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EDUCATION (QUEENSLAND COLLEGE OF TEACHERS) ACT 2005 - SECT 239

239 Membership of board

(1) The board consists of the following persons appointed by the Governor in Council—

(a) 1 nominee of the Minister;
(b) 1 nominee of the chief executive;
(c) 1 nominee of the Queensland Catholic Education Commission;
(d) 1 nominee of the Association of Independent Schools of Queensland Inc.;
(e) 2 persons who are practising teachers, of whom—
(i) 1 is to be nominated by the Queensland Teachers' Union; and
(ii) 1 is to be nominated by the Queensland Independent Education Union of Employees;
(f) 1 nominee of the Queensland Public Sector Union who is a registered teacher;
(g) 1 nominee of the Higher Education Forum who is a practising teacher educator;
(h) 2 persons who, at the time of appointment, are parents or guardians of students enrolled at a school, of whom—
(i) 1 is to be nominated by the Queensland Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations Incorporated; and
(ii) 1 is to be nominated jointly by the Federation of Parents and Friends Associations of Catholic Schools in Queensland and the Queensland Independent Schools Parents Council Inc.;
(i) 3 persons who are practising teachers, of whom—
(i) 2 are to represent State schools and are to be nominated by the chief executive; and
(ii) 1 is to represent non-State schools and is to be nominated jointly by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission and the Association of Independent Schools Queensland;
(j) 3 persons who are practising teachers, of whom—
(i) 2 are to be employed by the State and elected by registered teachers who identify themselves as affiliated with State schooling; and
(ii) 1 is to be employed by the employing authority for a non-State school and elected by registered teachers who identify themselves as affiliated with non-State schooling;
(k) 1 other nominee of the Minister who—
(i) must represent the interests of the community generally in the conduct and practice of the teaching profession; and
(ii) is not a practising teacher.

(2) The director may not be appointed as a member of the board.

(3) In this section—

Higher Education Forum means the entity by that name whose membership includes the following—

(a) the vice-chancellors of universities established in the State;
(b) the chief executive;
(c) a nominee of the Minister administering the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000.

practising teacher educator means a person who—

(a) has expertise and experience in preparing people to be teachers; and
(b) is employed by a higher education institution to provide education programs for preparing people to be teachers.


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