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EDUCATION (ACCREDITATION OF NON-STATE SCHOOLS) ACT 2001 - SCHEDULE 3

SCHEDULE 3 – Dictionary


"accepted representations"

(a) for chapter 2, part 3, division 2A—see section 58B (2) ; or
(b) for chapter 2, part 4, division 2—see section 65 (2) ; or
(c) for chapter 3, part 6, division 2—see section 95 (2) .

"accreditation" , of a school, means the accreditation of the school under section 27 .

"accreditation criteria" see section 9 .

"accredited school" means a school accredited by the board under section 27 .

"accredited special assistance site" , for a special assistance school, see section 60B .

"AISQ" means the Association of Independent Schools of Queensland Inc.

"assessor" means a person who is appointed as an assessor under section 144 .

"attributes of accreditation" see section 27 (3) .

"attributes of provisional accreditation" see section 18 (2) .

"auditor" means a person who is appointed as an auditor under section 144 .

"authorised person" means an assessor or auditor.

"board" means the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board.

"board office" means the office from which the board operates.

"catchment area" means—
(a) for a school that is in operation—the geographical area in which at least 80% of the school’s students reside; or
(b) for a school that is not in operation—the geographical area in which at least 80% of the school’s prospective students are likely to reside.

"catchment area notice" see section 76 (2) (a) and (4) (a) .

"certificate of accreditation" means a certificate of accreditation issued under section 28 (1) (a) , 57 (4) or 58E (3) as applied by section 59 , 60 (7), 179(5), 181(8) or 182(8).

"certificate of provisional accreditation" means a certificate of provisional accreditation issued under section 18 (3) , 34 (3) (b) , 47 (3) , 56 (3) , 57 (4) , 58E (3) , 180 (7) , 183 (10) or 184 (10) .

"chairperson" see section 109 (1) (a) .

"change" , in a school’s governing body, means a change that results in the school having a different governing body.

"change day" , for chapter 2, part 3, see section 52 (4) (b) .

"change notice" , for chapter 2, part 3, see section 52 (4) .

"classroom education" means education in which the teacher providing the education and the students receiving the education are in each other’s presence.

"commencement"
(a) for chapter 7—see section 178 ; or
(b) for chapter 8, part 1—see section 218 ; or
(c) for chapter 8, part 2—see section 222 ; or
(d) for chapter 8, part 3—see section 225 ; or
(e) for chapter 8, part 4—see section 239 .

"commissioner" ...

"committee" means the Non-State Schools Eligibility for Government Funding Committee.

"committee member" means a member of the committee appointed under section 135 .

"company" see the Corporations Act, section 9 .

"company limited by guarantee" see the Corporations Act, section 9 .

"compliance notice" see section 61 (2) .

"convicted" ...

"criminal history" , of a person, means the person’s criminal history within the meaning of the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , other than spent convictions.

"declared director" , of a school’s governing body that is a RECI Act corporation, means—
(a) a person named in the letters patent for the governing body; or
(b) a successor of a person mentioned in paragraph (a).

"deputy chairperson" means the deputy chairperson of the board appointed under section 112 (1) .

"director" , of a school’s governing body, see section 7AA .

"distance education" see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , schedule 4 .

"eligibility for Government funding criteria" see section 85 (3) and (4) .

"establishment phase school" , for a sector of schooling, means an accredited school
(a) that may, under its accreditation, provide education within the sector of schooling; and
(b) that is yet to start to operate within the sector of schooling; and
(c) the governing body of which is eligible for Government funding for the school.

"for-profit entity" means an entity that is carried on for profit or gain to its individual members.

"General Provisions Act" , for chapter 7, see section 178 .

"Government-funded school" means a school, the governing body of which is eligible for Government funding for the school.

"Government funding" , for a school, means funding given by the State for any aspect of the operation of the school.

"indictable offence" ...

"ineligible company" means a company that is not a company limited by guarantee.

"information notice" , for a decision made by the board or Minister, is a notice stating each of the following—
(a) the decision;
(b) the reasons for the decision;
(c) that the person to whom the notice is given may have the decision reviewed within 28 days;
(d) the way the person may have the decision reviewed;
(e) if the decision is that a provisionally accredited school not be accredited—a direction that the person surrender the school’s certificate of provisional accreditation within 14 days after the decision takes effect;
(f) if the decision is that a school’s provisional accreditation or accreditation be cancelled—a direction that the person surrender the certificate of provisional accreditation or accreditation within 14 days after the decision takes effect;
(g) if the decision is that a school’s provisional accreditation period be extended or reduced under section 46 (1) (b) —a direction that the person surrender the certificate of provisional accreditation within 14 days after the decision takes effect.

"letters patent" , for a school’s governing body that is a RECI Act corporation, means the letters patent issued under the repealed Religious Educational and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 establishing the governing body as a body corporate under that Act.
Note—
Letters patent under the repealed Religious Educational and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 are continued in force under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 , section 144 .

"member" means a member of the board appointed under section 109 .

"Minister’s consultation committee nominee" see section 135 (1) (b) .

"Minister’s consultation nominees" see section 109 (1) (b) .

"non-State school" see section 6 .

"notice" means written notice.

"not operated for profit" , in relation to a school, see section 7 .

"original decision" see section 101 .

"person with a disability" see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , section 420 (5) .

"planning approval decision" , for chapter 7, part 8, see section 208 .

"positive exemption notice" means a positive exemption notice issued under the Working with Children Act.

"positive notice" means a positive notice issued under the Working with Children Act.

"post-amended Act" , for chapter 8, part 1, see section 218 .

"post-amended Act" , for chapter 8, part 3, see section 225 .

"pre-amended Act" , for chapter 8, part 1, see section 218 .

"pre-amended Act" , for chapter 8, part 3, see section 225 .

"premises" , of a special assistance school, includes a temporary site at which the school provides special assistance under chapter 2, part 3A.

"preparatory year" see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , schedule 4 .

"preschool education" ...

"primary education" see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , schedule 4 .

"prohibited arrangement" see section 7A .

"properly made submission" see section 80 (2) .

"provisional accreditation" , of a school, means the provisional accreditation of the school under section 18 .

"provisional accreditation period" , of a school, means the provisional accreditation period applying to the school under this Act.

"provisionally accredited school" means a school provisionally accredited by the board under section 18 .

"public place" , for chapter 2, part 3A, see section 60B .

"QCEC" means the Queensland Catholic Education Commission.

"RECI Act corporation" means a corporation that is incorporated under the repealed Religious Educational and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 .

"register" means the register kept under section 164 .

"relevant operational aspect" see section 50 (1) (b) .

"review" , of a decision, means review of the decision under chapter 4.

"school" see section 5 .

"school survey data" see section 166(2) .

"secondary education" see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , schedule 4 .

"sector of schooling" means any of the following groups of years of schooling
(a) preparatory year to year 3;
(b) years 4 to 6;
(c) years 7 to 10;
(d) years 11 and 12.

"sector student-intake day" , of a school for a sector of schooling, means the first day of education of students at the school within the sector of schooling.

"show cause notice"
(a) for chapter 2, part 3, division 2A—see section 58A (2) ; or
(b) for chapter 2, part 4, division 2—see section 64 (2) ; or
(c) for chapter 3, part 6, division 2—see section 94 (2) .

"show cause period"
(a) for chapter 2, part 3, division 2A—see section 58A (2) (d) ; or
(b) for chapter 2, part 4, division 2—see section 64 (2) (d) ; or
(c) for chapter 3, part 6, division 2—see section 94 (2) (d) .

"site" , for chapter 2, part 3A, see section 60B .

"special assistance" see section 13A .

"special assistance school" means a school that is provisionally accredited, or accredited, to provide special assistance.

"special education" see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , schedule 4 .

"spent conviction" means a conviction—
(a) for which the rehabilitation period under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 has expired under that Act; and
(b) that is not revived as prescribed by section 11 of that Act.

"State school" see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , schedule 4 .

"student-intake day" , of a provisionally accredited school, means the first day of education of students under the school’s provisional accreditation.

"submission period" see section 77 (1) (h) .

"temporary site" see section 60B .

"temporary site criteria" see section 60C .

"type of education" means a type of education mentioned in section 12 (1) .

"vehicle" , for chapter 2, part 3A, see section 60B .

"Working with Children Act" means the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 .



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