Grammar Schools Act 2016
sec.40Suitability of proposed appointee
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sec.40 Suitability of proposed appointee
The Minister may make the appointment only if the Minister is satisfied the proposed appointee is appropriately qualified and is otherwise suitable to be appointed as administrator. A person who has agreed to a proposed appointment must advise the Minister, before the appointment is made, whether the person is aware of a conflict of interest that may arise in the course of the person acting as administrator. A person must not state anything to the Minister under subsection (2) that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The Working with Children Check Act 2000 , chapter 7 , applies to the appointment as if it were employment by the Minister in regulated employment under that Act. s 40 amd 2019 No. 18 s 86 (2) sch 2 ; 2024 No. 49 s 130 s ch 4 pt 1 (sec.40-ssec.1) The Minister may make the appointment only if the Minister is satisfied the proposed appointee is appropriately qualified and is otherwise suitable to be appointed as administrator. (sec.40-ssec.2) A person who has agreed to a proposed appointment must advise the Minister, before the appointment is made, whether the person is aware of a conflict of interest that may arise in the course of the person acting as administrator. (sec.40-ssec.3) A person must not state anything to the Minister under subsection (2) that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.40-ssec.4) The Working with Children Check Act 2000 , chapter 7 , applies to the appointment as if it were employment by the Minister in regulated employment under that Act.