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Western Australia Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 CONTENTS Part 1 -- Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 Part 2 -- Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended 3. Act amended 3 4. Long title replaced 3 5. Section 1 (short title) amended 3 6. Section 3 amended 3 7. Section 4 replaced 5 4. Objects 5 8. Part 2 heading replaced and Part 2 Division 1 heading inserted 6 Part 2 -- The School Curriculum and Standards Authority and committees Division 1 -- School Curriculum and Standards Authority 9. Sections 5 and 6 replaced and section 7A and Part 2 Division 2 inserted 6 5. School Curriculum and Standards Authority established 7 6. The Board 7 7A. How Board is constituted 7 Division 2 -- Committees 7B. Standards Committee 8 7C. Function and procedures of Standards Committee 8 7D. Curriculum and Assessment Committee 9 7E. Function and procedures of Curriculum and Assessment Committee 10 203--1 page i Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Contents 7F. Other committees 10 7G. Support services for committees 11 10. Part 2 Division 3 heading inserted 11 Division 3 -- General 11. Section 7 amended 11 12. Section 8A inserted 11 8A. Chief executive officer or representative may attend meetings of Board and committees 11 13. Section 8 amended 12 14. Sections 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 replaced 12 9. Functions of Authority 12 10. Advisory function 16 11. Draft reports on standards of student achievement 16 12. Reports to be given to Minister and governing bodies 17 15. Section 14 amended 18 16. Section 15 amended 19 17. Section 16 amended 19 18. Section 17 amended 20 19. Section 18 amended 21 20. Section 19A amended 21 21. Section 19C amended 22 22. Section 19I amended 23 23. Section 19J amended 24 24. Section 20 amended 25 25. Section 22 amended 25 26. Section 23 amended 25 27. Section 24 amended 26 28. Section 25 deleted 26 29. Section 26 amended 26 30. Sections 27 and 28 deleted 26 31. Section 30 amended 27 32. Section 31 amended 27 33. Section 32 amended 28 34. Section 33 amended 28 35. Section 34 deleted 30 36. Section 36 amended 30 37. Part 7 inserted 30 Part 7 -- Transitional provisions 37. Terms used 30 page ii Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Contents 38. Council abolished 31 39. Devolution of Council's assets, liabilities, etc. 31 40. Chief executive officer of Council continues in office 32 41. Transfer of members of staff to Authority 32 42. Employees' rights preserved 33 43. Curriculum Council Account 33 44. Completion of things commenced 33 45. Continuing effect of things done 34 46. Exemption from State taxes 34 47. Agreements and instruments generally 34 48. Immunity continues 35 49. Duty of confidentiality continues to apply to members of the Council 35 50. Registration of documents 35 51. Transitional regulations 36 52. Saving 37 38. Schedule 1 heading amended 37 39. Schedule 1 Division 1 heading amended 37 40. Schedule 1 clause 1 amended 38 41. Schedule 1 clause 2 amended 38 42. Schedule 1 clause 3 amended 39 43. Schedule 1 clause 4 amended 39 44. Schedule 1 clause 5 deleted 39 45. Schedule 1 clause 6 amended 39 46. Schedule 1 clause 9 amended 40 47. Schedule 1 clause 10 amended 40 48. Schedule 1 clause 13 amended 40 49. Schedule 1 clause 14 deleted 40 50. Schedule 1 clause 16 amended 40 51. Schedule 1 clause 17 amended 41 52. Schedule 1 clause 19 amended 41 53. Various references to "Council" amended 41 54. Schedules 2 and 3 deleted 43 Part 3 -- Other Acts amended Division 1 -- Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended 55. Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended 44 Division 2 -- Financial Management Act 2006 amended 56. Financial Management Act 2006 amended 44 page iii Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Contents Division 3 -- Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended 57. Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended 44 Division 4 -- School Education Act 1999 amended 58. School Education Act 1999 amended 45 Division 5 -- Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 amended 59. Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 amended 46 page iv Western Australia LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 A Bill for An Act to amend -- the Curriculum Council Act 1997; and certain other Acts as a consequence, and for related purposes. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows: page 1 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 1 Preliminary s. 1 1 Part 1 -- Preliminary 2 1. Short title 3 This is the Curriculum Council Amendment Act 2011. 4 2. Commencement 5 This Act comes into operation as follows -- 6 (a) Part 1 -- on the day on which this Act receives the 7 Royal Assent; 8 (b) the rest of the Act -- on a day fixed by proclamation, 9 and different days may be fixed for different provisions. page 2 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 3 1 Part 2 -- Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended 2 3. Act amended 3 This Part amends the Curriculum Council Act 1997. 4 4. Long title replaced 5 Delete the long title and insert: 6 7 An Act to establish a State agency with functions relating to 8 the development and accreditation of courses and the 9 standards, assessment and certification of student 10 achievement, to provide for a database relating to 11 participation in education, training or employment by 12 students during their school years, and for related purposes. 13 14 5. Section 1 (short title) amended 15 In section 1 delete "Curriculum Council" and insert: 16 17 School Curriculum and Standards Authority 18 19 6. Section 3 amended 20 (1) In section 3 delete the definitions of: 21 appointed member 22 committee 23 Council 24 course of study 25 member of the Council 26 school system page 3 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 6 1 (2) In section 3 insert in alphabetical order: 2 3 advisory committee means the Curriculum and 4 Assessment Committee or the Standards Committee; 5 Authority means the School Curriculum and Standards 6 Authority established by section 5; 7 Board means the governing body of the Authority 8 referred to in section 6; 9 committee means an advisory committee or a 10 committee appointed under section 7F; 11 community kindergarten means a community 12 kindergarten registered under the School Education Act 13 Part 5; 14 course means a course of study, subject or syllabus; 15 Curriculum and Assessment Committee means the 16 committee established under section 7D; 17 member means a member of the Board and includes a 18 person acting under Schedule 1 clause 4; 19 School Education Act means the School Education 20 Act 1999; 21 school system means a school system that is declared 22 to be a recognised school system under the School 23 Education Act section 169; 24 school years includes the pre-compulsory education 25 period as defined in the School Education Act 26 section 5; 27 Standards Committee means the committee established 28 under section 7B; 29 standards of student achievement means the standards 30 of student achievement that are expected to be attained 31 at designated stages in a course or in the compulsory 32 education period; 33 page 4 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 7 1 (3) In section 3 in the definition of chairperson delete "Council;" 2 and insert: 3 4 Board; 5 6 (4) In section 3 in the definition of school delete "kindergarten 7 registered under Part 5 of that Act;" and insert: 8 9 kindergarten; 10 11 (5) In section 3 in the definitions of compulsory education period, 12 Education Department, education provider, governing body, 13 home education and school delete "School Education 14 Act 1999" and insert: 15 16 School Education Act 17 18 7. Section 4 replaced 19 Delete section 4 and insert: 20 21 4. Objects 22 The main objects of this Act are -- 23 (a) to establish the School Curriculum and 24 Standards Authority; and 25 (b) to provide for standards of student achievement 26 and for the assessment and certification of 27 student achievement according to those 28 standards; and 29 (c) to provide for the development of an outline of 30 curriculum and assessment in schools that, 31 taking account of the needs of students, sets out page 5 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 8 1 the knowledge, understanding, skills, values 2 and attitudes that students are expected to 3 acquire and guidelines for the assessment of 4 student achievement; and 5 (d) to provide for the development and 6 accreditation of courses for schooling; and 7 (e) to provide for the maintenance of a database of 8 information relating to -- 9 (i) the participation by students during their 10 school years in education, training or 11 employment as provided for by the 12 School Education Act; and 13 (ii) the achievements of students during 14 those years; and 15 (iii) records of assessment in respect of 16 students. 17 18 8. Part 2 heading replaced and Part 2 Division 1 heading 19 inserted 20 Delete the heading to Part 2 and insert: 21 22 Part 2 -- The School Curriculum and Standards 23 Authority and committees 24 Division 1 -- School Curriculum and Standards 25 Authority 26 27 9. Sections 5 and 6 replaced and section 7A and Part 2 28 Division 2 inserted 29 Delete sections 5 and 6 and insert: page 6 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 9 1 2 5. School Curriculum and Standards Authority 3 established 4 (1) A body called the School Curriculum and Standards 5 Authority is established. 6 (2) The Authority is a body corporate with perpetual 7 succession. 8 (3) Proceedings may be taken by or against the Authority 9 in its corporate name. 10 (4) The Authority is an agent of the State and has the 11 status, immunities and privileges of the State. 12 6. The Board 13 (1) The Authority is to have a governing body (the Board). 14 (2) The Board, in the name of the Authority, is to perform 15 the functions of the Authority under this Act or any 16 other written law. 17 7A. How Board is constituted 18 (1) The Minister is to appoint 7 people to be the members 19 of the Board. 20 (2) A person who is the chief executive officer or a 21 member of staff is not eligible to be appointed as a 22 member of the Board. 23 (3) The Minister is to designate one of the members to be 24 the chairperson. 25 (4) The Minister is to ensure that the members of the 26 Board have, between them, the knowledge, experience 27 and expertise needed to enable the Authority's 28 functions under this Act to be performed effectively. page 7 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 9 1 Division 2 -- Committees 2 7B. Standards Committee 3 (1) A committee called the Standards Committee is 4 established. 5 (2) The Standards Committee is to consist of -- 6 (a) one person who is a member of, and appointed 7 by, the Board; and 8 (b) 4 people appointed by the Board, with the 9 approval of the Minister, who have between 10 them, in the opinion of the Board, 11 qualifications, experience and expertise in the 12 development and measurement of standards of 13 student achievement. 14 (3) A person who is the chief executive officer or a 15 member of staff is not eligible to be a member of the 16 Standards Committee. 17 (4) The person appointed in accordance with 18 subsection (2)(a) is the chairperson of the Standards 19 Committee. 20 (5) A member of the Standards Committee holds office for 21 the term determined by the Board and is eligible for 22 reappointment. 23 7C. Function and procedures of Standards Committee 24 (1) The function of the Standards Committee is to provide 25 advice to the Board in relation to -- 26 (a) the functions of the Authority referred to in 27 section 9(1)(j) to (o); and 28 (b) any other matter on which the Board requests 29 the Standards Committee to provide advice. page 8 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 9 1 (2) To the extent that the procedures of the Standards 2 Committee are not prescribed by the regulations, and 3 subject to any direction given to it by the Board, the 4 Standards Committee may determine its own 5 procedures. 6 7D. Curriculum and Assessment Committee 7 (1) A committee called the Curriculum and Assessment 8 Committee is established. 9 (2) The Curriculum and Assessment Committee is to 10 consist of -- 11 (a) one person who is a member of, and appointed 12 by, the Board; and 13 (b) 12 people appointed by the Board, with the 14 approval of the Minister, who have between 15 them, in the opinion of the Board, 16 qualifications, experience and expertise in -- 17 (i) the development and implementation of 18 courses in government schools or 19 non-government schools, as defined in 20 the School Education Act; and 21 (ii) the options for employment or further 22 study available to students leaving 23 secondary school. 24 (3) A person who is the chief executive officer or a 25 member of staff is not eligible to be a member of the 26 Curriculum and Assessment Committee. 27 (4) The person appointed in accordance with 28 subsection (2)(a) is the chairperson of the Curriculum 29 and Assessment Committee. 30 (5) A member of the Curriculum and Assessment 31 Committee holds office for the term determined by the 32 Board and is eligible for reappointment. page 9 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 9 1 7E. Function and procedures of Curriculum and 2 Assessment Committee 3 (1) The function of the Curriculum and Assessment 4 Committee is to provide advice to the Board in relation 5 to -- 6 (a) the functions of the Authority referred to in 7 section 9(1)(a) to (d) and (f) to (i); and 8 (b) any other matter on which the Board requests 9 the Curriculum and Assessment Committee to 10 provide advice. 11 (2) To the extent that the procedures of the Curriculum and 12 Assessment Committee are not prescribed by the 13 regulations, and subject to any direction given to it by 14 the Board, the Curriculum and Assessment Committee 15 may determine its own procedures. 16 7F. Other committees 17 (1) The Board -- 18 (a) may appoint committees to assist the Board in 19 relation to the performance of the Authority's 20 functions; and 21 (b) may discharge or alter any committee so 22 appointed. 23 (2) A committee appointed under this section may consist 24 of or include people who are not members of the 25 Board. 26 (3) The chief executive officer is not eligible to be a 27 member of a committee appointed under this section. 28 (4) Subject to any direction given to it by the Board, a 29 committee appointed under this section may determine 30 its own procedures. page 10 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 10 1 7G. Support services for committees 2 The Authority is to provide a committee with any 3 clerical or other support services that the Authority 4 determines are appropriate. 5 6 10. Part 2 Division 3 heading inserted 7 Before section 7 insert: 8 9 Division 3 -- General 10 11 11. Section 7 amended 12 In section 7 delete "Council" and insert: 13 14 Board 15 16 12. Section 8A inserted 17 After section 7 insert: 18 19 8A. Chief executive officer or representative may attend 20 meetings of Board and committees 21 (1) Unless the Board or committee, as the case requires -- 22 (a) determines otherwise in respect of a particular 23 meeting; and 24 (b) informs the chief executive officer or member 25 of staff of the determination before the meeting 26 is held, 27 the chief executive officer, or a member of staff 28 representing the chief executive officer, may attend any page 11 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 13 1 meeting of the Board or a committee and, subject to 2 subsection (2), may take part in the consideration and 3 discussion of any matter before a meeting, but cannot 4 vote on any matter. 5 (2) If so requested by the Board or a committee in relation 6 to a particular matter, the chief executive officer, or a 7 member of staff representing the chief executive 8 officer, is not to attend a meeting while the matter is 9 before the meeting. 10 11 13. Section 8 amended 12 In section 8 delete "Council or a committee, other than the chief 13 executive officer," and insert: 14 15 Board or a committee 16 17 14. Sections 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 replaced 18 Delete sections 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 and insert: 19 20 9. Functions of Authority 21 (1) The functions of the Authority are -- 22 (a) to establish an outline of curriculum and 23 assessment in schools; and 24 (b) to issue guidelines for the development of 25 courses and the assessment of student 26 achievement in those courses; and 27 (c) to develop courses, or to cause courses to be 28 developed, in accordance with the guidelines 29 issued under paragraph (b); and 30 (d) to evaluate and, where appropriate, accredit 31 courses developed by the Authority or other page 12 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 14 1 persons in accordance with the guidelines 2 issued under paragraph (b); and 3 (e) to recognise either wholly or in part or with 4 modification -- 5 (i) courses; and 6 (ii) the assessment of student achievement; 7 and 8 (iii) the standards of student achievement 9 that apply to that assessment, 10 that are -- 11 (iv) the subject of agreements or 12 arrangements made between the State 13 and the Commonwealth (whether or not 14 those agreements or arrangements 15 involve another State or a Territory); or 16 (v) otherwise considered appropriate by the 17 Authority; 18 and 19 (f) to determine courses -- 20 (i) recognised or accredited by the 21 Authority; or 22 (ii) otherwise considered by the Authority 23 to be appropriate for the purposes of this 24 paragraph, 25 in which students may be assessed, or caused to 26 be assessed, by the Authority, whether for the 27 purposes of certification or otherwise; and 28 (g) to establish the minimum requirements for 29 graduation from secondary school and for the 30 issue of a certificate of student achievement; 31 and 32 (h) for the purposes of graduation from secondary 33 school and the issue of a certificate of student page 13 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 14 1 achievement, to maintain a register of student 2 achievements in courses and activities that are 3 considered by the Authority to be relevant to 4 those purposes and are -- 5 (i) recognised or accredited by the 6 Authority or by bodies other than the 7 Authority; or 8 (ii) otherwise considered by the Authority 9 to be appropriate for those purposes; 10 and 11 (i) to evaluate and if appropriate recognise, for the 12 purposes of certification or otherwise, the 13 achievement of students, whether that 14 achievement is attained in the State or 15 elsewhere; and 16 (j) to establish the standards of student 17 achievement and other requirements that apply 18 to the assessment of student achievement made, 19 or caused to be made, by the Authority; and 20 (k) to determine the eligibility of students and other 21 people in relation to assessments made, or 22 caused to be made, by the Authority; and 23 (l) to assess student achievement, or cause student 24 achievement to be assessed, at the times 25 determined by the Authority; and 26 (m) to provide, at the times and in the manner 27 determined by the Authority, the results of, and 28 reports on, the assessment of student 29 achievement made, caused to be made or 30 recognised by the Authority to governing 31 bodies, principals of schools, students and 32 parents of students; and 33 (n) to the extent determined by the Authority, to 34 provide for the comparability of assessments of page 14 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 14 1 student achievement in the compulsory 2 education period that are made, caused to be 3 made or recognised by the Authority; and 4 (o) to consult with universities, and persons and 5 bodies having functions relating to vocational 6 education and training, with respect to 7 standards of student achievement and other 8 requirements and procedures for admission to 9 university and vocational education and 10 training, and to review from time to time the 11 effects of those standards, requirements and 12 procedures; and 13 (p) to provide information to universities, and 14 persons and bodies having functions relating to 15 vocational education and training, on the 16 achievement of students seeking admission to 17 university or to vocational education and 18 training; and 19 (q) to establish, determine the criteria for, and 20 administer exhibitions and awards to be granted 21 in recognition of student achievement. 22 (2) The Authority has any other function given to it under 23 this Act or another written law. 24 (3) The Authority is to ensure that -- 25 (a) each school receives free of charge a copy of 26 the most recent outline of curriculum and 27 assessment in schools established by the 28 Authority; and 29 (b) that outline of curriculum and assessment in 30 schools is made available to the public in any 31 manner the Authority thinks fit. page 15 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 14 1 (4) The Authority is to ensure that decisions of the 2 Authority made in the performance of its functions 3 under subsection (1) are notified to -- 4 (a) education providers to whom or which the 5 decisions are relevant; and 6 (b) any other person or body to whom or which the 7 Authority considers the decisions should be 8 notified. 9 (5) Without limiting subsection (4), the Authority may 10 comply with that subsection by publishing in the 11 Gazette, or in another manner determined by the 12 Authority, a notice of -- 13 (a) a decision to which subsection (4) applies; and 14 (b) a variation or revocation of a decision of which 15 notice is published under this subsection. 16 10. Advisory function 17 It is a function of the Authority to advise the 18 Minister -- 19 (a) on matters arising under this Act; and 20 (b) on any agreements or arrangements made, or 21 proposed to be made, between the State and the 22 Commonwealth (whether or not those 23 agreements or arrangements involve another 24 State or a Territory) that relate to any of the 25 Authority's other functions. 26 11. Draft reports on standards of student achievement 27 (1) The Authority may prepare reports on the standards of 28 student achievement attained in schools in the State. 29 (2) A report under subsection (1) is to be prepared in draft 30 form (a draft report). page 16 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 14 1 (3) The Authority -- 2 (a) is to give a copy of a draft report to any 3 governing body that the Authority considers 4 likely to want to make submissions to the 5 Authority in relation to the report; and 6 (b) is to notify the governing body that it has a 7 specified period (of not less than 28 days) 8 within which it may make written submissions 9 to the Authority in relation to the report. 10 (4) The governing body may make written submissions to 11 the Authority in relation to the draft report within the 12 period specified under subsection (3)(b). 13 (5) The Authority may, in a notice under subsection (3)(b), 14 request the governing body to provide specified 15 information to the Authority within a specified period 16 (of not less than 28 days) in relation to any matter 17 referred to in the draft report. 18 (6) A governing body is to comply with a request under 19 subsection (5). 20 12. Reports to be given to Minister and governing 21 bodies 22 (1) In this section -- 23 aggregated form has the meaning given in 24 section 19A(1); 25 draft report means a report prepared under 26 section 11(2); 27 relevant governing body means a governing body to 28 which a copy of a draft report is given under 29 section 11(3). 30 (2) After considering in relation to a draft report -- 31 (a) any submissions made to the Authority by a 32 governing body under section 11(4); and page 17 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 15 1 (b) any information provided to the Authority by a 2 governing body under section 11(6); and 3 (c) any other information available to the Authority 4 under this Act that the Authority considers 5 relevant, 6 the Authority -- 7 (d) may finalise the report, including any 8 modifications it considers appropriate; or 9 (e) may decide not to proceed with the report. 10 (3) If subsection (2)(d) applies, the Authority is to give a 11 copy of the report to the Minister and to any relevant 12 governing body. 13 (4) If subsection (2)(e) applies and without limiting 14 section 9(4), the Authority is to notify any relevant 15 governing body of the decision made by the Authority 16 not to proceed with the report. 17 (5) Any information in a report finalised by the Authority 18 under this section that relates to students is to be in 19 aggregated form. 20 21 15. Section 14 amended 22 (1) In section 14(1)(a): 23 (a) in subparagraph (i) delete "made or recognized" and 24 insert: 25 26 made, caused to be made or recognised 27 28 (b) in subparagraph (ii) delete "of study". 29 (2) Delete section 14(3). page 18 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 16 1 16. Section 15 amended 2 In section 15(2): 3 (a) in paragraph (c) delete "property;" and insert: 4 5 property; and 6 7 (b) after paragraph (c) insert: 8 9 (da) with the approval of the Minister, provide funds 10 by way of grants, subsidies or otherwise to 11 governing bodies or other persons or bodies for 12 purposes related to -- 13 (i) the development of courses and 14 standards of student achievement; and 15 (ii) the assessment of student achievement; 16 and 17 18 (c) after each of paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e) insert: 19 20 and 21 22 17. Section 16 amended 23 In section 16(3): 24 (a) delete "The Council" and insert: 25 26 The Authority 27 28 (b) in paragraph (a) delete "Council" and insert: 29 30 Authority 31 page 19 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 18 1 (c) delete paragraph (c) and insert: 2 3 (c) advise and confer with employers, 4 organisations of employees and employers, and 5 such other persons and bodies as the Authority 6 thinks fit, with respect to recognition by those 7 persons and bodies of courses in which students 8 are assessed, or caused to be assessed, by the 9 Authority, and advise those persons and bodies 10 with respect to methods of assessment and 11 methods of certification. 12 13 (d) delete paragraph (d). 14 18. Section 17 amended 15 In section 17(1): 16 (a) delete "The Council" and insert: 17 18 The Authority 19 20 (b) in paragraph (a) delete "members of the Council;" and 21 insert: 22 23 members; or 24 25 (c) after paragraph (a) insert: 26 27 (ba) the chief executive officer; or 28 29 (d) after paragraph (b) insert: 30 31 or 32 page 20 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 19 1 19. Section 18 amended 2 Delete section 18(2) and insert: 3 4 (2) The text of a direction given under subsection (1) is to 5 be -- 6 (a) tabled in each House of Parliament not later 7 than 14 sitting days of that House after the day 8 on which the direction was given; and 9 (b) included in the annual report submitted by the 10 accountable authority of the Authority under 11 the Financial Management Act 2006 Part 5. 12 13 20. Section 19A amended 14 (1) In section 19A(1) delete the definition of School Education 15 Act. 16 (2) In section 19A(2) in the definition of provider in the Table: 17 (a) before item 1 insert: 18 1A. A student enrolled at a The governing body. community kindergarten. 19 20 (b) in item 1 delete "at a school." and insert: 21 22 at a school (other than a community kindergarten). 23 24 (c) in item 2 delete "of study". page 21 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 21 1 21. Section 19C amended 2 (1) At the beginning of section 19C insert: 3 4 (1) In this section -- 5 first year of the relevant education period means -- 6 (a) for a student enrolled in a school during the 7 pre-compulsory education period -- the first 8 year of that enrolment; or 9 (b) otherwise, the first year of the compulsory 10 education period. 11 12 (2) In section 19C: 13 (a) delete "A student" and insert: 14 15 (2) A student 16 17 (b) delete "8th year of the compulsory" and insert: 18 19 first year of the relevant 20 21 (c) after paragraph (a) insert: 22 23 (ba) in the case of a student who at that time is 24 enrolled in a community kindergarten -- by the 25 governing body of the community kindergarten; 26 or 27 page 22 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 22 1 (3) At the end of section 19C insert: 2 3 (3) The regulations may provide for the opening of a 4 student record for students for whom -- 5 (a) on the commencement of the Curriculum 6 Council Amendment Act 2011 section 21, a 7 student record has not been opened; and 8 (b) a student record would not otherwise be 9 required to be opened under this section. 10 11 22. Section 19I amended 12 (1) In section 19I(1): 13 (a) delete "of the Council" and insert: 14 15 of the Authority 16 17 (b) delete paragraph (a) and insert: 18 19 (a) information relating to student records in the 20 possession of the former Council immediately 21 before the commencement of the Curriculum 22 Council Amendment Act 2011 section 9; and 23 24 (c) in paragraph (c) after "received by" insert: 25 26 or otherwise available to 27 28 (2) After section 19I(1) insert: 29 30 (2A) In subsection (1) -- 31 former Council means the Curriculum Council 32 established under this Act as in force immediately page 23 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 23 1 before the commencement of the Curriculum Council 2 Amendment Act 2011 section 9. 3 4 (3) In section 19I(5) delete "section 14(1)(c), (2) and (3)." and 5 insert: 6 7 sections 11(1), 12(2) and 14(1)(c) and (2). 8 9 Note: The heading to amended section 19I is to read: 10 Function of Authority to maintain database relating to student 11 records 12 23. Section 19J amended 13 (1) Before section 19J(1) insert: 14 15 (1A) In this section -- 16 parent, of a student, means a person who at law has 17 responsibility for the day to day care, welfare and 18 development of the student; 19 student record includes a record of assessment referred 20 to in section 14(1)(a) that is kept in respect of a student 21 on the database maintained under section 19I. 22 23 (2) In section 19J(2) delete "concerned" and insert: 24 25 concerned, a parent of the student 26 27 Note: The heading to amended section 19J is to read: 28 Provision of information to students and others 29 page 24 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 24 1 24. Section 20 amended 2 In section 20(2): 3 (a) delete "Council," and insert: 4 5 Board, 6 7 (b) delete "Council." and insert: 8 9 Authority. 10 11 25. Section 22 amended 12 In section 22(1)(a) delete "the Crown in right of ". 13 26. Section 23 amended 14 In section 23: 15 (a) in paragraph (c) delete "section 25 or 26; and" and 16 insert: 17 18 section 26; and 19 20 (b) after each of paragraphs (a) and (b) insert: 21 22 and 23 24 Note: The heading to amended section 23 is to read: 25 Fund of Authority page 25 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 27 1 27. Section 24 amended 2 (1) Delete section 24(1) and insert: 3 4 (1) An account called the School Curriculum and 5 Standards Authority Account is to be established as an 6 agency special purpose account under the Financial 7 Management Act 2006 section 16, to which the funds 8 referred to in section 23 are to be credited. 9 10 (2) In section 24(2)(b) delete "section 25 or 26; and" and insert: 11 12 section 26; and 13 14 Note: The heading to amended section 24 is to read: 15 School Curriculum and Standards Authority Account 16 28. Section 25 deleted 17 Delete section 25. 18 29. Section 26 amended 19 In section 26(1) delete "In addition to its powers under 20 section 25, the Council" and insert: 21 22 The Authority 23 24 Note: The heading to amended section 26 is to read: 25 Borrowing 26 30. Sections 27 and 28 deleted 27 Delete sections 27 and 28. page 26 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 31 1 31. Section 30 amended 2 In section 30(3) delete "Council or the Crown" and insert: 3 4 Authority or the State 5 6 32. Section 31 amended 7 (1) In section 31(4): 8 (a) delete "Council" and insert: 9 10 Authority 11 12 (b) delete "Council," and insert: 13 14 Board, 15 16 (2) In section 31(5): 17 (a) delete "Council" (first occurrence) and insert: 18 19 Authority 20 21 (b) delete "Council" (second occurrence) and insert: 22 23 Board 24 25 (c) delete "Council," and insert: 26 27 Authority, 28 29 Note: The heading to amended section 31 is to read: 30 Execution of documents by Authority page 27 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 33 1 33. Section 32 amended 2 (1) In section 32(2): 3 (a) in paragraph (a) delete "Council;" and insert: 4 5 Board; or 6 7 (b) after paragraph (b) insert: 8 9 (ca) the chief executive officer; or 10 11 (2) After section 32(2) insert: 12 13 (3A) Subsection (1) does not apply to information in a report 14 referred to in section 11 or 12 to the extent to which the 15 information is summary or statistical information that 16 could not reasonably be expected to enable details 17 relating to a person or a school to be ascertained. 18 19 (3) In section 32(3) delete "School Education Act 1999," and insert: 20 21 School Education Act, 22 23 34. Section 33 amended 24 In section 33(2): 25 (a) in paragraph (a)(i) delete "of study"; 26 (b) delete paragraph (b) and insert: 27 28 (b) procedures for the external assessment by the 29 Authority of student achievement, including 30 external assessment for the purposes of 31 certification, and the proper conduct of that page 28 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 34 1 assessment and, without limiting this 2 paragraph, providing for -- 3 (i) enrolment for external assessments; and 4 (ii) the designation of examination centres; 5 and 6 (iii) the appointment of supervisors of 7 external assessments; and 8 (iv) requirements for people undertaking or 9 proposing to undertake external 10 assessments (candidates) to produce 11 identification documents; and 12 (v) restrictions relating to materials that 13 candidates may bring into examination 14 centres and the exclusion from 15 examination centres of candidates who 16 do not comply with those restrictions; 17 and 18 (vi) the inspection by supervisors of 19 materials brought into examination 20 centres by candidates; and 21 (vii) restrictions relating to the consumption 22 of food and drinks by candidates during 23 external assessments; and 24 (viii) special arrangements for candidates 25 with disabilities or suffering illness, 26 injury or other impairment; and 27 (ix) requirements for candidates suffering 28 illness, injury or other impairment to 29 provide to the Authority a medical 30 certificate, statutory declaration or other 31 evidence of that illness, injury or 32 impairment; and 33 (x) requirements relating to the conduct of 34 candidates during external assessments; 35 and page 29 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 35 1 (xi) the disqualification of, or other 2 disciplinary action that the Authority 3 may take in respect of, candidates who 4 engage in fraud, collusion or other 5 misconduct during external 6 assessments; and 7 (xii) appeals by candidates who are subject to 8 disqualification or other disciplinary 9 action taken by the Authority; and 10 (xiii) protection of examination papers and 11 related materials. 12 13 35. Section 34 deleted 14 Delete section 34. 15 36. Section 36 amended 16 In section 36(1) delete "its commencement." and insert: 17 18 the commencement of the Curriculum Council 19 Amendment Act 2011 section 36. 20 21 37. Part 7 inserted 22 After section 36 insert: 23 24 Part 7 -- Transitional provisions 25 37. Terms used 26 In this Part -- 27 assets -- 28 (a) means property of every kind whether tangible 29 or intangible, real or personal, corporeal or 30 incorporeal; and page 30 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 37 1 (b) without limiting paragraph (a), includes choses 2 in action, goodwill, rights, interests and claims 3 of every kind in or to property, whether arising 4 from, accruing under, created or evidenced by 5 or the subject of an instrument or otherwise and 6 whether liquidated or unliquidated, actual, 7 contingent or prospective; 8 commencement day means the day on which the 9 Curriculum Council Amendment Act 2011 section 37 10 comes into operation; 11 Council means the Curriculum Council under this Act 12 as in force before the commencement day; 13 liability means any liability, duty or obligation whether 14 actual, contingent or prospective, liquidated or 15 unliquidated, or whether owed alone or jointly or 16 jointly and severally with any other person; 17 right means any right, power, privilege or immunity 18 whether actual, prospective or contingent. 19 38. Council abolished 20 At the beginning of the commencement day the 21 Council is abolished and its members go out of office. 22 39. Devolution of Council's assets, liabilities, etc. 23 (1) On the commencement day -- 24 (a) the assets and rights of the Council that were 25 immediately before that day vested in the 26 Council vest in the Authority by force of this 27 section; and 28 (b) the liabilities of the Council immediately before 29 that day become, by force of this section, the 30 liabilities of the Authority. 31 (2) On and after the commencement day, any proceedings 32 or remedy that, immediately before that day, might page 31 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 37 1 have been brought or continued by or available against 2 or to the Council may be brought or continued by, and 3 are or is available against or to, the Authority. 4 (3) As soon as is practicable after the commencement day, 5 all papers, documents, minutes, books of account and 6 other records (however compiled, recorded or stored) 7 relating to the operations of the Council are to be 8 delivered to the Authority. 9 40. Chief executive officer of Council continues in office 10 The person holding office as the chief executive officer 11 of the Council immediately before the commencement 12 day continues to hold office as if appointed as the chief 13 executive officer of the Authority in accordance with 14 section 20(1). 15 41. Transfer of members of staff to Authority 16 (1) A person engaged by the Council immediately before 17 the commencement day under section 21(2) is to be 18 taken to have been engaged by the Authority under that 19 provision on the same terms and conditions as the 20 person was engaged by the Council. 21 (2) A person engaged under a contract for services or 22 appointed on a casual employment basis by the Council 23 under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 24 section 100 immediately before the commencement 25 day is to be taken to have been engaged or appointed 26 under that section by the Authority on the same terms 27 and conditions as the person was engaged or appointed 28 by the Council. 29 (3) An arrangement on agreed terms between the Council 30 and an employer under section 21(6) or an employing 31 authority under section 22 that is in force immediately 32 before the commencement day is to be taken to be an 33 arrangement under the relevant provision on the same page 32 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 37 1 terms between the Authority and the employer or 2 employing authority. 3 (4) Nothing in this section prevents the exercise by the 4 Authority on and after the commencement day of its 5 powers in relation to the management of the members 6 of staff of the Authority. 7 42. Employees' rights preserved 8 Except as otherwise agreed by an employee, the 9 operation of section 41 does not -- 10 (a) affect the employee's pay, as that term is 11 defined in the Public Sector Management 12 (Redeployment and Redundancy) 13 Regulations 1994 regulation 3; or 14 (b) affect the employee's existing or accruing 15 rights in respect of annual leave, long service 16 leave, sick leave or any other leave; or 17 (c) affect any rights under a superannuation 18 scheme; or 19 (d) interrupt the continuity of the employee's 20 service. 21 43. Curriculum Council Account 22 The Curriculum Council Account established under 23 section 24, as in force before the commencement day, 24 continues to operate under that section as the School 25 Curriculum and Standards Authority Account. 26 44. Completion of things commenced 27 Anything commenced to be done by the Council before 28 the commencement day may be continued by the 29 Authority so far as the doing of that thing is within the 30 functions of the Authority. page 33 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 37 1 45. Continuing effect of things done 2 Any act, matter or thing done or omitted to be done 3 before the commencement day by, to or in respect of 4 the Council, to the extent that the act, matter or 5 thing -- 6 (a) has any force or significance; and 7 (b) is not governed by another provision of this 8 Part, 9 is to be taken to have been done or omitted by, to or in 10 respect of the Authority so far as the act, matter or 11 thing is relevant to the Authority. 12 46. Exemption from State taxes 13 (1) In this section -- 14 State tax includes duty under the Duties Act 2008 and 15 any other tax under a written law. 16 (2) State tax is not payable in relation to -- 17 (a) anything that occurs by the operation of this 18 Part; or 19 (b) anything done (including a transaction entered 20 into or an instrument or document of any kind 21 made, executed, lodged or given) under this 22 Part, or to give effect to this Part, or for a 23 purpose connected with or arising out of giving 24 effect to this Part. 25 47. Agreements and instruments generally 26 Any agreement or instrument subsisting immediately 27 before the commencement day -- 28 (a) to which the Council was a party; or page 34 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 37 1 (b) that contains a reference to the Council, 2 has effect on and after the commencement day as if -- 3 (c) the Authority were substituted for the Council 4 as a party to the agreement or instrument; and 5 (d) any reference in the agreement or instrument to 6 the Council were (unless the context otherwise 7 requires) amended to be or include a reference 8 to the Authority. 9 48. Immunity continues 10 Despite the abolition of the Council under section 38, if 11 the Council had the benefit of any immunity in respect 12 of an act, matter or thing done or omitted before the 13 commencement day, that immunity continues in that 14 respect for the benefit of the Authority. 15 49. Duty of confidentiality continues to apply to 16 members of the Council 17 Despite the amendment of section 32(2)(a) by the 18 Curriculum Council Amendment Act 2011 section 33, 19 section 32(1) continues to apply to a person who has 20 been a member of the Council. 21 50. Registration of documents 22 (1) In this section -- 23 relevant officials means -- 24 (a) the Registrar of Titles under the Transfer of 25 Land Act 1893; or 26 (b) the Registrar of Deeds and Transfers under the 27 Registration of Deeds Act 1856; or 28 (c) the Minister administering the Land 29 Administration Act 1997; or 30 (d) any other person authorised by a written law to 31 record and give effect to the registration of page 35 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 37 1 documents relating to transactions affecting any 2 estate or interest in land or any other property. 3 (2) The relevant officials are to take notice of the 4 provisions of this Part and are empowered to record 5 and register in the appropriate manner the necessary 6 documents and otherwise to give effect to this Part. 7 51. Transitional regulations 8 (1) If this Part does not provide sufficiently for a matter or 9 issue of a transitional nature that arises as a result of 10 the amendments made to this Act by the Curriculum 11 Council Amendment Act 2011, the Governor may make 12 regulations under section 33 (transitional regulations) 13 prescribing all matters that are required, necessary or 14 convenient to be prescribed for providing for the matter 15 or issue. 16 (2) If the transitional regulations provide that a state of 17 affairs specified or described in the regulations is taken 18 to have existed, or not to have existed, on and from a 19 day that is earlier than the day on which the regulations 20 are published in the Gazette but not earlier than the 21 commencement day, the regulations have effect 22 according to their terms. 23 (3) If the transitional regulations contain a provision 24 referred to in subsection (2), the provision does not 25 operate so as -- 26 (a) to affect in a manner prejudicial to any person 27 (other than the State or an authority of the 28 State) the rights of that person existing before 29 the day of publication of those regulations; or 30 (b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than 31 the State or an authority of the State) in respect 32 of anything done or omitted to be done before 33 the day of publication of those regulations. page 36 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 38 1 52. Saving 2 The operation of any provision of this Part is not to be 3 regarded -- 4 (a) as a breach of contract or confidence or 5 otherwise as a civil wrong; or 6 (b) as a breach of any contractual provision 7 prohibiting, restricting or regulating the 8 assignment or transfer of assets, rights or 9 liabilities or the disclosure of information; or 10 (c) as giving rise to any remedy by a party to an 11 instrument or as causing or permitting the 12 termination of any instrument, because of a 13 change in the beneficial or legal ownership of 14 any asset, right or liability; or 15 (d) as causing any contract or instrument to be void 16 or otherwise unenforceable; or 17 (e) as releasing or allowing the release of any 18 surety. 19 20 38. Schedule 1 heading amended 21 In the heading to Schedule 1 delete "Council" and insert: 22 23 Board 24 25 39. Schedule 1 Division 1 heading amended 26 In the heading to Schedule 1 Division 1 delete "Council" and 27 insert: 28 29 Board 30 page 37 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 40 1 40. Schedule 1 clause 1 amended 2 (1) Delete Schedule 1 clause 1(1) and insert: 3 4 (1) Subject to clause 2, a member holds office for the term that 5 is specified in the member's instrument of appointment, and 6 that term is not to exceed -- 7 (a) 4 years; or 8 (b) in the case of the member who is the chairperson, 9 5 years. 10 (2A) A person's eligibility for reappointment or the term for 11 which a person may be reappointed is not affected by an 12 earlier appointment. 13 14 (2) In Schedule 1 clause 1(2) delete "An appointed member" and 15 insert: 16 17 A member 18 19 41. Schedule 1 clause 2 amended 20 (1) In Schedule 1 clause 2(1) and (2) delete "an appointed member" 21 and insert: 22 23 a member 24 25 (2) After Schedule 1 clause 2(1)(b) insert: 26 27 (ca) has ceased to be eligible to be appointed as a 28 member; or 29 page 38 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 42 1 (3) After Schedule 1 clause 2(1)(a) insert: 2 3 or 4 5 42. Schedule 1 clause 3 amended 6 In Schedule 1 clause 3: 7 (a) delete "The Council" and insert: 8 9 The Board 10 11 (b) delete "of the Council". 12 43. Schedule 1 clause 4 amended 13 In Schedule 1 clause 4(1): 14 (a) delete "an appointed member" and insert: 15 16 a member 17 18 (b) delete "member of the Council." and insert: 19 20 member. 21 22 44. Schedule 1 clause 5 deleted 23 Delete Schedule 1 clause 5. 24 45. Schedule 1 clause 6 amended 25 In Schedule 1 clause 6 delete "clause 4, 5" and insert: 26 27 clause 4 28 page 39 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 46 1 46. Schedule 1 clause 9 amended 2 In Schedule 1 clause 9 delete "Council is 7 members." and insert: 3 4 Board is 5 members. 5 6 47. Schedule 1 clause 10 amended 7 In Schedule 1 clause 10(1) delete "appointed". 8 48. Schedule 1 clause 13 amended 9 In Schedule 1 clause 13: 10 (a) delete "7 members of the Council" and insert: 11 12 5 members 13 14 (b) delete "Council if" and insert: 15 16 Board if 17 18 49. Schedule 1 clause 14 deleted 19 Delete Schedule 1 clause 14. 20 50. Schedule 1 clause 16 amended 21 In Schedule 1 clause 16(1): 22 (a) delete "member of the Council" and insert: 23 24 member 25 26 (b) delete "Council" (second occurrence) and insert: 27 28 Board 29 page 40 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 51 1 (c) delete "Council." and insert: 2 3 Board. 4 5 (d) in the Penalty delete "$1 000." and insert: 6 7 a fine of $10 000. 8 9 51. Schedule 1 clause 17 amended 10 In Schedule 1 clause 17: 11 (a) delete "of the Council"; 12 (b) delete "Council --" and insert: 13 14 Board -- 15 16 52. Schedule 1 clause 19 amended 17 In Schedule 1 clause 19(1): 18 (a) delete "of the Council"; 19 (b) delete "3 members" and insert: 20 21 4 members 22 23 53. Various references to "Council" amended 24 (1) In the provisions listed in the Table delete "Council" (each 25 occurrence) and insert: 26 27 Authority 28 page 41 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 2 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended s. 53 1 Table s. 3 def. of member of staff s. 14(1) and (2) par. (c) s. 15(1) and (2) s. 16(1) and (2) s. 17(2) and (4) s. 18(1) s. 19(1), (2), (3) and (4) def. of s. 19A(1) def. of student record information par. (b) and (d) s. 19D s. 19E s. 19F(2), (3), (4) and (5) s. 19G s. 19H(1) and (3) s. 19I(1)(c), (2), (3), (4) and (5) s. 19J(1) s. 19K s. 19L s. 19M(2) and (3) s. 19P(1) s. 20(1) s. 21(1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) s. 22(1) and (2) s. 23 s. 24(2) s. 26(2) s. 29 s. 30(1) s. 31(1), (2), (3) and (7) s. 33(2)(a) and (3) s. 36(2) 2 (2) In the provisions listed in the Table delete "Council" (each 3 occurrence) and insert: 4 5 Board page 42 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Curriculum Council Act 1997 amended Part 2 s. 54 1 2 Table Sch. 1 cl. 7(1), (2) and (3) Sch. 1 cl. 8(1) Sch. 1 cl. 10(1), (2) and (3) Sch. 1 cl. 11 Sch. 1 cl. 12 Sch. 1 cl. 15 Sch. 1 cl. 18 Sch. 1 cl. 19(2) 3 54. Schedules 2 and 3 deleted 4 Delete Schedules 2 and 3. page 43 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 3 Other Acts amended Division 1 Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended s. 55 1 Part 3 -- Other Acts amended 2 Division 1 -- Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended 3 55. Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended 4 (1) This section amends the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. 5 (2) In Schedule V Part 3 delete "The Curriculum Council established 6 under the Curriculum Council Act 1997.". 7 (3) In Schedule V Part 3 insert in alphabetical order: 8 9 The governing body of the School Curriculum and Standards 10 Authority established by the School Curriculum and 11 Standards Authority Act 1997. 12 13 Division 2 -- Financial Management Act 2006 amended 14 56. Financial Management Act 2006 amended 15 (1) This section amends the Financial Management Act 2006. 16 (2) In Schedule 1 delete "Curriculum Council". 17 (3) In Schedule 1 insert in alphabetical order: 18 19 School Curriculum and Standards Authority 20 21 Division 3 -- Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended 22 57. Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended 23 (1) This section amends the Public Sector Management Act 1994. 24 (2) In Schedule 2: 25 (a) delete item 5A; 26 (b) after item 41 insert: page 44 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Other Acts amended Part 3 School Education Act 1999 amended Division 4 s. 58 1 42 School Curriculum and Standards Authority established under the School Curriculum and Standards Authority Act 1997 2 3 Division 4 -- School Education Act 1999 amended 4 58. School Education Act 1999 amended 5 (1) This section amends the School Education Act 1999. 6 (2) Delete section 53(2)(a) and insert: 7 8 (a) the outline of curriculum and assessment in 9 schools established under the School 10 Curriculum and Standards Authority Act 1997; 11 12 (3) In the provisions listed in the Table delete "Curriculum 13 Council" and insert: 14 15 School Curriculum and Standards Authority 16 17 Table s. 6(c)(ii)(II) s. 6(d)(ii)(II) s. 63(1)(d)(i) s. 67 s. 167(1)(a)(ii) s. 176(1)(b) s. 177(1)(a)(ii) s. 200(1)(c)(ii) page 45 Curriculum Council Amendment Bill 2011 Part 3 Other Acts amended Division 5 Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 amended s. 59 1 Division 5 -- Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 2 amended 3 59. Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 amended 4 (1) This section amends the Western Australian College of 5 Teaching Act 2004. 6 (2) In section 3(1) in the definition of teaching paragraph (a) delete 7 "curriculum framework approved under the Curriculum Council 8 Act 1997" and insert: 9 10 outline of curriculum and assessment in schools 11 established under the School Curriculum and 12 Standards Authority Act 1997 13
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