109School association

109 School association

(1)  A State school is to have a school association.

(2)  A school association may be the school association for more than one school if the Minister so approves.

(3)  The name of a school association is to be –

(a) the name of the school or schools of which it is the school association followed by the words "School Association" or "College Association"; or

(b) if the Minister, in writing, approves another name, that other name.

(4)  A school association –

(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and

(b) may have a seal; and

(c) may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and

(d) must have a constitution approved by the Minister; and

(e) consists of the members as established by its constitution; and

(f) has the functions and powers prescribed by this Act and its constitution.

(5)  A school association is not –

(a) an association for the purposes of the Associations Incorporation Act 1964 ; or

(b) the Crown or an agency or instrumentality of the Crown.

(6)  If a school association has a seal –

(a) it may be kept and used as authorised by the school association; and

(b) all courts and persons acting judicially must take judicial notice of the imprint of the seal on a document and presume that it was duly sealed by the school association.