2015
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Education and Training)
Board of Senior Secondary Studies Amendment Bill 2015

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997

    

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

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Board of Senior Secondary Studies Amendment Act 2015.
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 Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997.
4	Section 3B
substitute
3B	What is a recognised educational institution?
	(1)	An educational institution is a recognised educational institution if it—
	(a)	provides, or offers to provide, courses suitable for senior secondary education; and
	(b)	is either—
	(i)	established or registered under a Commonwealth or State law; or
	(ii)	a school declared under subsection (2).
Note	State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).
	(2)	The Minister may declare a school to be a recognised educational institution if the school—
	(a)	is established and operates in another country; and
	(b)	does not operate in Australia; and
	(c)	has entered into an agreement with the board in relation to 1 or more of the following:
	(i)	the accreditation by the board of courses taught by the school;
	(ii)	the assessment by the board of the school’s students;
	(iii)	the issue by the board of certificates of attainment to the school’s students;
	(iv)	the exercise of other functions of the board in relation to the provision of senior secondary education by the school.
	(3)	A declaration is a notifiable instrument.
Note	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
5	Membership of board
New section 8 (1) (ea)
insert
	(ea)	1 person appointed after consultation with the Australian Catholic University;
6	Section 8 (1) (l)
substitute
	(l)	1 person appointed after consultation with business and industry representative organisations in the ACT; 
7	New section 16A
insert
16A	Proxy voting
	(1)	A board member may appoint a person as a proxy for a vote at a board meeting.
	(2)	The appointment must be in a form approved by the board.
Note	If a form is approved under s 30 for an appointment, the form must be used.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 7 May 2015.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2015.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2015