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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Education (Amendment) Act 1998
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1. Purposes 1
2. Commencement 2
3. Principal Act 2
4. Minister may authorise combined classes for religious instruction 2
5. Repeal of Division 2 of Part IV 2
6. Amendment of definitions consequential on repeal 3
7. New section 25AA inserted 3
25AA. Parent not required to contribute to cost of additional
support 3
8. Other amendments consequential on repeal 3
9. Statute law revision 4
NOTES 5
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
A BILL
to amend the Education Act 1958 and for other purposes.
Education (Amendment) Act 1998
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purposes
The main purposes of this Act are--
(a) to make provision relating to religious
instruction in connection with pageants,
5 special events or celebrations of festivals;
and
(b) to repeal outdated provisions relating to
assessment and education of students with
disabilities or impairments.
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2. Commencement
(1) This Act (except section 9(1)) comes into
operation on the day that it receives the Royal
Assent.
5 (2) Section 9(1) is deemed to have come into
operation on 1 July 1998.
3. Principal Act
No. 6240. In this Act, the Education Act 1958 is called the
Reprint No. 7
Principal Act.
as at 1 July
1998. Further
amended by
No. 82/1997.
10 4. Minister may authorise combined classes for religious
instruction
(1) In section 23(2) of the Principal Act--
(a) in paragraph (b), after "such schools," insert
"or having regard to the preparation or
15 conduct of a pageant, special event or
celebration of a festival in a school or
schools,";
(b) in paragraph (c), omit "at any class".
(2) In section 23 of the Principal Act, after sub-
20 section (2) insert--
"(2A) The Minister may give an authorisation
under sub-section (2) in respect of the
preparation or conduct of a particular class
of pageant, special event or celebration of a
25 festival generally to all schools, to a class or
classes of school or to a specific school.".
5. Repeal of Division 2 of Part IV
Division 2 of Part IV of the Principal Act is
repealed.
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6. Amendment of definitions consequential on repeal
(1) In section 3(1) of the Principal Act--
(a) in the definition of "school age" omit
"(subject to Division 2 of Part IV of this
5 Act)";
(b) in the definition of "special school" for
"handicapped children" substitute "students
with disabilities or impairments".
(2) In section 3(2) of the Principal Act omit "(subject
10 to Division 2 of Part IV of this Act)".
7. New section 25AA inserted
After section 25 of the Principal Act insert--
"25AA. Parent not required to contribute to cost of
additional support
15 A parent of a student with a disability or
impairment is not required to contribute to
the cost of the provision of additional
support for the education in a State school of
that student.".
20 8. Other amendments consequential on repeal
(1) In section 64N(4) of the Principal Act, for
"handicapped child within the meaning of
Division 2 of Part IV" substitute "pupil with a
disability or impairment".
25 (2) In section 64N(5)(b) of the Principal Act--
(a) for "handicapped child" substitute "pupil";
(b) for "handicapped children" substitute
"pupils".
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9. Statute law revision
(1) In the Principal Act--
(a) in section 5(3), for "Chief Executive's"
substitute "Secretary's";
5 (b) in section 13(9), for "Director" (where twice
occurring) substitute "Secretary".
(2) For section 25(10) of the Principal Act
substitute--
"(10) Section 15 and Part 5 of the Subordinate
10 Legislation Act 1994 apply to an Order
made under sub-section (7) as if the Order
were a statutory rule within the meaning of
that Act, notice of the making of which had
been published in the Government Gazette
15 on the day on which the Order was published
in accordance with section 84(3) of this
Act.".
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NOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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