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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
CANBERRA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AMENDMENT BILL 2007
2007
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for Education and Training)
Canberra
Institute of Technology Amendment Bill 2007
Contents
Page
2007
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for Education and Training)
Canberra Institute of
Technology Amendment Bill 2007
A Bill for
An Act to amend the
Canberra Institute of
Technology Act 1987
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as
follows:
This Act is the Canberra Institute of Technology Amendment
Act 2007.
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence
on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
This Act amends the Canberra Institute of Technology Act
1987.
substitute
30 Council members
The council has 12 members.
31 Appointment of council
members
(1) The Minister may appoint the council members.
Note 1 For the making of appointments (including acting
appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.
Note 2 In particular, an appointment may be made by naming a person
or nominating the occupant of a position (see Legislation Act,
s 207).
Note 3 Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an
Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act,
div 19.3.3).
(2) The Minister must ensure that there is always––
(a) 1 member who represents an organisation that represents the teaching
staff; and
(b) 1 member who represents the student body; and
(c) 7 members who represent the interests of industry and commerce;
and
(d) 2 members, not representing the interests of industry or commerce, who
have experience and knowledge relevant to the functions of the council;
and
(e) 1 member who has skills in and knowledge of vocational education and
training.
(3) The Minister must not appoint the director as a member.
(4) In deciding whether to appoint a person as a member, the Minister must
have regard to the desirability of ensuring that there is a balance of skills,
expertise and gender among the council members.
(5) The Minister must not appoint a member for longer than 3
years.
Note A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is
eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act, s 208 and
dict, pt 1, def appoint).
(6) The conditions of appointment of a member are the conditions agreed
between the Minister and the member subject to any determination under the
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995.
32 Appointment of chair and deputy
chair
(1) The Minister may appoint a council member as chair of the council and
another member as deputy chair of the council.
(2) However, the Minister must not appoint a member of staff as chair or
deputy chair.
(3) The Minister must try to ensure that the council always has a chair
and a deputy chair.
5 Ending
council member appointmentsSection
32
renumber as section 33
insert
Part 9 Review of
decisions
61 Reviewable decisions
Each of the following decisions of the director is a reviewable
decision:
(a) refusing to admit a person to a course of study or instruction of the
institute or to an examination of the institute under section 19
(c);
(b) refusing to confer an award (other than an honorary award) on a person
under section 19 (d).
62 Review of decisions
Application may be made to the AAT for review of a reviewable
decision.
63 Notice of reviewable
decisions
(1) If the director makes a reviewable decision, the director must give
written notice of the decision to each person affected by the
decision.
(2) The notice must be in accordance with the requirements of the code of
practice in force under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Act 1989, section 25B (1).
renumber as part 10
8 Delegation
by directorSection 62
renumber as section 64
omit
10 Dictionary,
definition of chairperson
substitute
chair means the chair of the council appointed under section
32.
11 Dictionary,
definition of deputy chairperson
substitute
deputy chair means the deputy chair of the council appointed
under section 32.
12 Dictionary,
new definition of reviewable decision
insert
reviewable decision––see section 61.
13 Further
amendments, mentions of chairperson
omit
chairperson
substitute
chair
in
• section 38
• section 40
• section 41
Endnotes
1 Presentation speech
Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 2007.
2 Notification
Notified under the Legislation Act on 2007.
3 Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see
www.legislation.act.gov.au.
© Australian Capital Territory
2007
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