This regulation may be cited as the Education (General Provisions) Amendment Regulation 2026.
(1)Section 4 commences on 12 April 2027.(2)Sections 5 and 6 commence on 25 October 2026.
This regulation amends the Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2017.
4Amendment of s 25 (Transfer note—Act, s 384)
Section 25, from ‘For section 384(1)’ to ‘non-State school’—
omit, insert—For section 384(1)(a) of the Act, information of the following types
5Replacement of pt 6, hdg (Parents and citizens associations)
Part 6, heading—
omit, insert—
Part 6—
insert—52ARegional State school—Act, s 154A
For section 154A(1)(b) of the Act, Tagai State College is prescribed to be a school to which chapter 7, part 11 of the Act applies.52BFormation of association for campus of regional State school—Act, s 154C
(1)For section 154C(1) of the Act, this section prescribes the way a parents and citizens association may be formed for a campus of a regional State school.(2)The principal of a regional State school may call a meeting of eligible persons to consider the formation of a parents and citizens association for the campus of the school.(3)If the eligible persons present at the meeting decide a parents and citizens association should be formed for the campus of the regional State school, the association must be formed by the election, from among the eligible persons, of the following officers—(a)a president;(b)at least 1 vice-president;(c)a secretary;(d)a treasurer;(e)any additional officers, as decided by the eligible persons present at the meeting.(4)The meeting may be held, and eligible persons may take part in the meeting by, using any technology allowing reasonably contemporaneous and continuous communication between persons taking part in the meeting.Examples of use of technology—
teleconferencing, videoconferencing(5)A person who takes part in the meeting under subsection (4) is taken to be present at the meeting.(6)In this section—eligible person, in relation to the formation of a campus association for a campus of a regional State school, means a person who, under section 154C(2) of the Act, is eligible to be a member of a campus association formed for the campus of the school.52CFormation of interim campus association—Act, s 154D
(1)For section 154D(1) of the Act, this section prescribes the way an interim campus association may be formed for a proposed campus of a regional State school or a proposed regional State school.(2)An interim campus association for a proposed campus of a regional State school or a proposed regional State school must be formed in the way prescribed under section 52B for forming a campus association, as if the interim campus association were a campus association.(3)However, for applying subsection (2), the reference in section 52B(2) to the principal of a regional State school includes a reference to the chief executive.(4)In this section—eligible person, in relation to the formation of an interim campus association for a proposed campus of a regional State school or a proposed regional State school, means a person who, under section 154D(2) of the Act, is eligible to be a member of an interim campus association formed for the proposed campus.(1)A campus association must be known by the name the (name of regional State school (name of campus)) Campus Association.(2)An interim campus association must be known by the name the (name of regional State school or proposed regional State school (name of proposed campus)) Interim Campus Association.52EDissolution of campus association—Act, s 154G
(1)For section 154G(d) of the Act, subsection (2) prescribes the other circumstances in which a campus association is dissolved.(2)A campus association is dissolved if the question of dissolution of the campus association is put and resolved in the affirmative on a three-fourths majority vote of its members present and entitled to vote at a special meeting of the association called to consider the question.(3)On the dissolution of a campus association formed for a campus of a regional State school, the following property must be dealt with by the supervisor of the school’s principal, as directed by the Minister—(a)any property in the name of the association;(b)any funds of the association, after payment of any expenses lawfully incurred by the association.