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EDUCATION AMENDMENT (ETHICS) BILL 2010




                    New South Wales




Education Amendment (Ethics) Bill
2010


Contents

                                                             Page
       1   Name of Act                                         2
       2   Commencement                                        2
       3   Amendment of Education Act 1990 No 8                2
I certify that this public bill, which originated in the Legislative Assembly, has
finally passed the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of New
South Wales.


                                                Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
                                                Legislative Assembly,
                                                Sydney,                     , 2010




                             New South Wales




Education Amendment (Ethics) Bill
2010
Act No      , 2010




An Act to amend the Education Act 1990 in relation to ethics education at
government schools.




I have examined this bill and find it to correspond in all respects with the bill as
finally passed by both Houses.


                                   Assistant Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1         Education Amendment (Ethics) Bill 2010




The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
 1    Name of Act
           This Act is the Education Amendment (Ethics) Act 2010.
 2    Commencement
           This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
 3    Amendment of Education Act 1990 No 8
           Section 33A
           Insert after section 33:
           33A      Special education in ethics as secular alternative to special
                    religious education
                    (1)    Special education in ethics is allowed as a secular
                           alternative to special religious education at government
                           schools.
                    (2)    If the parent of a child objects to the child receiving special
                           religious education, the child is entitled to receive special
                           education in ethics, but only if:
                            (a) it is reasonably practicable for special education in
                                   ethics to be made available to the child at the
                                   government school, and
                           (b) the parent requests that the child receive special
                                   education in ethics.
                    (3)    A government school cannot be directed (by the Minister
                           or otherwise) not to make special education in ethics
                           available at the school.




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