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School Education Act 1999
Div 8Parent and community involvement
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Division 8 — Parent and community involvement
Subdivision 1 — School Councils
124. Terms used 109
125. Each government school to have Council for school 109
126. Exemptions from and approvals for s. 125 110
127. Council, members of etc. 110
128. Council, functions of 111
129. Additional functions of Council, Minister may approve 112
130. Additional functions of incorporated Council, Minister may approve 113
131. Property acquired by incorporated Council vests in Minister 114
132. Council cannot intervene in certain matters 114
133. Powers of Council 114
134. Support services for Council, principal to provide 115
135. Minister may direct Council 115
136. Procedures of Council 115
137. Protection from personal liability 115
138. Minister may dismiss unincorporated Council 115
139. Incorporated Council, winding up 116
140. Regulations about Councils 117
Subdivision 2 — Parents and Citizens’ Associations
141. Terms used 118
142. Forming association 118
143. Objects of and limits on associations 118
144. Property acquired by association vests in Minister 119
145. Association formed after 1 Jan 2001, incorporation of 119
146. Transitional provisions for association existing at 1 Jan 2001 119
147. Association to give certain information to principal 120
148. Winding up association 121
149. Other associations, forming etc. 121