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