2007
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Education and Training)
Canberra Institute of Technology Amendment Bill 2007

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
	4	Section 30	2
	5	Ending council member appointments
Section 32	3
	6	New part 9	4
	7	Miscellaneous
Part 9	4
	8	Delegation by director
Section 62	5
	9	Sections 63 and 64	5
	10	Dictionary, definition of chairperson	5
	11	Dictionary, definition of deputy chairperson	5
	12	Dictionary, new definition of reviewable decision	5
	13	Further amendments, mentions of chairperson	5

2007
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Education and Training)
Canberra Institute of Technology Amendment Bill 2007

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Canberra Institute of Technology Amendment Act 2007.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987.
4	Section 30
substitute
30	Council members
The council has 12 members.
31	Appointment of council members
	(1)	The Minister may appoint the council members.
Note 1	For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.  
Note 2	In particular, an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see Legislation Act, s 207).
Note 3	Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act, div 19.3.3).
	(2)	The Minister must ensure that there is always––
	(a)	1 member who represents an organisation that represents the teaching staff; and
	(b)	1 member who represents the student body; and
	(c)	7 members who represent the interests of industry and commerce; and
	(d)	2 members, not representing the interests of industry or commerce, who have experience and knowledge relevant to the functions of the council; and
	(e)	1 member who has skills in and knowledge of vocational education and training.
	(3)	The Minister must not appoint the director as a member.
	(4)	In deciding whether to appoint a person as a member, the Minister must have regard to the desirability of ensuring that there is a balance of skills, expertise and gender among the council members.
	(5)	The Minister must not appoint a member for longer than 3 years.
Note	A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act, s 208 and dict, pt 1, def appoint).
	(6)	The conditions of appointment of a member are the conditions agreed between the Minister and the member subject to any determination under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995.
32	Appointment of chair and deputy chair
	(1)	The Minister may appoint a council member as chair of the council and another member as deputy chair of the council.
	(2)	However, the Minister must not appoint a member of staff as chair or deputy chair.
	(3)	The Minister must try to ensure that the council always has a chair and a deputy chair.
5	Ending council member appointments
Section 32
renumber as section 33
6	New part 9
insert
Part 9	Review of decisions
61	Reviewable decisions
Each of the following decisions of the director is a reviewable decision:
	(a)	refusing to admit a person to a course of study or instruction of the institute or to an examination of the institute under section 19 (c);
	(b)	refusing to confer an award (other than an honorary award) on a person under section 19 (d).
62	Review of decisions
Application may be made to the AAT for review of a reviewable decision.
63	Notice of reviewable decisions
	(1)	If the director makes a reviewable decision, the director must give written notice of the decision to each person affected by the decision.
	(2)	The notice must be in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice in force under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989, section 25B (1).
7	Miscellaneous
Part 9
renumber as part 10
8	Delegation by director
Section 62
renumber as section 64
9	Sections 63 and 64
omit
10	Dictionary, definition of chairperson
substitute
chair means the chair of the council appointed under section 32.
11	Dictionary, definition of deputy chairperson
substitute
deputy chair means the deputy chair of the council appointed under section 32.
12	Dictionary, new definition of reviewable decision
insert
reviewable decision––see section 61.
13	Further amendments, mentions of chairperson
omit
chairperson
substitute
chair
in
·	section 38
·	section 40
·	section 41

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2007.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2007.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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