Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Education and Training Reform Act 2006 - SECT 2.3.8.

Employment or engagement of teachers and other staff in schools

2.3.8. Employment or engagement of teachers and other staff in schools



(1) A school council, in accordance with this Act, may-

   (a)  employ-

   (i)  teachers for a fixed period not exceeding one year or on a casual
        basis; or

   (ii) teacher aides; or

   (iii) any other staff- for the purpose of performing its functions and
        duties;

   (b)  employ any person to enable the council to do anything it is
        authorised to do by section 2.3.11 or Division 6.

(2) A school council which employs a person under subsection (1) may do so on
behalf of a group of school councils, and the group of school councils may
decide from time to time in a manner determined by agreement amongst
themselves the time which the person is to spend on each school.

(3) Sections 5.10.4 and 5.10.5 and clause 8 of Schedule 6 apply to and in
relation to the determination of salaries and allowances to be paid to and to
the terms and conditions of employment of staff employed by school councils as
if those employees were employees of the teaching service.