Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Bill 2017 (Qld)

An Act to provide for the accreditation of non-State schools, and deciding the eligibility of non-State schools' governing bodies for government funding for the schools, to repeal the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2001 and to amend this Act, the Building Act 1975, the Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999, the Child Protection Act 1999, the Education and Care Services Act 2013, the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011, the Education (Capital Assistance) Act 1993, the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006, the Education (Overseas Students) Regulation 2014, the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005, the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014, the Education (Work Experience) Act 1996, the Environmental Protection Act 1994, the Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008, the Grammar Schools Act 2016, the Planning Act 2016, the Public Guardian Act 2014, the Public Health Act 2005, the Public Health (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulation 2017, the Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002, the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008, the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998, the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2005, the Weapons Act 1990, the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 and the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Chapter 1 Preliminary

Part 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2 Objects

3 Objects of Act (1) The objects of this Act are— (a) to uphold the standards of education at non-State schools; and (b) to maintain public confidence in the operation of non-State schools; and (c) to foster educational choices in the State. (2) The objects are to be achieved mainly by— (a) establishing the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board; and (b) establishing an accreditation regime for the accreditation of non-State schools; and (c) establishing a process for deciding the eligibility of a non-State school's governing body for government funding for the non-State school.