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Education Act 1990
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#### 19 General functions of the Minister
19 General functions of the Minister
> The Minister has the following functions—
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> > (a) to exercise the functions in connection with the school curriculum that are conferred or imposed on the Minister under Part 3,
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> > (b) to establish and supervise the operation of government schools under Part 6,
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> > (c) to exercise the functions in connection with registration, and financial assistance to non-government schools, that are conferred or imposed on the Minister under Part 7,
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> > (d) to determine, having regard to the requirements of Part 8 and the advice of the Authority, the general method of assessment of candidates for the recognised certificates (whether by public examination or other form of assessment),
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> > (e) to determine, having regard to the requirements of Part 8 and the advice of the Authority, the nature of the information appearing on the recognised certificates or records of achievement issued by the Authority,
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> > (f) to carry out such educational audits and program reviews as the Minister considers appropriate to assess and improve the quality of education for school children in New South Wales,
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> > (g) any other function conferred or imposed on the Minister under this Act.
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> **s 19:** Am 2014 No 62, Sch 1 \[4\].