tion thereof; (iv.) Regulating the attendance of students at the Oollege; the exclusion or expulsion of any person from the Oollege; (v.) The establishment of laboratories and techno- logical libraries and museums, and specifying the conditions and restrictions upon and subject to which the same may be used by the students of the Oollege ; (vi.) The most effectual use of the property~ apparatus, and appliances of the Oollege for the purposes of public education and improve- ment; * 38 Vie. No. 12, 8upra, page 18.

EDUOATION. 9235 1908. Technical Instruction. (vii.) Holding examinations and granting certificates and diplomas in connection with the Oollege; (viii.) Fixing penalties for any breach of any rule or regulation, not exceeding five pounds for anyone offence; (ix.) For such other purposes as the Governor in Oouncil, by Order in Oouncil, may allow; (x.) Generally concerning the management, good government, and discipline of the Oollege, and for carrying into effect the objects of this Act. All such rules and regulations, upon being published in the Gazette, shall have the snme cffect as if they were enacted in this Act, and shall be judicially noticed in all courts of justice, and shall not be questioned in any proceedings whatsoever. All such rules and regulations shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within forty days after the making thereof if Parliament is then in se'3sion, or if not then within forty days after the commencement of the next session thereof. 10. From and after the commencement of this Act, No no aid or endowment shall be given or granted from the : ~ ~ ~ ~ : : nt moneys of this State to any college or institution estab- colleges. lished for the purposes of technical instruction within a J:adius of five miles from any other Technical College already established: Provided that the Minister may, if he sees fit, authorise any Technical Oollege to establish branch classes to be worked in conjunction with such Technical Oollege, and for the purposes of this Act they shall be deemed to be a part thereof. 11. From and after the commencement of this Act, Oonditions no aid or endowment shall be given or granted from the ~ ~ d: ! :~ nt moneys of this State to any college or institution established payable. for the purpose of technical instruction, unless all the following matters have been submitted to and approved ,by the Minister, namely : - (a) The rules and regulations of the Oollege: Pro- vided that any such rules and regulations may provide a penalty not exceeding five pounds for any breach thereof;

-9236 EDUCATION-ELECTIONS. Elevtions Avts Amendment Act. 8 Enw. VII. No. 5, - - - - -------- (b) The method of the appointment or election of the managing body thereof; (c) The appointment of all lecturers and teachers; (d) The syllabus of instruction; (e) The methods of exnmination and of the grant- ing of certificates and diplomas; nor unless the College and its records are at all times open to inspection by the Minister or any officer authorised by him. Annual , report. 12. The Minister shall in each year cause to be laid before Parliament a report with respect to the adminis- tration of this Act during the last preceding year. Recover;r ~ nd 13. All penalties for offences against this Act may a o p f ppreonpal' lltaitelsO. n be recovered I.n a summary way, by compIal.n t ' In the name of the Minister, before any two justices of the peace, and when so recovered shall be paid into the College account of the College concerned. ELECTIONS. 8 Edw. VII. No. 5. THE ELECTIONS ACTS AMENDMENT ACT m' 1908. An Act to Amend "The Elections Acts, 1885 to 1905," in certain particulars. [ASSENTED TO 15TH APRIL, 1908.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 Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- Short title 1. This Act shall be read as one with "The Elections aconndstruction Acts, 1885 to 1905,"* herein called "the Consolidated of Act. Acts," and may be cited together with those Acts as "The Elections Acts, 1885 to 1908," or separately as " The Eleotions Aots Amendment Aot of 1908." Discontinu- . 2. (l.) Section twenty-nine of the Consol'idated Acts aadnvceer o t ~ iseee· rfam is repealed • ments. 49 Vic. No. 13; 50 Vie. No. 3; 56 Vie. No. 7; 61 Vie. No. 26; and 62 Vic. No. 14 reprinted, supra, page 7493, and 5 Edw. VII. Ni). 1, supra, page 8700.