Parents and Citizens Associations Incorporation Act 1976 (NSW)

Parents and Citizens Associations Incorporation Act 1976 No 50

An Act to provide for the incorporation of the Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales; and to provide for the incorporation of parents and citizens associations.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Parents and Citizens Associations Incorporation Act 1976.

2 Object of Act The object of this Act is to provide for matters relating to: (a) the Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales (the federation) continued in existence under section 4, and (b) the incorporation of parents and citizens associations, and (c) the election of councillors and delegates of the federation.

3 Definitions (1) In this Act: administrator—see clause 2 of Schedule 2. annual general meeting means the annual general meeting of the federation held under section 12E. board means the board of management of the federation. constitution means the document, as amended from time to time in accordance with this Act, declared to be the constitution of the federation under section 9. councillor means a person holding office as a councillor elected under Part 3A. delegate means a person holding office as a delegate elected under Part 3A. Department means the Department of Education. executive committee means the executive committee of the federation. federation—see section 2 (a). function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty. government school means a government school established under the Education Act 1990. parent of a student includes a guardian or other person having the custody or care of the student. parents and citizens association means a parents and citizens association constituted under the Education Act 1990. president means the president of the executive committee. secretary means the secretary of the executive committee. transition period means the period starting on the day the administrator is appointed by the Minister under Schedule 2 and ending on the day that is 3 years after that day.