Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.126Restriction on who may be a member of executive committee
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sec.126 Restriction on who may be a member of executive committee
Subsection (2) applies only at the time of election of the office holders of an association under section 123 . The number of relevant staff members of the State instructional institution for which the association is formed who may be members of the executive committee of the association must not be more than one-third of the number of members of the executive committee. Subsection (2) does not apply to the association if— the chief executive reasonably believes that compliance with the requirement mentioned in that subsection will prevent all the positions of the executive committee being filled; and the chief executive notifies the association that it is not required to comply with that subsection. In this section— relevant staff member means— for a State school—a staff member of the school who is not a parent of a child attending the school; or for an educational institution established under section 14 —a staff member of the institution. s 126 amd 2025 No. 24 s 28 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.126-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies only at the time of election of the office holders of an association under section 123 . (sec.126-ssec.2) The number of relevant staff members of the State instructional institution for which the association is formed who may be members of the executive committee of the association must not be more than one-third of the number of members of the executive committee. (sec.126-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the association if— the chief executive reasonably believes that compliance with the requirement mentioned in that subsection will prevent all the positions of the executive committee being filled; and the chief executive notifies the association that it is not required to comply with that subsection. (sec.126-ssec.4) In this section— relevant staff member means— for a State school—a staff member of the school who is not a parent of a child attending the school; or for an educational institution established under section 14 —a staff member of the institution.
- (a) the chief executive reasonably believes that compliance with the requirement mentioned in that subsection will prevent all the positions of the executive committee being filled; and
- (b) the chief executive notifies the association that it is not required to comply with that subsection.
- (a) for a State school—a staff member of the school who is not a parent of a child attending the school; or
- (b) for an educational institution established under section 14 —a staff member of the institution.