Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccepted representations—
(aa) for chapter 2A, part 3—see section 47H(2); or
(a) for chapter 8, part 1, division 2—see section 160(2); or
(b) for chapter 9, part 3, division 4—see section 195(2); or
(c) for chapter 9, part 5, division 5—see section 223(2); or
(d) for chapter 12, part 3, division 4—see section 307(2); or
(e) for chapter 12, part 3, division 7—see section 318(2); or
(f) for chapter 13, part 4—see section 377(2).
advisory committee means an advisory committee established under section 412.
aggrieved person, for chapter 15, part 4, see section 401.
allowance, for chapter 13, see section 367.
alternative association member, for chapter 6, see section 77.
annual report, for the department, means the department's annual report under the Financial Accountability Act 2009.
appellant see section 397.
appointed member, for chapter 6, see section 77.
appropriately qualified, for chapter 12, part 3, division 8, see section 323.
approved behaviour plan, for chapter 12, part 1, see section 275.
approved entity, for chapter 18, see section 414.
approved form means a form approved by the chief executive under section 433.
approved policy, for chapter 13, see section 367.
approved syllabus see the Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Act 2002, schedule 2.
AQF see the VETE Act, section 19.
association means—
(a) a parents and citizens association formed for a State instructional institution under section 118; or
(b) an interim parents and citizens association formed for a proposed State instructional institution under section 119.
at, in relation to premises, includes in or on the premises.
attending, a provider or other entity, means complying with the provider or entity's attendance requirements in the relevant way stated in section 234(2) or (3).
authorised officer, for chapter 16, part 1, see section 404.
basic allocation see section 11(1).
behaviour improvement condition, for chapter 12, part 3, division 8, see section 323.
behaviour management program, for chapter 12, part 3, division 8, see section 323.
board means the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board established under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2001.
catchment area, for chapter 8, part 3, see section 169.
certificate III means a qualification by that name under the AQF.
certificate IV means a qualification by that name under the AQF.
certificate of achievement see the QSA Act, schedule 2.
chairperson, for chapter 6, see section 77.
challenging behaviour, for chapter 12, part 3, division 8, see section 323.
charge, for chapter 2, part 5, see section 25.
chief executive (child safety) means the chief executive of the department in which the Child Protection Act 1999 is administered.
chief executive (transport), for chapter 3, see section 48.
closure, for chapter 2, part 3, see section 17.
compulsory participation phase see section 231.
compulsory school age see section 9.
convicted, of an offence, means being found guilty of the offence, on a plea of guilty or otherwise, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
coopted student member, for chapter 6, see section 77.
criminal history—
(a) for chapter 2, part 5—see section 25; or
(b) for chapter 18—see section 414.
distance education means education provided where students and teachers are not regularly in the presence of each other for that purpose but communicate with each other in writing, by print or by electronic means.
educational program includes—
(a) for a reference to an educational program provided under this Act—
(i) a program under arrangements approved under section 183; and
(ii) a pre-preparatory learning program; or
(b) for a reference to an educational program provided under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2001—a program under arrangements approved under section 182.
effective enrolment eligibility plan, for chapter 8, part 4, see section 173.
effective enrolment management plan, for chapter 8, part 3, see section 169.
elected member, for chapter 6, see section 77.
elected parent member, for chapter 6, see section 77.
elected staff member, for chapter 6, see section 77.
elected student member, for chapter 6, see section 77.
eligible option see section 232.
employee—
(a) for chapter 12, part 5—see section 335; or
(b) for chapter 12, part 6—see section 343; or
(c) for chapter 12, part 10—see section 364.
employment exemption means an employment exemption in force under the VETE Act, chapter 5, part 3, division 5A.
enrolment eligibility plan, for chapter 8, part 4, see section 173.
enrolment management plan, for chapter 8, part 3, see section 169.
exclude, a student from a State school, means prohibit the student from enrolling at the school while the exclusion is in force.
excluded person see section 311.
exclusion decision see section 312(1).
exemption, for chapter 9, part 3, see section 184.
exempt person—
(a) for chapter 12, part 5—see section 335; or
(b) for chapter 12, part 6—see section 343.
external program means—
(a) an educational program under section 286(2), 288D or 291; or
(b) a program under arrangements approved under section 182 or 183; or
(c) another program or course for which the provider's requirements do not include physically attending, at particular times, the provider's premises or another place.
financial data, for a non-State school in receipt of subsidy, means the following—
(a) details of the school's recurrent income;
(b) details of the school's capital income;
(c) details of the school's recurrent expenses;
(d) details of the school's capital expenses;
(e) details of the school's profit or loss in carrying out each of its incidental business activities;
(f) details of the school's loans;
(g) other financial details, for the school, prescribed under a regulation.
full-time, in relation to participation in an eligible option, means at a level that is full-time under the following provisions—
(a) for an apprenticeship or traineeship under the VETE Act—section 238(2);
(b) otherwise—section 235.
higher education entity means each of the following within the meaning given by the Higher Education (General Provisions) Act 2008, schedule 2—
(a) a non self-accrediting higher education institution;
(b) a self-accrediting higher education institution;
(c) an interstate self-accrediting higher education institution that holds a recognised self-accrediting authority under that Act;
(d) a university;
(e) a specialised university;
(f) a university college;
(g) a specialised university college;
(h) an interstate university, interstate specialised university, interstate university college or interstate specialised university college, that holds a recognised authority under that Act;
(i) an overseas higher education institution for which an approval is held under part 5 of that Act.
home education, for chapter 9, part 5, see section 205.
human services includes education, family support, health and housing.
human services entity means a Commonwealth, State or local government entity with functions relating to human services.
information includes a document.
information notice, for a decision of the chief executive, is a notice stating the following—
(a) the decision;
(b) the reasons for the decision;
(c) that the person to whom the notice is given may have the decision reviewed within 30 school days;
(d) how the person may have the decision reviewed.
international educational institution, for chapter 18, see section 414.
international institution approval, for chapter 18, see section 416(1).
mature age State school, for chapter 2, part 5, see section 25.
mature age student, for chapter 2, part 5, see section 25.
mature age student notice, for chapter 2, part 5, see section 25.
minimum eligibility criteria see section 47A.
misconduct, of a student of a State school, includes misconduct happening while the student is—
(a) attending or representing the school; or
(b) travelling to or from the school.
model constitutions see section 96.
nearest applicable school, for chapter 3, see section 48.
negative notice, for chapter 2, part 5, see section 25.
nominated person, for chapter 7, part 10, see section 149.
non-departmental employment skills development program means a program included in the register maintained under the VETE Act, section 183E.
non-State school means a school that is provisionally accredited, or accredited, under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2001.
non-State school in receipt of subsidy means an operating non-State school, the governing body of which is eligible for Government funding for the school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2001.
notice means written notice.
notice of removal, for chapter 7, part 10, see section 149.
notice proposing exclusion see section 288C(2)(a).
notice recommending exclusion see section 290(3).
officer, of an association, means a person elected to an office of the association under section 123.
official member, for chapter 6, see section 77.
original decision—
(a) for chapter 2, part 5, division 6—see section 39; or
(b) for chapter 15, part 1—see section 390.
original direction see section 397.
overseas curriculum, for chapter 18, see section 414.
parent—
(a) generally—see section 10; or
(b) for chapter 12, part 3, division 9—see section 328.
parents and citizens association means a parents and citizens association formed under chapter 7.
participating, in an eligible option, means participating under the following provisions—
(a) for an apprenticeship or traineeship under the VETE Act—section 238(2);
(b) otherwise—section 234.
permanent resident, for chapter 3, see section 48.
person under the cancellation see section 320(3).
person with a disability see section 165(1).
planning activities see section 6(a).
positive notice, for chapter 2, part 5, see section 25.
premises includes a building together with surrounding land.
preparatory year means the year of schooling immediately before year 1.
pre-preparatory age child see section 419A(5).
pre-preparatory learning program means a program approved under section 419A(1).
prescribed non-State school see section 419A(5).
prescribed State school see section 419A(5).
president, of an association, means the president of the association elected under section 123.
primary education means education offered in the preparatory year and years 1 to 7.
principal, of a non-State school with no position by that name, means the person responsible for the school's day-to-day management.
principal's supervisor, in relation to the principal of a State instructional institution, means the officer employed in the department who holds the position as the principal's supervisor.
prospective student see section 155(1).
provider—
(a) generally for chapter 10—see section 232; and
(b) in a provision about an eligible option—means the provider for the option.
provisional registration, for chapter 9, part 5, see section 205.
QSA means the Queensland Studies Authority established under the QSA Act, section 6.
QSA Act means the Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Act 2002.
reasonably satisfied means satisfied on reasonable grounds.
reasonably suspects means suspects on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.
recognised school see section 47A.
re-engagement activities see section 6(b).
registered teacher see the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005, schedule 3.
registered training organisation see the VETE Act, section 14.
registration, for chapter 9, part 5, see section 205.
relevant agreement, for chapter 7, part 8, see section 136.
relevant person, for chapter 14, see section 383.
remaining allocation see section 11(3).
remote area see section 49.
remove, for chapter 7, part 10, see section 149.
removed person, for chapter 7, part 10, see section 149.
review body, for chapter 12, part 6, division 3, see section 345(1).
review decision, for chapter 15, see section 392(2).
school council, for a State school, means the school council established for the school under section 79.
school day means any day on which a school is operating as a school.
school in receipt of subsidy means—
(a) a State school; or
(b) a non-State school in receipt of subsidy.
school of distance education means—
(a) a State school providing distance education; or
(b) a non-State school accredited or provisionally accredited under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2001 to provide distance education.
school studies see the QSA Act, schedule 2.
secondary education means education offered in years 8 to 12.
semester means semester 1 or semester 2.
semester 1 means the period notified by the Minister in the gazette as semester 1.
semester 2 means the period notified by the Minister in the gazette as semester 2.
senior statement means a statement of results of that type issued under the QSA Act.
serious offence see the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000, schedule 7.
show cause notice—
(aa) for chapter 2A—see section 47G(1); or
(a) for chapter 8, part 1, division 2—see section 159(1); or
(b) for chapter 9, part 3, division 4—see section 194(1); or
(c) for chapter 9, part 5, division 5—see section 222(1); or
(d) for chapter 12, part 3, division 4—see section 306(1); or
(e) for chapter 12, part 3, division 7—see section 317(2); or
(f) for chapter 13, part 4—see section 376(2).
show cause period—
(aa) for chapter 2A—see section 47G(2)(d); or
(a) for chapter 8, part 1, division 2—see section 159(1)(d); or
(b) for chapter 9, part 3, division 4—see section 194(2)(d); or
(c) for chapter 9, part 5, division 5—see section 222(2)(d); or
(d) for chapter 12, part 3, division 4—see section 306(1)(d); or
(e) for chapter 12, part 3, division 7—see section 317(2)(d); or
(f) for chapter 13, part 4—see section 376(2)(d).
special education means the educational programs and services—
(a) appropriate to the needs of persons with a disability; and
(b) additional to, or otherwise different from, educational programs and services generally available to persons of the relevant age who are not persons with a disability.
special school means a State school only providing special education.
standard conditions of registration, for chapter 9, part 5, see section 205.
stated State school, for chapter 4, part 5, see section 70.
State educational institution means an educational institution established under section 13, 14 or 15.
State instructional institution means an educational institution established under section 13 or 14.
State school means an educational institution established under section 13.
statutory TAFE institute means a statutory TAFE institute established under the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000, chapter 6A.
student—
(a) for chapter 4—see section 57; or
(b) for chapter 12, part 3, division 9—see section 328.
student visa holder means a person who holds a student visa issued under the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth).
suspend, a student from a State school, means prohibit the student from attending the school while the suspension is in force.
TAFE institute see the VETE Act, section 191.
teacher see the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005, schedule 3.
transfer note see section 384.
VETE Act means the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000.
VETE chief executive means the chief executive of the VETE department.
VETE department means the department in which the VETE Act is administered.