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EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 484 Provisions about school councils

EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 484

Provisions about school councils

484 Provisions about school councils

(1) This section applies to a school council established under the repealed E(GP) Act, section 50, and in existence immediately before the commencement.
(2) The school council continues in existence, subject to this Act, and is taken to have been established under section 79.
(3) The appointed, elected and official members of the school council holding office under the repealed E(GP) Act immediately before the commencement continue as the appointed, elected and official members of the council under this Act.
(4) The appointed or elected members continue in office, subject to this Act, for the balance of the term for which they were appointed or elected under the repealed E(GP) Act.
(5) The person holding office as chairperson of the school council under the repealed E(GP) Act immediately before the commencement continues in office, subject to section 89(3) of this Act, for the balance of the person’s term of office under the repealed E(GP) Act.
(6) The school council’s constitution as in force under the repealed E(GP) Act immediately before the commencement continues, subject to this Act, as the council’s constitution under this Act.
(7) An amendment of the school council’s constitution prepared and adopted under the repealed E(GP) Act but not approved by the chief executive under that Act may be approved by the chief executive under section 95 of this Act.
(8) A written direction given to the council under the repealed E(GP) Act, section 79, and not complied with before the commencement is taken to be a direction given to the council under section 116.
(9) Without limiting subsection (8), a copy of the direction must also be included in the department’s annual report for the financial year in which the direction was given under the repealed E(GP) Act.