University and University Colleges (Amendment) Act 1959 (NSW)

UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGES

(AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 6, 1959.

An Act to provide for the reconstitution of the Board Elizabeth n,

of Secondary School Studies; for this purpose to amend the University and University Colleges Act, 1900-1952; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 24th September, 1959.]

O E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by

and with the advice and consent of the Legislati^"e

Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as

follows: —

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the “University and Short title

University Colleges (Amendment) Act, 1959”.	citatioa
(2) The University and University Colleges Act, 1900, as amended by subsequent Acts, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the University and University Colleges Act, 1900­ 1959.

2.     (1) Upon a day to be appointed by the Governor and Reconstitu-

notilied by proclamation published in the Gazette (which day

is in this Act referred to as the “appointed day” ) the Board Secondary

of Secondary School Studies shall be reconstituted and shall

consist of eighteen members who shall be appointed in accord­

ance with section 32a of the Principal Act as amended by this

section.

(2) The members of the Board of Secondary School Studies holding office immediately before the appointed day shall cease to hold office upon the appointed day but shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(3)

University and University Colleges (Amendment) Act.

No. 6, 1959. (3) (a) For the purposes only of the appointment of persons to be members of the Board of Secondary School Studies as reconstituted under this section, and of any matters necessary for or incidental to such appointment or reconstitu­ tion the provisions of subsection four of this section shall commence on the day upon which the assent of Her Majesty to this Act is signified.

(b) The persons so appointed shall assume their

offices as members of the Board of Secondary School Studies upon the appointed day, and on that day the provisions of subsection four of this section shall come into force for all purposes.

Amendment

(4) The Principal Act is amended—

of Act No.

22,1900.

Sec. 32a.	(a) by omitting from subsection one of section 32a the and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette there shall be constituted” and by inserting in lieu thereof the words “There shall be” ;
tion of

(Constitu­	words “Upon a day to be appointed by the Governor
Board.)

(b) by omitting subsections two and three of the same section and by inserting in lieu thereof the following subsections; —

(2) Of the members so appointed—

(a)	four shall be nominated in the manner prescribed by regulations made under this Part as representatives of the University of Sydney;
(b)	one shall be nominated in the manner pre­ scribed by regulations made under this Part as representative of the University of New South Wales;
(c)	one shall be nominated in the manner pre­ scribed by regulations made under this Part as representative of the University of New England;
(d)	five shall be officers of the Department of Education, one of whom shall be the Director General of Education.;
(e)	one shall be an officer of the Department of Technical Education;

(f)

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( f )

schools for boys (other than Roman

Catholic Schools) registered under the

Bursary Endowment Act, 1912-1957,

one shall be a principal teacher of secondary No. 6, [1959. tions made under this Part as representative of such schools;

(g)	one shall be a principal teacher of secondary schools for girls (other than Roman Catholic Schools) registered under the Bursary Endowment Act, 1912-1957, elected in the manner prescribed by regula­ tions made under this Part as representath^e of such schools;
(h)	one shall be a person elected in the manner prescribed by regulations made under this Part as representative of the Roman Catholic Secondary Schools registered under the Bursary Endowment Act, 1912-1957;

(i)   three shall be persons having the prescribed qualifications nominated by the Secondary Teachers’ Association of the New Sou1:h Wales Public School Teachers’ Federation.

(2a ) If for any reason any nomination or election is not made under subsection two of this section in the manner prescribed by regulations made under this Part the Governor may appoint as member of the Board such person as he thinks fit and any person so appointed shall be deemed to have been validly appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Part and the regulations.

(3) The Director General of Education shall be the Chairman of the Board and such member of the Board being an officer of the Department of Educa­ tion as the Governor may designate shall be the Deputy Chairman of the Board.

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