This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.

Overview of Bill

The object of this Bill is to amend the Education Act 1990 to repeal certain provisions
that create an offence in relation to the publication of school results. The provisions
were included in the Education Amendment (Publication of School Results) Act 2009
by way of amendment in committee when the Bill for that Act was before the
Legislative Council. The provisions make it a criminal offence (with certain
exceptions) to publish, in a newspaper or other publicly available document, a
ranking or other comparison of particular schools according to school results or the
identity of a school with a percentile result of less than 90% in relation to school
results.

Outline of provisions

Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.

Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on the date of assent
to the proposed Act.

Clause 3 amends section 18A of the Education Act 1990 to give effect to the object
outlined above.

Note: If this Bill is not modified, these Explanatory Notes would reflect the Bill as passed in the House. If the Bill has been amended by Committee, these Explanatory Notes may not necessarily reflect the Bill as passed.

 

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