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Western Australia
Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011
CONTENTS
Part 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
Part 2 -- Curriculum Council
Act 1997 amended
3. Act amended 3
4. Long title replaced 3
5. Section 1 (short title) amended 3
6. Section 3 amended 3
7. Section 4 replaced 5
4. Objects 5
8. Part 2 heading replaced and Part 2 Division 1
heading inserted 6
Part 2 -- The School Curriculum and Standards
Authority and committees
Division 1 -- School Curriculum and Standards
Authority
9. Sections 5 and 6 replaced and section 7A and
Part 2 Division 2 inserted 6
5. School Curriculum and Standards
Authority established 7
6. The Board 7
7A. How Board is constituted 7
Division 2 -- Committees
7B. Standards Committee 8
7C. Function and procedures of Standards
Committee 8
7D. Curriculum and Assessment Committee 9
7E. Function and procedures of Curriculum
and Assessment Committee 10
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7F. Other committees 10
7G. Support services for committees 11
10. Part 2 Division 3 heading inserted 11
Division 3 -- General
11. Section 7 amended 11
12. Section 8A inserted 11
8A. Chief executive officer or representative
may attend meetings of Board and
committees 11
13. Section 8 amended 12
14. Sections 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 replaced 12
9. Functions of Authority 12
10. Advisory function 16
11. Draft reports on standards of student
achievement 16
12. Reports to be given to Minister and
governing bodies 17
15. Section 14 amended 18
16. Section 15 amended 19
17. Section 16 amended 19
18. Section 17 amended 20
19. Section 18 amended 21
20. Section 19A amended 21
21. Section 19C amended 22
22. Section 19I amended 23
23. Section 19J amended 24
24. Section 20 amended 25
25. Section 22 amended 25
26. Section 23 amended 25
27. Section 24 amended 26
28. Section 25 deleted 26
29. Section 26 amended 26
30. Sections 27 and 28 deleted 26
31. Section 30 amended 27
32. Section 31 amended 27
33. Section 32 amended 28
34. Section 33 amended 28
35. Section 34 deleted 30
36. Section 36 amended 30
37. Part 7 inserted 30
Part 7 -- Transitional provisions
37. Terms used 30
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38. Council abolished 31
39. Devolution of Council's assets, liabilities,
etc. 31
40. Chief executive officer of Council
continues in office 32
41. Transfer of members of staff to Authority 32
42. Employees' rights preserved 33
43. Curriculum Council Account 33
44. Completion of things commenced 33
45. Continuing effect of things done 34
46. Exemption from State taxes 34
47. Agreements and instruments generally 34
48. Immunity continues 35
49. Duty of confidentiality continues to apply
to members of the Council 35
50. Registration of documents 35
51. Transitional regulations 36
52. Saving 37
38. Schedule 1 heading amended 37
39. Schedule 1 Division 1 heading amended 37
40. Schedule 1 clause 1 amended 38
41. Schedule 1 clause 2 amended 38
42. Schedule 1 clause 3 amended 39
43. Schedule 1 clause 4 amended 39
44. Schedule 1 clause 5 deleted 39
45. Schedule 1 clause 6 amended 39
46. Schedule 1 clause 9 amended 40
47. Schedule 1 clause 10 amended 40
48. Schedule 1 clause 13 amended 40
49. Schedule 1 clause 14 deleted 40
50. Schedule 1 clause 16 amended 40
51. Schedule 1 clause 17 amended 41
52. Schedule 1 clause 19 amended 41
53. Various references to "Council" amended 41
54. Schedules 2 and 3 deleted 43
Part 3 -- Other Acts amended
Division 1 -- Constitution Acts Amendment
Act 1899 amended
55. Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended 44
Division 2 -- Financial Management Act 2006
amended
56. Financial Management Act 2006 amended 44
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Division 3 -- Public Sector Management
Act 1994 amended
57. Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended 44
Division 4 -- School Education Act 1999
amended
58. School Education Act 1999 amended 45
Division 5 -- Western Australian College of
Teaching Act 2004 amended
59. Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004
amended 46
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011
A Bill for
An Act to amend --
the Curriculum Council Act 1997; and
certain other Acts as a consequence,
and for related purposes.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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1 Part 1 -- Preliminary
2 1. Short title
3 This is the Curriculum Council Amendment Act 2011.
4 2. Commencement
5 This Act comes into operation as follows --
6 (a) Part 1 -- on the day on which this Act receives the
7 Royal Assent;
8 (b) the rest of the Act -- on a day fixed by proclamation,
9 and different days may be fixed for different provisions.
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1 Part 2 -- Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended
2 3. Act amended
3 This Part amends the Curriculum Council Act 1997.
4 4. Long title replaced
5 Delete the long title and insert:
6
7 An Act to establish a State agency with functions relating to
8 the development and accreditation of courses and the
9 standards, assessment and certification of student
10 achievement, to provide for a database relating to
11 participation in education, training or employment by
12 students during their school years, and for related purposes.
13
14 5. Section 1 (short title) amended
15 In section 1 delete "Curriculum Council" and insert:
16
17 School Curriculum and Standards Authority
18
19 6. Section 3 amended
20 (1) In section 3 delete the definitions of:
21 appointed member
22 committee
23 Council
24 course of study
25 member of the Council
26 school system
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1 (2) In section 3 insert in alphabetical order:
2
3 advisory committee means the Curriculum and
4 Assessment Committee or the Standards Committee;
5 Authority means the School Curriculum and Standards
6 Authority established by section 5;
7 Board means the governing body of the Authority
8 referred to in section 6;
9 committee means an advisory committee or a
10 committee appointed under section 7F;
11 community kindergarten means a community
12 kindergarten registered under the School Education Act
13 Part 5;
14 course means a course of study, subject or syllabus;
15 Curriculum and Assessment Committee means the
16 committee established under section 7D;
17 member means a member of the Board and includes a
18 person acting under Schedule 1 clause 4;
19 School Education Act means the School Education
20 Act 1999;
21 school system means a school system that is declared
22 to be a recognised school system under the School
23 Education Act section 169;
24 school years includes the pre-compulsory education
25 period as defined in the School Education Act
26 section 5;
27 Standards Committee means the committee established
28 under section 7B;
29 standards of student achievement means the standards
30 of student achievement that are expected to be attained
31 at designated stages in a course or in the compulsory
32 education period;
33
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1 (3) In section 3 in the definition of chairperson delete "Council;"
2 and insert:
3
4 Board;
5
6 (4) In section 3 in the definition of school delete "kindergarten
7 registered under Part 5 of that Act;" and insert:
8
9 kindergarten;
10
11 (5) In section 3 in the definitions of compulsory education period,
12 Education Department, education provider, governing body,
13 home education and school delete "School Education
14 Act 1999" and insert:
15
16 School Education Act
17
18 7. Section 4 replaced
19 Delete section 4 and insert:
20
21 4. Objects
22 The main objects of this Act are --
23 (a) to establish the School Curriculum and
24 Standards Authority; and
25 (b) to provide for standards of student achievement
26 and for the assessment and certification of
27 student achievement according to those
28 standards; and
29 (c) to provide for the development of an outline of
30 curriculum and assessment in schools that,
31 taking account of the needs of students, sets out
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1 the knowledge, understanding, skills, values
2 and attitudes that students are expected to
3 acquire and guidelines for the assessment of
4 student achievement; and
5 (d) to provide for the development and
6 accreditation of courses for schooling; and
7 (e) to provide for the maintenance of a database of
8 information relating to --
9 (i) the participation by students during their
10 school years in education, training or
11 employment as provided for by the
12 School Education Act; and
13 (ii) the achievements of students during
14 those years; and
15 (iii) records of assessment in respect of
16 students.
17
18 8. Part 2 heading replaced and Part 2 Division 1 heading
19 inserted
20 Delete the heading to Part 2 and insert:
21
22 Part 2 -- The School Curriculum and Standards
23 Authority and committees
24 Division 1 -- School Curriculum and Standards
25 Authority
26
27 9. Sections 5 and 6 replaced and section 7A and Part 2
28 Division 2 inserted
29 Delete sections 5 and 6 and insert:
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1
2 5. School Curriculum and Standards Authority
3 established
4 (1) A body called the School Curriculum and Standards
5 Authority is established.
6 (2) The Authority is a body corporate with perpetual
7 succession.
8 (3) Proceedings may be taken by or against the Authority
9 in its corporate name.
10 (4) The Authority is an agent of the State and has the
11 status, immunities and privileges of the State.
12 6. The Board
13 (1) The Authority is to have a governing body (the Board).
14 (2) The Board, in the name of the Authority, is to perform
15 the functions of the Authority under this Act or any
16 other written law.
17 7A. How Board is constituted
18 (1) The Minister is to appoint 7 people to be the members
19 of the Board.
20 (2) A person who is the chief executive officer or a
21 member of staff is not eligible to be appointed as a
22 member of the Board.
23 (3) The Minister is to designate one of the members to be
24 the chairperson.
25 (4) The Minister is to ensure that the members of the
26 Board have, between them, the knowledge, experience
27 and expertise needed to enable the Authority's
28 functions under this Act to be performed effectively.
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1 Division 2 -- Committees
2 7B. Standards Committee
3 (1) A committee called the Standards Committee is
4 established.
5 (2) The Standards Committee is to consist of --
6 (a) one person who is a member of, and appointed
7 by, the Board; and
8 (b) 4 people appointed by the Board, with the
9 approval of the Minister, who have between
10 them, in the opinion of the Board,
11 qualifications, experience and expertise in the
12 development and measurement of standards of
13 student achievement.
14 (3) A person who is the chief executive officer or a
15 member of staff is not eligible to be a member of the
16 Standards Committee.
17 (4) The person appointed in accordance with
18 subsection (2)(a) is the chairperson of the Standards
19 Committee.
20 (5) A member of the Standards Committee holds office for
21 the term determined by the Board and is eligible for
22 reappointment.
23 7C. Function and procedures of Standards Committee
24 (1) The function of the Standards Committee is to provide
25 advice to the Board in relation to --
26 (a) the functions of the Authority referred to in
27 section 9(1)(j) to (o); and
28 (b) any other matter on which the Board requests
29 the Standards Committee to provide advice.
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1 (2) To the extent that the procedures of the Standards
2 Committee are not prescribed by the regulations, and
3 subject to any direction given to it by the Board, the
4 Standards Committee may determine its own
5 procedures.
6 7D. Curriculum and Assessment Committee
7 (1) A committee called the Curriculum and Assessment
8 Committee is established.
9 (2) The Curriculum and Assessment Committee is to
10 consist of --
11 (a) one person who is a member of, and appointed
12 by, the Board; and
13 (b) 12 people appointed by the Board, with the
14 approval of the Minister, who have between
15 them, in the opinion of the Board,
16 qualifications, experience and expertise in --
17 (i) the development and implementation of
18 courses in government schools or
19 non-government schools, as defined in
20 the School Education Act; and
21 (ii) the options for employment or further
22 study available to students leaving
23 secondary school.
24 (3) A person who is the chief executive officer or a
25 member of staff is not eligible to be a member of the
26 Curriculum and Assessment Committee.
27 (4) The person appointed in accordance with
28 subsection (2)(a) is the chairperson of the Curriculum
29 and Assessment Committee.
30 (5) A member of the Curriculum and Assessment
31 Committee holds office for the term determined by the
32 Board and is eligible for reappointment.
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1 7E. Function and procedures of Curriculum and
2 Assessment Committee
3 (1) The function of the Curriculum and Assessment
4 Committee is to provide advice to the Board in relation
5 to --
6 (a) the functions of the Authority referred to in
7 section 9(1)(a) to (d) and (f) to (i); and
8 (b) any other matter on which the Board requests
9 the Curriculum and Assessment Committee to
10 provide advice.
11 (2) To the extent that the procedures of the Curriculum and
12 Assessment Committee are not prescribed by the
13 regulations, and subject to any direction given to it by
14 the Board, the Curriculum and Assessment Committee
15 may determine its own procedures.
16 7F. Other committees
17 (1) The Board --
18 (a) may appoint committees to assist the Board in
19 relation to the performance of the Authority's
20 functions; and
21 (b) may discharge or alter any committee so
22 appointed.
23 (2) A committee appointed under this section may consist
24 of or include people who are not members of the
25 Board.
26 (3) The chief executive officer is not eligible to be a
27 member of a committee appointed under this section.
28 (4) Subject to any direction given to it by the Board, a
29 committee appointed under this section may determine
30 its own procedures.
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1 7G. Support services for committees
2 The Authority is to provide a committee with any
3 clerical or other support services that the Authority
4 determines are appropriate.
5
6 10. Part 2 Division 3 heading inserted
7 Before section 7 insert:
8
9 Division 3 -- General
10
11 11. Section 7 amended
12 In section 7 delete "Council" and insert:
13
14 Board
15
16 12. Section 8A inserted
17 After section 7 insert:
18
19 8A. Chief executive officer or representative may attend
20 meetings of Board and committees
21 (1) Unless the Board or committee, as the case requires --
22 (a) determines otherwise in respect of a particular
23 meeting; and
24 (b) informs the chief executive officer or member
25 of staff of the determination before the meeting
26 is held,
27 the chief executive officer, or a member of staff
28 representing the chief executive officer, may attend any
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1 meeting of the Board or a committee and, subject to
2 subsection (2), may take part in the consideration and
3 discussion of any matter before a meeting, but cannot
4 vote on any matter.
5 (2) If so requested by the Board or a committee in relation
6 to a particular matter, the chief executive officer, or a
7 member of staff representing the chief executive
8 officer, is not to attend a meeting while the matter is
9 before the meeting.
10
11 13. Section 8 amended
12 In section 8 delete "Council or a committee, other than the chief
13 executive officer," and insert:
14
15 Board or a committee
16
17 14. Sections 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 replaced
18 Delete sections 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 and insert:
19
20 9. Functions of Authority
21 (1) The functions of the Authority are --
22 (a) to establish an outline of curriculum and
23 assessment in schools; and
24 (b) to issue guidelines for the development of
25 courses and the assessment of student
26 achievement in those courses; and
27 (c) to develop courses, or to cause courses to be
28 developed, in accordance with the guidelines
29 issued under paragraph (b); and
30 (d) to evaluate and, where appropriate, accredit
31 courses developed by the Authority or other
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1 persons in accordance with the guidelines
2 issued under paragraph (b); and
3 (e) to recognise either wholly or in part or with
4 modification --
5 (i) courses; and
6 (ii) the assessment of student achievement;
7 and
8 (iii) the standards of student achievement
9 that apply to that assessment,
10 that are --
11 (iv) the subject of agreements or
12 arrangements made between the State
13 and the Commonwealth (whether or not
14 those agreements or arrangements
15 involve another State or a Territory); or
16 (v) otherwise considered appropriate by the
17 Authority;
18 and
19 (f) to determine courses --
20 (i) recognised or accredited by the
21 Authority; or
22 (ii) otherwise considered by the Authority
23 to be appropriate for the purposes of this
24 paragraph,
25 in which students may be assessed, or caused to
26 be assessed, by the Authority, whether for the
27 purposes of certification or otherwise; and
28 (g) to establish the minimum requirements for
29 graduation from secondary school and for the
30 issue of a certificate of student achievement;
31 and
32 (h) for the purposes of graduation from secondary
33 school and the issue of a certificate of student
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1 achievement, to maintain a register of student
2 achievements in courses and activities that are
3 considered by the Authority to be relevant to
4 those purposes and are --
5 (i) recognised or accredited by the
6 Authority or by bodies other than the
7 Authority; or
8 (ii) otherwise considered by the Authority
9 to be appropriate for those purposes;
10 and
11 (i) to evaluate and if appropriate recognise, for the
12 purposes of certification or otherwise, the
13 achievement of students, whether that
14 achievement is attained in the State or
15 elsewhere; and
16 (j) to establish the standards of student
17 achievement and other requirements that apply
18 to the assessment of student achievement made,
19 or caused to be made, by the Authority; and
20 (k) to determine the eligibility of students and other
21 people in relation to assessments made, or
22 caused to be made, by the Authority; and
23 (l) to assess student achievement, or cause student
24 achievement to be assessed, at the times
25 determined by the Authority; and
26 (m) to provide, at the times and in the manner
27 determined by the Authority, the results of, and
28 reports on, the assessment of student
29 achievement made, caused to be made or
30 recognised by the Authority to governing
31 bodies, principals of schools, students and
32 parents of students; and
33 (n) to the extent determined by the Authority, to
34 provide for the comparability of assessments of
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1 student achievement in the compulsory
2 education period that are made, caused to be
3 made or recognised by the Authority; and
4 (o) to consult with universities, and persons and
5 bodies having functions relating to vocational
6 education and training, with respect to
7 standards of student achievement and other
8 requirements and procedures for admission to
9 university and vocational education and
10 training, and to review from time to time the
11 effects of those standards, requirements and
12 procedures; and
13 (p) to provide information to universities, and
14 persons and bodies having functions relating to
15 vocational education and training, on the
16 achievement of students seeking admission to
17 university or to vocational education and
18 training; and
19 (q) to establish, determine the criteria for, and
20 administer exhibitions and awards to be granted
21 in recognition of student achievement.
22 (2) The Authority has any other function given to it under
23 this Act or another written law.
24 (3) The Authority is to ensure that --
25 (a) each school receives free of charge a copy of
26 the most recent outline of curriculum and
27 assessment in schools established by the
28 Authority; and
29 (b) that outline of curriculum and assessment in
30 schools is made available to the public in any
31 manner the Authority thinks fit.
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1 (4) The Authority is to ensure that decisions of the
2 Authority made in the performance of its functions
3 under subsection (1) are notified to --
4 (a) education providers to whom or which the
5 decisions are relevant; and
6 (b) any other person or body to whom or which the
7 Authority considers the decisions should be
8 notified.
9 (5) Without limiting subsection (4), the Authority may
10 comply with that subsection by publishing in the
11 Gazette, or in another manner determined by the
12 Authority, a notice of --
13 (a) a decision to which subsection (4) applies; and
14 (b) a variation or revocation of a decision of which
15 notice is published under this subsection.
16 10. Advisory function
17 It is a function of the Authority to advise the
18 Minister --
19 (a) on matters arising under this Act; and
20 (b) on any agreements or arrangements made, or
21 proposed to be made, between the State and the
22 Commonwealth (whether or not those
23 agreements or arrangements involve another
24 State or a Territory) that relate to any of the
25 Authority's other functions.
26 11. Draft reports on standards of student achievement
27 (1) The Authority may prepare reports on the standards of
28 student achievement attained in schools in the State.
29 (2) A report under subsection (1) is to be prepared in draft
30 form (a draft report).
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1 (3) The Authority --
2 (a) is to give a copy of a draft report to any
3 governing body that the Authority considers
4 likely to want to make submissions to the
5 Authority in relation to the report; and
6 (b) is to notify the governing body that it has a
7 specified period (of not less than 28 days)
8 within which it may make written submissions
9 to the Authority in relation to the report.
10 (4) The governing body may make written submissions to
11 the Authority in relation to the draft report within the
12 period specified under subsection (3)(b).
13 (5) The Authority may, in a notice under subsection (3)(b),
14 request the governing body to provide specified
15 information to the Authority within a specified period
16 (of not less than 28 days) in relation to any matter
17 referred to in the draft report.
18 (6) A governing body is to comply with a request under
19 subsection (5).
20 12. Reports to be given to Minister and governing
21 bodies
22 (1) In this section --
23 aggregated form has the meaning given in
24 section 19A(1);
25 draft report means a report prepared under
26 section 11(2);
27 relevant governing body means a governing body to
28 which a copy of a draft report is given under
29 section 11(3).
30 (2) After considering in relation to a draft report --
31 (a) any submissions made to the Authority by a
32 governing body under section 11(4); and
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1 (b) any information provided to the Authority by a
2 governing body under section 11(6); and
3 (c) any other information available to the Authority
4 under this Act that the Authority considers
5 relevant,
6 the Authority --
7 (d) may finalise the report, including any
8 modifications it considers appropriate; or
9 (e) may decide not to proceed with the report.
10 (3) If subsection (2)(d) applies, the Authority is to give a
11 copy of the report to the Minister and to any relevant
12 governing body.
13 (4) If subsection (2)(e) applies and without limiting
14 section 9(4), the Authority is to notify any relevant
15 governing body of the decision made by the Authority
16 not to proceed with the report.
17 (5) Any information in a report finalised by the Authority
18 under this section that relates to students is to be in
19 aggregated form.
20
21 15. Section 14 amended
22 (1) In section 14(1)(a):
23 (a) in subparagraph (i) delete "made or recognized" and
24 insert:
25
26 made, caused to be made or recognised
27
28 (b) in subparagraph (ii) delete "of study".
29 (2) Delete section 14(3).
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1 16. Section 15 amended
2 In section 15(2):
3 (a) in paragraph (c) delete "property;" and insert:
4
5 property; and
6
7 (b) after paragraph (c) insert:
8
9 (da) with the approval of the Minister, provide funds
10 by way of grants, subsidies or otherwise to
11 governing bodies or other persons or bodies for
12 purposes related to --
13 (i) the development of courses and
14 standards of student achievement; and
15 (ii) the assessment of student achievement;
16 and
17
18 (c) after each of paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e) insert:
19
20 and
21
22 17. Section 16 amended
23 In section 16(3):
24 (a) delete "The Council" and insert:
25
26 The Authority
27
28 (b) in paragraph (a) delete "Council" and insert:
29
30 Authority
31
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1 (c) delete paragraph (c) and insert:
2
3 (c) advise and confer with employers,
4 organisations of employees and employers, and
5 such other persons and bodies as the Authority
6 thinks fit, with respect to recognition by those
7 persons and bodies of courses in which students
8 are assessed, or caused to be assessed, by the
9 Authority, and advise those persons and bodies
10 with respect to methods of assessment and
11 methods of certification.
12
13 (d) delete paragraph (d).
14 18. Section 17 amended
15 In section 17(1):
16 (a) delete "The Council" and insert:
17
18 The Authority
19
20 (b) in paragraph (a) delete "members of the Council;" and
21 insert:
22
23 members; or
24
25 (c) after paragraph (a) insert:
26
27 (ba) the chief executive officer; or
28
29 (d) after paragraph (b) insert:
30
31 or
32
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1 19. Section 18 amended
2 Delete section 18(2) and insert:
3
4 (2) The text of a direction given under subsection (1) is to
5 be --
6 (a) tabled in each House of Parliament not later
7 than 14 sitting days of that House after the day
8 on which the direction was given; and
9 (b) included in the annual report submitted by the
10 accountable authority of the Authority under
11 the Financial Management Act 2006 Part 5.
12
13 20. Section 19A amended
14 (1) In section 19A(1) delete the definition of School Education
15 Act.
16 (2) In section 19A(2) in the definition of provider in the Table:
17 (a) before item 1 insert:
18
1A. A student enrolled at a The governing body.
community kindergarten.
19
20 (b) in item 1 delete "at a school." and insert:
21
22 at a school (other than a community kindergarten).
23
24 (c) in item 2 delete "of study".
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1 21. Section 19C amended
2 (1) At the beginning of section 19C insert:
3
4 (1) In this section --
5 first year of the relevant education period means --
6 (a) for a student enrolled in a school during the
7 pre-compulsory education period -- the first
8 year of that enrolment; or
9 (b) otherwise, the first year of the compulsory
10 education period.
11
12 (2) In section 19C:
13 (a) delete "A student" and insert:
14
15 (2) A student
16
17 (b) delete "8th year of the compulsory" and insert:
18
19 first year of the relevant
20
21 (c) after paragraph (a) insert:
22
23 (ba) in the case of a student who at that time is
24 enrolled in a community kindergarten -- by the
25 governing body of the community kindergarten;
26 or
27
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1 (3) At the end of section 19C insert:
2
3 (3) The regulations may provide for the opening of a
4 student record for students for whom --
5 (a) on the commencement of the Curriculum
6 Council Amendment Act 2011 section 21, a
7 student record has not been opened; and
8 (b) a student record would not otherwise be
9 required to be opened under this section.
10
11 22. Section 19I amended
12 (1) In section 19I(1):
13 (a) delete "of the Council" and insert:
14
15 of the Authority
16
17 (b) delete paragraph (a) and insert:
18
19 (a) information relating to student records in the
20 possession of the former Council immediately
21 before the commencement of the Curriculum
22 Council Amendment Act 2011 section 9; and
23
24 (c) in paragraph (c) after "received by" insert:
25
26 or otherwise available to
27
28 (2) After section 19I(1) insert:
29
30 (2A) In subsection (1) --
31 former Council means the Curriculum Council
32 established under this Act as in force immediately
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1 before the commencement of the Curriculum Council
2 Amendment Act 2011 section 9.
3
4 (3) In section 19I(5) delete "section 14(1)(c), (2) and (3)." and
5 insert:
6
7 sections 11(1), 12(2) and 14(1)(c) and (2).
8
9 Note: The heading to amended section 19I is to read:
10 Function of Authority to maintain database relating to student
11 records
12 23. Section 19J amended
13 (1) Before section 19J(1) insert:
14
15 (1A) In this section --
16 parent, of a student, means a person who at law has
17 responsibility for the day to day care, welfare and
18 development of the student;
19 student record includes a record of assessment referred
20 to in section 14(1)(a) that is kept in respect of a student
21 on the database maintained under section 19I.
22
23 (2) In section 19J(2) delete "concerned" and insert:
24
25 concerned, a parent of the student
26
27 Note: The heading to amended section 19J is to read:
28 Provision of information to students and others
29
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1 24. Section 20 amended
2 In section 20(2):
3 (a) delete "Council," and insert:
4
5 Board,
6
7 (b) delete "Council." and insert:
8
9 Authority.
10
11 25. Section 22 amended
12 In section 22(1)(a) delete "the Crown in right of ".
13 26. Section 23 amended
14 In section 23:
15 (a) in paragraph (c) delete "section 25 or 26; and" and
16 insert:
17
18 section 26; and
19
20 (b) after each of paragraphs (a) and (b) insert:
21
22 and
23
24 Note: The heading to amended section 23 is to read:
25 Fund of Authority
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1 27. Section 24 amended
2 (1) Delete section 24(1) and insert:
3
4 (1) An account called the School Curriculum and
5 Standards Authority Account is to be established as an
6 agency special purpose account under the Financial
7 Management Act 2006 section 16, to which the funds
8 referred to in section 23 are to be credited.
9
10 (2) In section 24(2)(b) delete "section 25 or 26; and" and insert:
11
12 section 26; and
13
14 Note: The heading to amended section 24 is to read:
15 School Curriculum and Standards Authority Account
16 28. Section 25 deleted
17 Delete section 25.
18 29. Section 26 amended
19 In section 26(1) delete "In addition to its powers under
20 section 25, the Council" and insert:
21
22 The Authority
23
24 Note: The heading to amended section 26 is to read:
25 Borrowing
26 30. Sections 27 and 28 deleted
27 Delete sections 27 and 28.
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1 31. Section 30 amended
2 In section 30(3) delete "Council or the Crown" and insert:
3
4 Authority or the State
5
6 32. Section 31 amended
7 (1) In section 31(4):
8 (a) delete "Council" and insert:
9
10 Authority
11
12 (b) delete "Council," and insert:
13
14 Board,
15
16 (2) In section 31(5):
17 (a) delete "Council" (first occurrence) and insert:
18
19 Authority
20
21 (b) delete "Council" (second occurrence) and insert:
22
23 Board
24
25 (c) delete "Council," and insert:
26
27 Authority,
28
29 Note: The heading to amended section 31 is to read:
30 Execution of documents by Authority
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1 33. Section 32 amended
2 (1) In section 32(2):
3 (a) in paragraph (a) delete "Council;" and insert:
4
5 Board; or
6
7 (b) after paragraph (b) insert:
8
9 (ca) the chief executive officer; or
10
11 (2) After section 32(2) insert:
12
13 (3A) Subsection (1) does not apply to information in a report
14 referred to in section 11 or 12 to the extent to which the
15 information is summary or statistical information that
16 could not reasonably be expected to enable details
17 relating to a person or a school to be ascertained.
18
19 (3) In section 32(3) delete "School Education Act 1999," and insert:
20
21 School Education Act,
22
23 34. Section 33 amended
24 In section 33(2):
25 (a) in paragraph (a)(i) delete "of study";
26 (b) delete paragraph (b) and insert:
27
28 (b) procedures for the external assessment by the
29 Authority of student achievement, including
30 external assessment for the purposes of
31 certification, and the proper conduct of that
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1 assessment and, without limiting this
2 paragraph, providing for --
3 (i) enrolment for external assessments; and
4 (ii) the designation of examination centres;
5 and
6 (iii) the appointment of supervisors of
7 external assessments; and
8 (iv) requirements for people undertaking or
9 proposing to undertake external
10 assessments (candidates) to produce
11 identification documents; and
12 (v) restrictions relating to materials that
13 candidates may bring into examination
14 centres and the exclusion from
15 examination centres of candidates who
16 do not comply with those restrictions;
17 and
18 (vi) the inspection by supervisors of
19 materials brought into examination
20 centres by candidates; and
21 (vii) restrictions relating to the consumption
22 of food and drinks by candidates during
23 external assessments; and
24 (viii) special arrangements for candidates
25 with disabilities or suffering illness,
26 injury or other impairment; and
27 (ix) requirements for candidates suffering
28 illness, injury or other impairment to
29 provide to the Authority a medical
30 certificate, statutory declaration or other
31 evidence of that illness, injury or
32 impairment; and
33 (x) requirements relating to the conduct of
34 candidates during external assessments;
35 and
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1 (xi) the disqualification of, or other
2 disciplinary action that the Authority
3 may take in respect of, candidates who
4 engage in fraud, collusion or other
5 misconduct during external
6 assessments; and
7 (xii) appeals by candidates who are subject to
8 disqualification or other disciplinary
9 action taken by the Authority; and
10 (xiii) protection of examination papers and
11 related materials.
12
13 35. Section 34 deleted
14 Delete section 34.
15 36. Section 36 amended
16 In section 36(1) delete "its commencement." and insert:
17
18 the commencement of the Curriculum Council
19 Amendment Act 2011 section 36.
20
21 37. Part 7 inserted
22 After section 36 insert:
23
24 Part 7 -- Transitional provisions
25 37. Terms used
26 In this Part --
27 assets --
28 (a) means property of every kind whether tangible
29 or intangible, real or personal, corporeal or
30 incorporeal; and
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1 (b) without limiting paragraph (a), includes choses
2 in action, goodwill, rights, interests and claims
3 of every kind in or to property, whether arising
4 from, accruing under, created or evidenced by
5 or the subject of an instrument or otherwise and
6 whether liquidated or unliquidated, actual,
7 contingent or prospective;
8 commencement day means the day on which the
9 Curriculum Council Amendment Act 2011 section 37
10 comes into operation;
11 Council means the Curriculum Council under this Act
12 as in force before the commencement day;
13 liability means any liability, duty or obligation whether
14 actual, contingent or prospective, liquidated or
15 unliquidated, or whether owed alone or jointly or
16 jointly and severally with any other person;
17 right means any right, power, privilege or immunity
18 whether actual, prospective or contingent.
19 38. Council abolished
20 At the beginning of the commencement day the
21 Council is abolished and its members go out of office.
22 39. Devolution of Council's assets, liabilities, etc.
23 (1) On the commencement day --
24 (a) the assets and rights of the Council that were
25 immediately before that day vested in the
26 Council vest in the Authority by force of this
27 section; and
28 (b) the liabilities of the Council immediately before
29 that day become, by force of this section, the
30 liabilities of the Authority.
31 (2) On and after the commencement day, any proceedings
32 or remedy that, immediately before that day, might
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1 have been brought or continued by or available against
2 or to the Council may be brought or continued by, and
3 are or is available against or to, the Authority.
4 (3) As soon as is practicable after the commencement day,
5 all papers, documents, minutes, books of account and
6 other records (however compiled, recorded or stored)
7 relating to the operations of the Council are to be
8 delivered to the Authority.
9 40. Chief executive officer of Council continues in office
10 The person holding office as the chief executive officer
11 of the Council immediately before the commencement
12 day continues to hold office as if appointed as the chief
13 executive officer of the Authority in accordance with
14 section 20(1).
15 41. Transfer of members of staff to Authority
16 (1) A person engaged by the Council immediately before
17 the commencement day under section 21(2) is to be
18 taken to have been engaged by the Authority under that
19 provision on the same terms and conditions as the
20 person was engaged by the Council.
21 (2) A person engaged under a contract for services or
22 appointed on a casual employment basis by the Council
23 under the Public Sector Management Act 1994
24 section 100 immediately before the commencement
25 day is to be taken to have been engaged or appointed
26 under that section by the Authority on the same terms
27 and conditions as the person was engaged or appointed
28 by the Council.
29 (3) An arrangement on agreed terms between the Council
30 and an employer under section 21(6) or an employing
31 authority under section 22 that is in force immediately
32 before the commencement day is to be taken to be an
33 arrangement under the relevant provision on the same
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1 terms between the Authority and the employer or
2 employing authority.
3 (4) Nothing in this section prevents the exercise by the
4 Authority on and after the commencement day of its
5 powers in relation to the management of the members
6 of staff of the Authority.
7 42. Employees' rights preserved
8 Except as otherwise agreed by an employee, the
9 operation of section 41 does not --
10 (a) affect the employee's pay, as that term is
11 defined in the Public Sector Management
12 (Redeployment and Redundancy)
13 Regulations 1994 regulation 3; or
14 (b) affect the employee's existing or accruing
15 rights in respect of annual leave, long service
16 leave, sick leave or any other leave; or
17 (c) affect any rights under a superannuation
18 scheme; or
19 (d) interrupt the continuity of the employee's
20 service.
21 43. Curriculum Council Account
22 The Curriculum Council Account established under
23 section 24, as in force before the commencement day,
24 continues to operate under that section as the School
25 Curriculum and Standards Authority Account.
26 44. Completion of things commenced
27 Anything commenced to be done by the Council before
28 the commencement day may be continued by the
29 Authority so far as the doing of that thing is within the
30 functions of the Authority.
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1 45. Continuing effect of things done
2 Any act, matter or thing done or omitted to be done
3 before the commencement day by, to or in respect of
4 the Council, to the extent that the act, matter or
5 thing --
6 (a) has any force or significance; and
7 (b) is not governed by another provision of this
8 Part,
9 is to be taken to have been done or omitted by, to or in
10 respect of the Authority so far as the act, matter or
11 thing is relevant to the Authority.
12 46. Exemption from State taxes
13 (1) In this section --
14 State tax includes duty under the Duties Act 2008 and
15 any other tax under a written law.
16 (2) State tax is not payable in relation to --
17 (a) anything that occurs by the operation of this
18 Part; or
19 (b) anything done (including a transaction entered
20 into or an instrument or document of any kind
21 made, executed, lodged or given) under this
22 Part, or to give effect to this Part, or for a
23 purpose connected with or arising out of giving
24 effect to this Part.
25 47. Agreements and instruments generally
26 Any agreement or instrument subsisting immediately
27 before the commencement day --
28 (a) to which the Council was a party; or
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1 (b) that contains a reference to the Council,
2 has effect on and after the commencement day as if --
3 (c) the Authority were substituted for the Council
4 as a party to the agreement or instrument; and
5 (d) any reference in the agreement or instrument to
6 the Council were (unless the context otherwise
7 requires) amended to be or include a reference
8 to the Authority.
9 48. Immunity continues
10 Despite the abolition of the Council under section 38, if
11 the Council had the benefit of any immunity in respect
12 of an act, matter or thing done or omitted before the
13 commencement day, that immunity continues in that
14 respect for the benefit of the Authority.
15 49. Duty of confidentiality continues to apply to
16 members of the Council
17 Despite the amendment of section 32(2)(a) by the
18 Curriculum Council Amendment Act 2011 section 33,
19 section 32(1) continues to apply to a person who has
20 been a member of the Council.
21 50. Registration of documents
22 (1) In this section --
23 relevant officials means --
24 (a) the Registrar of Titles under the Transfer of
25 Land Act 1893; or
26 (b) the Registrar of Deeds and Transfers under the
27 Registration of Deeds Act 1856; or
28 (c) the Minister administering the Land
29 Administration Act 1997; or
30 (d) any other person authorised by a written law to
31 record and give effect to the registration of
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1 documents relating to transactions affecting any
2 estate or interest in land or any other property.
3 (2) The relevant officials are to take notice of the
4 provisions of this Part and are empowered to record
5 and register in the appropriate manner the necessary
6 documents and otherwise to give effect to this Part.
7 51. Transitional regulations
8 (1) If this Part does not provide sufficiently for a matter or
9 issue of a transitional nature that arises as a result of
10 the amendments made to this Act by the Curriculum
11 Council Amendment Act 2011, the Governor may make
12 regulations under section 33 (transitional regulations)
13 prescribing all matters that are required, necessary or
14 convenient to be prescribed for providing for the matter
15 or issue.
16 (2) If the transitional regulations provide that a state of
17 affairs specified or described in the regulations is taken
18 to have existed, or not to have existed, on and from a
19 day that is earlier than the day on which the regulations
20 are published in the Gazette but not earlier than the
21 commencement day, the regulations have effect
22 according to their terms.
23 (3) If the transitional regulations contain a provision
24 referred to in subsection (2), the provision does not
25 operate so as --
26 (a) to affect in a manner prejudicial to any person
27 (other than the State or an authority of the
28 State) the rights of that person existing before
29 the day of publication of those regulations; or
30 (b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than
31 the State or an authority of the State) in respect
32 of anything done or omitted to be done before
33 the day of publication of those regulations.
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1 52. Saving
2 The operation of any provision of this Part is not to be
3 regarded --
4 (a) as a breach of contract or confidence or
5 otherwise as a civil wrong; or
6 (b) as a breach of any contractual provision
7 prohibiting, restricting or regulating the
8 assignment or transfer of assets, rights or
9 liabilities or the disclosure of information; or
10 (c) as giving rise to any remedy by a party to an
11 instrument or as causing or permitting the
12 termination of any instrument, because of a
13 change in the beneficial or legal ownership of
14 any asset, right or liability; or
15 (d) as causing any contract or instrument to be void
16 or otherwise unenforceable; or
17 (e) as releasing or allowing the release of any
18 surety.
19
20 38. Schedule 1 heading amended
21 In the heading to Schedule 1 delete "Council" and insert:
22
23 Board
24
25 39. Schedule 1 Division 1 heading amended
26 In the heading to Schedule 1 Division 1 delete "Council" and
27 insert:
28
29 Board
30
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1 40. Schedule 1 clause 1 amended
2 (1) Delete Schedule 1 clause 1(1) and insert:
3
4 (1) Subject to clause 2, a member holds office for the term that
5 is specified in the member's instrument of appointment, and
6 that term is not to exceed --
7 (a) 4 years; or
8 (b) in the case of the member who is the chairperson,
9 5 years.
10 (2A) A person's eligibility for reappointment or the term for
11 which a person may be reappointed is not affected by an
12 earlier appointment.
13
14 (2) In Schedule 1 clause 1(2) delete "An appointed member" and
15 insert:
16
17 A member
18
19 41. Schedule 1 clause 2 amended
20 (1) In Schedule 1 clause 2(1) and (2) delete "an appointed member"
21 and insert:
22
23 a member
24
25 (2) After Schedule 1 clause 2(1)(b) insert:
26
27 (ca) has ceased to be eligible to be appointed as a
28 member; or
29
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1 (3) After Schedule 1 clause 2(1)(a) insert:
2
3 or
4
5 42. Schedule 1 clause 3 amended
6 In Schedule 1 clause 3:
7 (a) delete "The Council" and insert:
8
9 The Board
10
11 (b) delete "of the Council".
12 43. Schedule 1 clause 4 amended
13 In Schedule 1 clause 4(1):
14 (a) delete "an appointed member" and insert:
15
16 a member
17
18 (b) delete "member of the Council." and insert:
19
20 member.
21
22 44. Schedule 1 clause 5 deleted
23 Delete Schedule 1 clause 5.
24 45. Schedule 1 clause 6 amended
25 In Schedule 1 clause 6 delete "clause 4, 5" and insert:
26
27 clause 4
28
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1 46. Schedule 1 clause 9 amended
2 In Schedule 1 clause 9 delete "Council is 7 members." and insert:
3
4 Board is 5 members.
5
6 47. Schedule 1 clause 10 amended
7 In Schedule 1 clause 10(1) delete "appointed".
8 48. Schedule 1 clause 13 amended
9 In Schedule 1 clause 13:
10 (a) delete "7 members of the Council" and insert:
11
12 5 members
13
14 (b) delete "Council if" and insert:
15
16 Board if
17
18 49. Schedule 1 clause 14 deleted
19 Delete Schedule 1 clause 14.
20 50. Schedule 1 clause 16 amended
21 In Schedule 1 clause 16(1):
22 (a) delete "member of the Council" and insert:
23
24 member
25
26 (b) delete "Council" (second occurrence) and insert:
27
28 Board
29
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1 (c) delete "Council." and insert:
2
3 Board.
4
5 (d) in the Penalty delete "$1 000." and insert:
6
7 a fine of $10 000.
8
9 51. Schedule 1 clause 17 amended
10 In Schedule 1 clause 17:
11 (a) delete "of the Council";
12 (b) delete "Council --" and insert:
13
14 Board --
15
16 52. Schedule 1 clause 19 amended
17 In Schedule 1 clause 19(1):
18 (a) delete "of the Council";
19 (b) delete "3 members" and insert:
20
21 4 members
22
23 53. Various references to "Council" amended
24 (1) In the provisions listed in the Table delete "Council" (each
25 occurrence) and insert:
26
27 Authority
28
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1 Table
s. 3 def. of member of staff s. 14(1) and (2)
par. (c)
s. 15(1) and (2) s. 16(1) and (2)
s. 17(2) and (4) s. 18(1)
s. 19(1), (2), (3) and (4) def. of s. 19A(1) def. of student record
information par. (b) and (d)
s. 19D s. 19E
s. 19F(2), (3), (4) and (5) s. 19G
s. 19H(1) and (3) s. 19I(1)(c), (2), (3), (4)
and (5)
s. 19J(1) s. 19K
s. 19L s. 19M(2) and (3)
s. 19P(1) s. 20(1)
s. 21(1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) s. 22(1) and (2)
s. 23 s. 24(2)
s. 26(2) s. 29
s. 30(1) s. 31(1), (2), (3) and (7)
s. 33(2)(a) and (3) s. 36(2)
2 (2) In the provisions listed in the Table delete "Council" (each
3 occurrence) and insert:
4
5 Board
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1
2 Table
Sch. 1 cl. 7(1), (2) and (3) Sch. 1 cl. 8(1)
Sch. 1 cl. 10(1), (2) and (3) Sch. 1 cl. 11
Sch. 1 cl. 12 Sch. 1 cl. 15
Sch. 1 cl. 18 Sch. 1 cl. 19(2)
3 54. Schedules 2 and 3 deleted
4 Delete Schedules 2 and 3.
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Part 3 Other Acts amended
Division 1 Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended
s. 55
1 Part 3 -- Other Acts amended
2 Division 1 -- Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended
3 55. Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended
4 (1) This section amends the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899.
5 (2) In Schedule V Part 3 delete "The Curriculum Council established
6 under the Curriculum Council Act 1997.".
7 (3) In Schedule V Part 3 insert in alphabetical order:
8
9 The governing body of the School Curriculum and Standards
10 Authority established by the School Curriculum and
11 Standards Authority Act 1997.
12
13 Division 2 -- Financial Management Act 2006 amended
14 56. Financial Management Act 2006 amended
15 (1) This section amends the Financial Management Act 2006.
16 (2) In Schedule 1 delete "Curriculum Council".
17 (3) In Schedule 1 insert in alphabetical order:
18
19 School Curriculum and Standards Authority
20
21 Division 3 -- Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended
22 57. Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended
23 (1) This section amends the Public Sector Management Act 1994.
24 (2) In Schedule 2:
25 (a) delete item 5A;
26 (b) after item 41 insert:
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School Education Act 1999 amended Division 4
s. 58
1
42 School Curriculum and Standards Authority established
under the School Curriculum and Standards Authority
Act 1997
2
3 Division 4 -- School Education Act 1999 amended
4 58. School Education Act 1999 amended
5 (1) This section amends the School Education Act 1999.
6 (2) Delete section 53(2)(a) and insert:
7
8 (a) the outline of curriculum and assessment in
9 schools established under the School
10 Curriculum and Standards Authority Act 1997;
11
12 (3) In the provisions listed in the Table delete "Curriculum
13 Council" and insert:
14
15 School Curriculum and Standards Authority
16
17 Table
s. 6(c)(ii)(II) s. 6(d)(ii)(II)
s. 63(1)(d)(i) s. 67
s. 167(1)(a)(ii) s. 176(1)(b)
s. 177(1)(a)(ii) s. 200(1)(c)(ii)
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Division 5 Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 amended
s. 59
1 Division 5 -- Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004
2 amended
3 59. Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 amended
4 (1) This section amends the Western Australian College of
5 Teaching Act 2004.
6 (2) In section 3(1) in the definition of teaching paragraph (a) delete
7 "curriculum framework approved under the Curriculum Council
8 Act 1997" and insert:
9
10 outline of curriculum and assessment in schools
11 established under the School Curriculum and
12 Standards Authority Act 1997
13
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