South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

EDUCATION ACT 1972 - SECT 14C

14C—Review committee

        (1)         A committee appointed by the Minister under this Part will consist of—

            (a)         at least two (but not more in total than the number gained by multiplying the number of schools being reviewed by two) persons nominated by the Minister (one of whom will be appointed by the Minister to be the presiding member); and

            (b)         —

                  (i)         if the schools are situated within the area of a council or councils constituted under the Local Government Act 1934 —the mayor or chairman of each of those councils (or a person nominated by each such mayor or chairman); or

                  (ii)         in any other case—a person nominated by the Minister for Local Government; and

            (c)         the Director-General (or a person nominated by the Director-General); and

            (d)         a person (not being a teacher at a school that is subject to the review) nominated by the Australian Education Union (S.A. Branch); and

            (e)         the head teacher of each of the schools subject to the review; and

            (f)         a nominee from the school council of each of the schools subject to the review.

        (2)         The Minister must appoint a member of the committee, nominated by the presiding member, to be the deputy presiding member.

        (3)         The terms and conditions of membership of the committee will be as determined by the Minister.

        (4)         The quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the committee is determined by dividing the number of persons entitled to attend and vote at the meeting by two, disregarding any fraction, and adding one.

        (5)         Each member of the committee is entitled to one vote on any question arising for decision by the committee.

        (6)         A decision supported by a majority of the votes cast by members of the committee present at a meeting of the committee is a decision of the committee.

        (7)         The presiding member or, in the presiding member's absence, the deputy presiding member will preside at any meeting of the committee.

        (8)         The person presiding at a meeting of the committee has, in addition to a deliberative vote, a casting vote in the event of an equality of votes.

        (9)         The committee may act despite a vacancy in its membership or a defect in the appointment of a member.

        (10)         Subject to this Part, the committee may determine its own procedures.