Australian Capital Territory
Education Amendment Regulation 2005 (No 1)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
SL2005‑40

Aim and Purpose
This regulation prescribes those schools at which 2 student members are to be elected by the students at the school for appointment to its school board.
This regulation also prescribes the way in which a required staff member is appointed to the school board of a small school.
The regulation specifies the details to be kept on the register of non-government schools.
Some renumbering of the current regulation will also result from these amendments.
Background
The Education Act 2004 (the Act) was passed by the Legislative Assembly in March 2004.
Details
Section 41(2)(f) of the Act requires a regulation to prescribe those schools at which 2 student members can be elected to the school board by the students at the school. The students elected by the school are appointed by the chief executive.  The schools are prescribed in Schedule 1 of the regulation.
Section 42(4) of the Act requires a regulation to prescribe the way in which a staff member is appointed to the school board of a small school.  The Act defines a small school as a school (other than a school-related institution) where fewer than 4 teachers are employed.  The regulation states that the chief executive must appoint the person nominated by the staff of a small school to be the staff member of the school board.
Sections 86(4)(a), 88(4)(a), 90(4)(a) and 97(4)(a) all require the registrar to enter the particulars of registered schools into the register of non-government schools.  The regulation determines those particulars and enables the Registrar to include any other particulars that he/she considers appropriate.