Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

EDUCATION ACT 1928

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  

   PART I -- Introductory provisions  

   3.      Interpretation  

   PART II -- Administration  

           Division 1 -- Minister’s functions and matters relating to property vested in the Minister  

   5.      Minister a body corporate  
   6.      Property vested in Minister  
   6AA.    CEO may enter into agreements on Minister’s behalf for improvement of school lands  
   6A.     Minister may grant licences for use of land etc.  
   6B.     Licences for use of school property by persons generally  
   6C.     Financial provisions relating to licences  

           Division 2 -- Persons required to administer Act  

   7.      Appointment of officers and teachers  
   7AA.    Chief executive officers  

           Division 3 -- Disciplinary matters  

   7A.     Application of sections 7A to 7E  
   7B.     No preference in respect of membership of the Union  
   7C.     Disciplinary action for misconduct  
   7D.     No work as ordered -- no pay  
   7E.     No pay for absence without leave  

   PART III -- Schools and other means of public education  

   9.      Power to establish and maintain schools  
   9A.     Financial assistance to non-government schools  
   9B.     Government schools -- school fund and bank account  
   9C.     Minister may lend money  
   9D.     Borrowing by the Minister  
   9E.     Moneys to be credited and charged to operating account  
   9F.     Guarantee by the Treasurer  
   9G.     Payments under guarantee  

   PART V -- Attendance at schools  

   11.     No fees at primary schools or pre-primary centres  
   12.     Fees at Government schools  
   13.     Attendance at school compulsory  
   13A.    Leaving age after 1 January 1966  
   14.     Reasonable excuse  
   15.     Welfare officers may accost children in public places  
   16.     Parents neglecting to cause child to attend school  
   17.     School children not to be employed in school hours  
   17A.    Truancy  
   17B.    Court may commit child on probation to care of department  
   18.     Habitual truants  
   19.     Parent summoned to produce child to court  
   20.     Definition of “advisory panel”  
   20A.    Children requiring special education  
   20B.    Children with severe disorders  
   20C.    Review and confirmation of direction by Minister  
   20D.    Advisory panels  
   20E.    Children’s Court may cancel or confirm direction  
   20F.    Contents of directions and notices  
   20G.    Child may be suspended from Government school  
   21.     Minister may refuse child admission to Government school  
   21A.    Appointment of persons to prosecute etc. offences  
   21B.    Members of Police Force may prosecute offences etc.  
   21BA.   Proof of certain matters  

   PART VA -- School decision-making groups  

   21C.    Interpretation  
   21D.    School decision-making groups  
   21E.    Regulations relating to school decision-making groups  
   21F.    School decision-making group not to exercise authority over staff  

   PART VI -- Parents and Citizens’ Associations  

   22.     Parents etc. may form association  
   23.     Objects of an association  
   26.     Profits of association to be used for benefit of children attending Government schools  
   27.     Association not to exercise authority over teaching staff  

   PART VIA -- Care-centres and pre-school centres  

   27A.    Conduct of care-centres etc. to be authorized  
   27B.    Permits to conduct care-centres etc.  
   27C.    Financial assistance to care-centres etc.  
   27D.    Repeal and transitional provisions  

   PART VII -- Regulations  

   28.     Regulations  
   28A.    Regulations for the control and management of school lands  

   PART VIII -- Miscellaneous provisions  

   29.     Religious instruction permitted  
   30.     Conditions about religious worship etc. not to be imposed  
   31.     Census may be taken  
   32A.    Certain schools to apply to be registered as efficient  
   32B.    Inspection of schools applying to be found efficient  
   33.     Non-Government schools to keep registers of attendance and provide information when requested  
   34.     Non-Government schools to provide information periodically  
   36.     Regulations as to examinations for certain bursaries and scholarships  
   36A.    Superannuation of former employees of the W.A. Pre-School Board  
   37A.    Financial assistance to post-secondary students etc.  
   38.     Application of Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985  
   39.     Application of Interpretation Act 1918  
   40.     Jurisdiction and powers of Children’s Court  
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