SENIOR SECONDARY ASSESSMENT BOARD OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA (REVIEW) AMENDMENT BILL

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

No. 1. Clause 6, page 3, lines 24 to 29—Delete subclause (3) and substitute:

(3) Section 4(1), definition of employing authority—delete the definition

No. 2. Clause 6, page 4, lines 2 to 5—Delete subsection (2)

No. 3. Clause 10, page 5, after line 29—Insert:

(ab) 1 of the appointed members of the Board must be a person specifically nominated by the South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools Inc.; and

(ac) 1 of the appointed members of the Board must be a person specifically nominated by the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia; and

(ad) 1 of the appointed members of the Board must be a person specifically nominated by the Director-General of Education; and

No. 4. Clause 10, page 5, line 33—After 'to the Board' insert:

(other than for the purposes of subsection (3)(ab), (ac) or (ad))

No. 5. Clause 11, page 7, lines 1 to 5—

Delete subsections (3) and (4) and substitute:

(3) The Chief Executive Officer will be appointed by the Board on terms and conditions determined by the Board.

(4) However—

(a) the Board may not appoint a person under subsection (3) without the approval of the Minister; and

(b) the terms and conditions of the appointment of a person under subsection (3) must be approved by the Minister.

No. 6. Clause 14, page 9, line 33—Delete 'on any matter relating' and substitute:

that is directly related

No. 7. Clause 14, page 9, lines 38 to 40—Delete subparagraph (i) and substitute:

(i) to provide information to the Minister, or to any entity within a school education sector approved by the Minister for the purposes of this provision; and

No. 8. Clause 14, page 10, line 2—Delete', or by the Minister'

No. 9. Clause 14, page 10, after line 32—Insert:

(ca) must not, when providing information to another entity under subsection (1)(m)(i), provide information that identifies a particular school or student; and

No. 10. Clause 14, page 10, lines 36 to 38—Delete subsection (4)

No. 11. Clause 16, page 11, lines 10 to 28—Leave out the clause

No. 12. New clause, page 11, after line 28—Insert:16A—Substitution of section 18

Section 18—delete the section and substitute:

18—Staff

(1) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister and on such conditions as it thinks fit, engage such employees as are necessary to assist it in carrying out its functions under this Act.

(2) The Board may, under an arrangement established by the Minister administering an administrative unit, make use of the services or staff of that administrative unit.

No. 13. Schedule 1, clause 3, lines 20 to 24—Delete clause 3 and substitute:

3—Staff

(1) Subject to this clause, a person who, immediately before the commencement of this clause, was employed by the employing authority under section 18 of the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia Act 1983 (before the substitution of that section by this Act) will, on that commencement, be taken to be employed by the Board under that Act.

(2) An employment arrangement effected by subclause (1)—

(a) will be taken to provide continuity of employment without termination of the relevant employee's service; and

(b) will not affect—

(i) existing conditions of employment or existing or accrued rights to leave; or

(ii) a process commenced for variation of those conditions or rights.