South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts14F—Minister's decision as to closure or amalgamation
(1) The Minister may
close a Government school or amalgamate two or more Government schools after
giving due consideration to the report and recommendations of a committee that
has conducted a review under this Part in relation to the school or schools.
(2) The Minister must,
as soon as reasonably practicable after making a decision to close a school or
amalgamate schools, give written notice of the decision and of the reasons for
it to the head teacher and school council of each of the schools affected by
the decision.
(3) If the Minister
makes a decision that a school should be closed or that schools should be
amalgamated contrary to the recommendations of a committee, the Minister must,
within three sitting days of giving notice under subsection (2), cause a
copy of the committee's report and recommendations and a statement of the
reasons for the Minister's decision to be laid before each House of
Parliament.