New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TEACHING SERVICE ACT 1980 - SECT 47

47 Appointments to positions generally

(1) The Director-General may, subject to section 47A, appoint to positions in the Teaching Service such persons who, in the opinion of the Director-General, have the appropriate qualifications to be employed in the Teaching Service.

(1A) Where:

(a) an appointment to a position in the Teaching Service (other than a senior position) is to be made under subsection (1), and

(b) an Aboriginal and a person who is not an Aboriginal, each of whom is eligible to be appointed to the position, are offering themselves for appointment to the position,

the Director-General shall give preference to the Aboriginal or, if there are 2 or more such Aborigines, give preference to any one of them by appointment to that position.