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Page 98 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 137] Education and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 Part 13 Amendment of Queensland Museum Act 1970 137 Insertion of new sch 1 After part 7— insert— Schedule 1 Dictionary section 2 Part 13 Amendment of Queensland Museum Act 1970 138 Act amended This part amends the Queensland Museum Act 1970. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1. 139 Amendment of s 2 (Definitions) (1) Section 2, ‘In this Act—’— omit, insert— The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act. (2) Section 2, definitions appropriately qualified, board, chairperson, commencement, current appointment, current conditions, deputy chairperson, director, pre-amended Act and present director— omit. (3) Section 2— insert— board means the Board of the Queensland Museum continued in existence under section 3. Clause 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Clause 8 9 10 11 Clause 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Page 99 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 140] Education and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 Part 13 Amendment of Queensland Museum Act 1970 chairperson means the chairperson of the board holding office under section 9. conviction means a finding of guilt or the acceptance of a plea of guilty by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded. criminal history, of a person, for part 2, division 5B, see section 41A. deputy chairperson means the deputy chairperson of the board holding office under section 9. director means the director of the museum holding office under section 35. notice means written notice. statement of expectations see section 52(1). (4) Section 2, all definitions, as amended by this Act— relocate to schedule 1 as inserted by this Act. 140 Omission of s 8 (Eligibility for appointment) Section 8— omit. 141 Amendment of s 9 (Chairperson and deputy chairperson of board) Section 9— insert— (7) The deputy chairperson must act as chairperson— (a) during a vacancy in the office of chairperson; and (b) during all periods when the chairperson is absent from duty or is otherwise unable to perform the functions of the office. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Clause 17 18 19 Clause 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Page 100 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 142] Education and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 Part 13 Amendment of Queensland Museum Act 1970 142 Amendment of s 10 (Duration of appointment) (1) Section 10(2)(b)— omit, insert— (b) the member is disqualified from continuing as a member under section 11A; or (2) Section 10— insert— (4) The Minister may extend a person’s term of appointment as a member, including any term of appointment as chairperson, until the earlier of the following— (a) the end of the day that is 3 months after the day the term would have expired under the person’s instrument of appointment; (b) the start of the term of appointment of the person’s successor. (5) Subsection (4) does not limit the Governor in Council’s power under subsection (3) or the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 25(1)(b)(i) or (c). 143 Insertion of new ss 11A and 11B After section 11— insert— 11A Disqualification from membership (1) A person is disqualified from becoming or continuing as a member if the person— (a) has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence; or Note— For the requirement to give notice of a change in a person’s criminal history, see section 41C. (b) is an insolvent under administration; or Clause 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Clause 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31