2025
A Bill
for
An Act to amend the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
and the legislation mentioned in schedule 1 for particular
purposes
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Education (General Provisions) Amendment Bill 2025
Part 1 Preliminary
The Parliament of Queensland enacts—
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Education (General Provisions)
Amendment Act 2025.
2 Commencement
The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by
proclamation—
(a) part 2, division 3;
(b) schedule 1, part 2.
Part 2 Amendment of Education
(General Provisions) Act 2006
Division 1 Preliminary
3 Act amended
This part amends the Education (General Provisions) Act
2006.
Note—
See also the amendments in schedule 1, parts 1 and 2.
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Part 2 Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
Division 2 Amendments commencing on
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4 Amendment of s 53 (When fee for distance education is
not payable)
(1) Section 53(1)(f), after ‘section 298’—
insert—
or 309
(2) Section 53(1)(h)(i), ‘paragraph (f)’—
omit, insert—
paragraph (g)
5 Amendment of s 127 (Urgent matters)
Section 127—
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(6) To remove any doubt, it is declared that giving
assistance to a State instructional institution or
another association under section 142A is not an
urgent matter.
6 Amendment of s 132 (Use of money received by
association)
Section 132—
insert—
(c) thirdly, in giving assistance under section
142A.
7 Insertion of new s 142A
After section 142—
insert—
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Part 2 Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
142A Giving assistance to other State instructional
institutions or associations
(1) Nothing in this Act prevents an association
formed for a State instructional institution from
giving assistance to—
(a) another State instructional institution, if the
institution’s ability to provide primary,
secondary or special education or other
educational instruction has been adversely
affected by an event; or
Examples of an event—
an accident, a deliberate act, a natural disaster
(b) an association formed for a State
instructional institution mentioned in
paragraph (a).
(2) In this section—
assistance includes financial assistance, other
resources and services.
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school)
(1) Section 180, heading, after ‘principal’—
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or governing body
(2) Section 180(1), from ‘by notice’ to ‘ask the principal’—
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by notice given to the principal or governing body
of a non-State school, ask the principal or
governing body
(3) Section 180(1)(b), from ‘, including’ to ‘section 197A’—
omit.
(4) Section 180—
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(3) Also, the chief executive must give the principal
of a non-State school a copy of any notice given
under subsection (1) to the governing body of the
school.
(4) The principal or governing body of a non-State
school must, if given notice under subsection (1),
give the chief executive the requested information
in the way stated in the notice.
9 Replacement of s 206 (Who is eligible for provisional
registration or registration)
Section 206—
omit, insert—
206 Who is eligible for provisional registration or
registration for home education
A child is eligible for provisional registration or
registration for home education—
(a) if the child will be at least 5 years and 6
months on 31 December in the year the
application for the child’s provisional
registration or registration is made; and
(b) until 31 December in the year the child turns
18.
10 Amendment of s 229A (Provisional registration or
registration ends on 31 December in year child turns 17
years)
(1) Section 229A, heading—
omit, insert—
229A When provisional registration or registration
ends in relation to child’s age
(2) Section 229A(1), ‘17 years’—
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18 years
11 Replacement of s 251AB (Notice to non-State school’s
principal)
Section 251AB—
omit, insert—
251AB Notice to principal or governing body of
non-State school
(1) The chief executive may, by notice given to the
principal or governing body of a non-State school,
ask the principal or governing body for
information about decisions made under section
248.
(2) Also, the chief executive must give the principal
of a non-State school a copy of any notice given
under subsection (1) to the governing body of the
school.
(3) The principal or governing body of a non-State
school must, if given notice under subsection (1),
give the chief executive the requested information
in the way stated in the notice.
12 Amendment of s 283 (Duration and notice of suspension)
(1) Section 283—
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(1A) The principal must tell the student about the
suspension.
(2) Section 283(1A) to (4)—
renumber as section 283(2) to (5).
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Part 2 Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
13 Replacement of ch 12, pt 3, div 2, sdiv 3, hdg (Chief
executive’s powers)
Chapter 12, part 3, division 2, subdivision 3, heading—
omit, insert—
Subdivision 3 Other provisions for
suspension
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Before section 290—
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289A Principal may delegate function of telling
students about suspension decision
(1) This section applies in relation to a function
imposed on the principal of a State school under
section 283(2), 288(2) or 289(3).
(2) The principal may delegate the function to an
appropriately qualified teacher at the school who
assists the principal with the management of the
school.
Examples of a teacher who assists the principal with the
management of the school—
the head of a primary or secondary school, a deputy
principal
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Chapter 20—
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Education (General Provisions) Amendment Bill 2025
Part 2 Amendment of Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
Part 11 Transitional and
validation provisions
for Education (General
Provisions)
Amendment Act 2025
Division 1 Preliminary
544 Definitions for part
In this part—
amendment Act means the Education (General
Provisions) Amendment Act 2025.
former, in relation to a provision of this Act,
means the provision as in force from time to time
before the commencement of the provision in
which the term is used.
new, in relation to a provision of this Act, means
the provision as in force from the commencement
of the provision in which the term is used.
Division 2 Provisions commencing
on assent
545 Application of new s 180 to
pre-commencement information and
decisions—compulsory schooling
New section 180 applies in relation to information
whether the information came into existence, or
relates to a decision made under section 189,
before or after the commencement.
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