Education Amendment Act 1999

Education Amendment Act 1999

An Act to amend the Education Act 1994

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Education Amendment Act 1999 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Education Act 1994 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.   Section 3 amended (Interpretation)

Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following definition after the definition of "child":

corporal punishment means physical punishment by means of cane, stick, strap, belt, hand or by any other means;

5.    Section 82A inserted

After section 82 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part 7:

82A.   Corporal punishment in schools

(1)  The principal of a school or a teacher at a school must not administer corporal punishment to a student of that school.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2)  In this section,

teacher includes –

(a) a member of the staff of a school; and

(b) any other person instructing or teaching, or assisting or supporting teaching, at a school.

6.   Section 93 amended (Repeal)

Section 93 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting "(1)" before "The following";

(b) by inserting the following subsection:

(2)  Any regulations or other statutory rules made under any Act repealed under subsection (1) are rescinded.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 21 APRIL 1999

Legislative Council on 30 SEPTEMBER 1999]