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Save Gosford Public School Bill 2012
No , 2012
A Bill for
An Act to prevent the relocation of Gosford Public School to the grounds of Henry
Kendall High School and to ensure that parents, staff and the community are
consulted before any alternative site is chosen for Gosford Public School; and for
other purposes.
Clause 1 Save Gosford Public School Bill 2012
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts: 1
1 Name of Act 2
This Act is the Save Gosford Public School Act 2012. 3
2 Commencement 4
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act. 5
3 Definition 6
In this Act: 7
Minister means the Minister administering the Education Act 1990. 8
4 Prohibition on relocation of Gosford Public School to grounds of Henry 9
Kendall High School 10
The Minister must ensure that no action is taken to relocate Gosford 11
Public School from Mann Street, Gosford, to: 12
(a) the grounds of Henry Kendall High School, or 13
(b) any land adjacent to Henry Kendall High School. 14
5 Continuing operation of school at Mann Street, Gosford site 15
The Minister must ensure that Gosford Public School is not relocated 16
from the site on Mann Street, Gosford, unless a decision is made in 17
accordance with this Act to relocate the school. 18
6 Notice that must be given before relocation decision is made 19
(1) The Minister must not make a decision on an alternative site for Gosford 20
Public School unless the Minister has consulted with interested persons 21
in accordance with this section. 22
(2) The Minister must cause written notice to be given of any proposed 23
decision on an alternative site for Gosford Public School to each of the 24
following: 25
(a) the principal of Gosford Public School, 26
(b) at least one of the parents or guardians of each child attending 27
Gosford Public School, 28
(c) each teacher or other person employed at Gosford Public School, 29
(d) the NSW Teachers Federation, 30
(e) the Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of NSW. 31
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Save Gosford Public School Bill 2012 Clause 7
(3) The Minister must also cause a notice to be published of any proposed 1
decision on an alternative site for Gosford Public School: 2
(a) in at least one newspaper circulating throughout the State, and 3
(b) in at least one newspaper circulating generally in Gosford. 4
(4) A notice under this section must: 5
(a) give the Minister's reasons for proposing the alternative site, and 6
(b) specify where plans or information concerning the alternative site 7
may be inspected, and 8
(c) invite submissions on the proposed decision to relocate to the 9
particular alternative site and specify the deadline before which 10
submissions may be made (which must be at least 60 days after 11
the date on which the notice is given), and 12
(d) invite any interested person to attend a meeting convened for the 13
purpose of discussing the proposed decision and specify the time 14
and place of the meeting. 15
(5) The Minister must cause the plans or information referred to in the 16
notices required by this section to be placed on public exhibition. The 17
exhibition period must begin on the date that the first notice is sent 18
under this section and must not end before the deadline for the making 19
of submissions. 20
7 Meetings with interested persons before relocation decision is made 21
The Minister must not make a decision on an alternative site for Gosford 22
Public School unless the Minister has convened and attended at least 23
one public meeting with any interested persons for the purpose of 24
discussing the proposed decision. 25
8 Factors to be considered by Minister before relocation decision is made 26
(1) The Minister must not make a decision on an alternative site for Gosford 27
Public School unless the Minister has had regard to: 28
(a) any submissions made by any person before the end of the period 29
for submissions referred to in section 6, and 30
(b) the comments made at any meeting referred to in section 7. 31
(2) Before making such a decision, the Minister must also have regard to: 32
(a) the needs of current students of the school, and 33
(b) the needs of future students of the school, and 34
(c) the needs of teachers employed at the school. 35
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Clause 8 Save Gosford Public School Bill 2012
(3) This section does not limit the other matters to which the Minister may 1
have regard in making a decision regarding an alternative site for 2
Gosford Public School. 3
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