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An Act to amend the law relating to the education of school children; to repeal the Education and Public Instruction Act 1987; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1.   Name of Act

This Act may be cited as the Education Act 1990.

2.   Commencement

(1)    This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

(2)    Different days may be appointed for the commencement of section 133 for the purpose of repealing different provisions of an Act or regulation on different days.

3.   Definitions

(1)    In this Act:

Board means the Board of Studies constituted by this Act.

compulsory school-age means any age of or above 6 years and below 15 years.

corporal punishment of a student means the application of physical force in order to punish or correct the student, but does not include the application of force only to prevent personal injury to, or damage to or the destruction of property of, any person (including the student).

Director-General means the Director-General of the Department of Education and Training.

distance education means a form of education in which students and teachers are not regularly in the presence of each other but communicate with each other in writing, by print or by electronic or like means.

government school means a school established under this Act by the Minister.

non-government school means a registered non-government school.

overseas student means a student who holds a visa under the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth that enables the student to study in New South Wales, but does not include the holder of a permanent visa or special category visa within the meaning of that Act.

parent includes a guardian or other person having the custody or care of a child.

principal includes an acting principal of a school.

proprietor, in relation to a registered non-government school, means the legal entity designated, in the school’s certificate of registration, as the proprietor of the school.

recognised certificate means a School Certificate or Higher School Certificate granted under Part 8.

registered non-government school means a school, other than a government school, for the time being registered under Part 7.

responsible person for a school means:

(a)    the proprietor of the school and, if the proprietor is a corporation, each director or person concerned in the management of the school, or

(b)    a member of the governing body of the school, or

(c)     the principal of the school.

system of non-government schools means a system of non-government schools for the time being approved by the Minister under Part 7.

TAFE establishment has the same meaning as it has in the Technical and Further Education Commission Act 1990.

Tribunal means the Administrative Decisions Tribunal established by the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997.

(2)    In this Act:

(a)    a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b)    a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

(3)    Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.