Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017
32Appointment of community members
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32 Appointment of community members
(1) This regulation applies if a school council is required to have community members appointed to the school council.
(2) The principal must as soon as practicable after the declaration of the poll for an election of members of the school council call, and preside at, a special meeting for the purpose of appointing the community members.
(3) At the special meeting held for the purposes of subregulation (2), a quorum may consist of not less than one half of the members of the school council currently holding office.
(4) The special meeting called under subregulation (2) may be adjourned to a time and place decided by the meeting if the purpose of appointing the community members cannot be achieved.
(5) A community member appointed to a school council in accordance with this regulation has the same rights, duties and obligations as members of the school council who are not appointed as community members.