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Education Act 2016
248Corporal punishment in schools
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248 Corporal punishment in schools
(1) In this section –
staff member, in relation to a school or TasTAFE, includes –
(a) a teacher employed at the school or TasTAFE; and
(b) a person instructing or teaching, or assisting or supporting teaching, at the school or TasTAFE; and
(c) any member of the staff of the school or TasTAFE.
(2) The principal of a school, the chief executive officer of TasTAFE or a staff member of a school or TasTAFE must not administer, or threaten to administer, corporal punishment to a student of that school.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.