241Establishment of Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council

241 Establishment of Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council

(1)  The Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council is established.

(2)  The Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council consists of no fewer than 5 members and not more than 7 members appointed by the Minister.

(3)  The Minister is to appoint at least one State Service officer or State Service employee employed in, or for the purposes of, the Department as a member of the Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council.

(4)  In appointing the members of the Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council, the Minister is to ensure that a majority of the members have skills in, or experience in or related to, home education.

(5)  In appointing the members of the Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council, the Minister is to have regard to –

(a) the desirability of having as members persons with experience or skills in home education and education, generally; and

(b) the desirability of having a Council that has representatives of both sexes.

(6)  The Minister is to appoint one of the members as chairperson of the Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council.

(7)  Before appointing a person as a member of the Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council, the Minister is to call for expressions of interest in the appointment by advertising in at least 3 daily newspapers printed, and circulating, in Tasmania.

(8)  The Minister need not comply with subsection (7) if re-appointing a person to the office of member of the Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council for a consecutive term.

(9)  Schedule 4 has effect with respect to the membership and meetings of the Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council.