Australian Capital Territory
Education (Constitution of School Boards of School-Related Institutions and Other Schools in Special Circumstances) Determination 2004 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2004– 247
made under the  
Education Act 2004 section 43

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Education (Constitution of School Boards of School-Related Institutions and Other Schools in Special Circumstances) Determination 2004 (No 1)
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on 1 January 2005. 
3.	Constitution

I determine the constitution of School Boards of School-Related Institutions and Other Schools in Special Circumstances to be as attached.

Mike Zissler
Chief Executive
14 October 2004

Constitution of school boards of school related institutions and other schools in special circumstances

	(1)	The school board of a school-related institution or a school in special circumstances shall consist of—
		(a)	the principal of the school or a representative of the    management of the school-related institution; and
		(b)	1 member (the appointed member) appointed by the chief executive as the appointed member; and
		(c)	1 member (the staff member) appointed by the chief executive as the staff member provided that the person is employed as a member of the staff; and
		(d)	2 members (the community members) appointed by the chief executive; and
(e)	any other members (the board appointed member) appointed by
(f)	the board, provided that the school board appoints 1 or more people to be members of the board for a term (not longer than 12 months) decided by the school board.  The board must not make an appointment of board appointed members if there would be more than 2 board members appointed at the same time: and 
(g)	any co-opted members who are co-opted from time to time by the board for a term not longer than 12 months.
	 	
(2)	The appointed member, staff member and community members are appointed for the period beginning 1 March in the year of the member’s election or appointment or the date of the member’s election or appointment, whichever is the later and ending at the end of February at least 12 months and not more than 24 months after the beginning of the period.   

(3)	In appointing the board appointed members, the board should take into consideration the need for representation by parents; young people; the Indigenous community; the relevant union and people who, in the board’s opinion have expertise in an area particularly relevant to the school-related institution or the school in a special circumstance.

(4)	At a meeting of the board, each member other than a non-voting member has a vote on each question to be decided.  All members shall have voting rights except for the appointed member and co-opted members.

(5)	The members of the board shall elect a member to be the chairperson of the board and another member to be the deputy chairperson. To be eligible for appointment as chairperson or deputy chairperson, the member must be a voting member, other than the principal and the staff member.  The board must inform the chief executive of the election of the chairperson and deputy chairperson.

(6)	The members of the board must not appoint the principal or management representative as chairperson or deputy chairperson, nor may they appoint the appointed member in either role.

(7)	Business may be carried out at a meeting of the school board only if 3 or more members are present and at least one of those members is a community member.