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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 04 Hansard (Tuesday, 30 March 2004) . . Page.. 1343 ..

MR PRATT (8.38): I move amendment No 20 circulated in my name [see schedule 3 at page 1376]. This amendment makes clear that non-government schools are allowed to seek expressions of registration for adding schooling years at the school before requiring the school to register with the minister for education their interest in extending the years of schooling. This ensures that the non-government school can get a clear indication of the viability of extending its schooling years before it begins the process of application.

MS GALLAGHER (Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, Minister for Women and Minister for Industrial Relations) (8.39): The government will not be supporting this amendment. The proposed additional clause does not add to the provisions of the bill, as an application for registration means an application in writing. At the same time, this part of the act does not stop a school community forming well in advance of seeking registration for the purpose of planning the future establishment of the school and seeking registration at some future time.

Amendment negatived.

Clause 83 agreed to.

Clause 84 agreed to.

Clause 85.

MS GALLAGHER (Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, Minister for Women and Minister for Industrial Relations) (8.40): I move amendment No 5 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 1371]. This amendment seeks to insert two new subclauses, 85 (3A) and 85 (3B). The amendment will increase transparency of the process and align the process with other processes in the registration of non-government schools covered at clauses 83, 87 and 89.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 85, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 86 to 97, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Proposed new clause 97A.

MS GALLAGHER (Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, Minister for Women and Minister for Industrial Relations) (8.41): I move amendment No 6 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 1371].This amendment seeks to insert a new section “Inspection of panel reports for school registration etc”. Again, the proposed amendment will increase transparency of the process by making the panel’s report publicly available. It aligns the process with that for government schools whereby school development reports are available to the public.

MS TUCKER (8.41): The Greens will be supporting this amendment. It is another transparency and accountability mechanism that ensures that reports to the minister on matters concerning the registration of non-government schools are accessible, as was

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