EDUCATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF TEACHING, TAFE AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2018 (NO. 31 OF 2018)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purposes  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Principal Act  

PART 2--AMENDMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006 RELATING TO REGISTRATION SCHEME FOR TEACHERS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS

• 4 Definitions  
• 5 New sections 1.1.3A, 1.1.3B and 1.1.3C inserted  
• 6 Application for registration—Teachers  
• 7 Registration as a teacher  
• 8 Application for registration—Early childhood teacher  
• 9 Registration as an early childhood teacher  
• 10 Application for permission to teach  
• 11 Permission to teach  
• 12 New section 2.6.14A inserted  
• 13 Entitlement of applicant to make submissions  
• 14 Section 2.6.19 substituted  
• 15 Change in teacher's name or correspondence address must be notified to Institute  
• 16 Teacher must notify Institute of change to employer  
• 17 Early childhood teacher must notify Institute of change to employer  
• 18 New section 2.6.26E inserted  
• 19 Substitution of section 2.6.27 and new sections 2.6.27A to 2.6.27G inserted  
• 20 Institute must notify persons of interim suspension  
• 21 Notice of revocation of interim suspension  
• 22 Cancellation of registration held under this Part without inquiry  
• 23 New section 2.6.29D inserted  
• 24 Powers of inquiry  
• 25 Notifications to Institute concerning conduct of, and actions against, registered teacher  
• 26 Section 2.6.32 substituted  
• 27 When matters are to be investigated  
• 28 Findings and determinations of a formal hearing  
• 29 Notifications  
• 30 What the register must contain  
• 31 Review by VCAT  
• 32 Provision of information by teachers  
• 33 Amendments to replace references to sexual offence  
• 34 Decision about registration  
• 35 Amending, suspending or cancelling registration without application  
• 36 New section 6.1.43 inserted  

PART 3--AMENDMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006 RELATING TO MERGERS OF TAFE INSTITUTES AND ADULT EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

• 37 Definitions  
• 38 TAFE institutes and boards  
• 39 Accountability of TAFE institute boards  
• 40 New section 3.1.26AB inserted  
• 41 Definitions in Part 3.3  
• 42 Financial powers of the Adult, Community and Further Education Board  
• 43 Performance agreements  
• 44 Section 3.3.27 repealed—Centre for Adult Education  
• 45 Schedule 3—Employment of staff  

PART 4--OTHER AMENDMENTS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006

• 46 Definitions  
• 47 Functions of Institute  
• 48 Resignation and removal  
• 49 Acting members  
• 50 Repeal of section 3.1.18D—Annual meetings  
• 51 Establishment of a board of a TAFE institute to govern both the institute and an adult education institution  
• 52 Adult Multicultural Education Services  
• 53 Repeal of section 3.3.34D—Annual meetings  
• 54 Chapter 4—Interpretation—Repeal of definition of Ministerial Council  
• 55 Functions of Authority  
• 56 New Division heading  
• 57 Amendments consequential to insertion of Divisions in Part 4.6A  
• 58 New Division 2 inserted in Part 4.6A  
• 59 New section 5.8.2AB inserted  
• 60 Repeal of section 5.8.3U—Complaints against authorised officers  
• 61 Injunctions to restrain conduct  
• 62 Injunctions to do an act or thing  
• 63 Amendment of heading to Part 5.10  
• 64 Ministerial orders—general provisions  
• 65 Statute law revision amendments  

PART 5--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

Division 1--Amendment of Working with Children Act 2005

• 66 Teachers  
• 67 Teachers  
• 68 Confidentiality of information  
• 69 New section 55 inserted  

Division 2--Amendment of Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

• 70 Notice of Panel's findings and determinations  
• 71 Notice of Panel's determination on application  

Division 3--Amendment of the Public Administration Act 2004

• 72 What are public entities?  

PART 6--AMENDMENT OF UNIVERSITY ACTS

Division 1--Deakin University Act 2009

• 73 New Division 5 of Part 8 inserted  
• 74 Terms and conditions of office of Council members  
• 75 Filling of casual vacancies generally  

Division 2--Federation University Australia Act 2010

• 76 New Division 6 of Part 8 inserted  
• 77 Terms and conditions of office of Council members  
• 78 Filling of casual vacancies generally  

Division 3--La Trobe University Act 2009

• 79 New Division 5 of Part 8 inserted  
• 80 Terms and conditions of office of Council members  
• 81 Filling of casual vacancies generally  

Division 4--Monash University Act 2009

• 82 New Division 5 of Part 8 inserted  
• 83 Terms and conditions of office of Council members  
• 84 Filling of casual vacancies generally  
• 85 Statute law revision amendment  

Division 5--Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010

• 86 New Division 5 of Part 8 inserted  
• 87 Terms and conditions of office of Council members  
• 88 Filling of casual vacancies generally  

Division 6--Swinburne University of Technology Act 2010

• 89 New Division 5 of Part 8 inserted  
• 90 Terms and conditions of office of Council members  
• 91 Filling of casual vacancies generally  

Division 7--University of Melbourne Act 2009

• 92 New Division 6 of Part 8 inserted  
• 93 Terms and conditions of office of Council members  
• 94 Filling of casual vacancies generally  

Division 8--Victoria University Act 2010

• 95 New Division 5 of Part 8 inserted  
• 96 Terms and conditions of office of Council members  
• 97 Filling of casual vacancies generally  

PART 7--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

• 98 Repeal of amending Act  
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