Education and Training (Further Consequential Amendments) Act 2008

Education and Training (Further Consequential Amendments) Act 2008

An Act to amend certain Acts consequentially on the enactment of the Education and Training (Tasmanian Academy) Act 2008 , the Education and Training (Tasmanian Polytechnic) Act 2008 , the Education and Training (Tasmanian Skills Institute) Act 2008 and the Education and Training (Repeals and Transitional Provisions) Act 2008

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Education and Training (Further Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on 1 January 2009.

3.   Consequential amendments

The legislation specified in Schedule 1 is amended as specified in that Schedule.

SCHEDULE 1 - Consequential Amendments

Section 3

1.    Section 4(1)(d) is amended by omitting "school" and substituting "a school, or other educational or training institution,".

2.    Section 32(10) is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from paragraph (i) "school." and substituting "school;";

(b) by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (i) :

(j) if there are concerns about the child's education and the child attends the Tasmanian Academy established by the Education and Training (Tasmanian Academy) Act 2008 , a person nominated by the Tasmanian Academy;

(k) if there are concerns about the child's education and the child attends the Tasmanian Polytechnic established by the Education and Training (Tasmanian Polytechnic) Act 2008 , a person nominated by the Tasmanian Polytechnic.

1.    Clause 10(2) of Schedule 3 is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:

(a) the Tasmanian Skills Institute established by the Education and Training (Tasmanian Skills Institute) Act 2008 ;

1.    Section 3(1) is amended by omitting " TAFE Tasmania Act 1997 ;" from paragraph (d) of the definition of boarding premises and substituting " Education and Training (Tasmanian Polytechnic) Act 2008 or the Education and Training (Tasmanian Skills Institute) Act 2008 ;".

1.    Part 2 of Schedule 1 is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting

TAFE Tasmania

Chief executive officer

and substituting the following item:

Tasmanian Academy

Chief executive officer

(b) by inserting after

Tasmanian Dairy Industry Authority

Chairperson of the Tasmanian Dairy Industry Authority

the following items:

Tasmanian Polytechnic	Chief executive officer
Tasmanian Skills Institute	Chief executive officer

1.    Section 3(1) is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting paragraph (a) from the definition of course and substituting the following paragraph:

(a) a senior secondary course; or

(b) by omitting the definitions of senior secondary course and senior secondary education and substituting the following definitions:

senior secondary course means a course of study that is normally undertaken, or intended to be undertaken, during senior secondary education;

senior secondary education means secondary education that is usually undertaken by persons following the completion of the fourth year of secondary education, being the year commonly known as Year 10;

1.    Section 3 is amended by omitting the definition of school and substituting the following definition:

school has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1994 ;

2.    Section 5(1)(b) is amended by omitting "and colleges".

1.    Section 65(1)(f) is amended by omitting "school or employment" and substituting "employment or school, or other educational or training establishment,".

2.    Section 90(6)(e) is amended by omitting "school or employment" and substituting "employment or school, or other educational or training establishment,".

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 21 OCTOBER 2008

Legislative Council on 30 OCTOBER 2008]