Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Minister is to
appoint 9 members to the Board of whom —
(a) one
is to be nominated by the chief executive officer of the Department referred
to in section 228 of the School Education Act 1999 ;
(b) one
is to be nominated by the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia;
(c) one
is to be nominated by the Association of Independent Schools of Western
Australia;
(d) 2
are to be nominated jointly by —
(i)
the chief executive officer of the Curtin University of
Technology;
(ii)
the chief executive officer of the Edith Cowan
University;
(iii)
the Vice-Chancellor of Murdoch University;
(iv)
the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Notre Dame
Australia; and
(v)
the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Western
Australia;
(e) one
is to be nominated by the Independent Schools Salaried Officers’
Association of Western Australia, Industrial Union of Workers;
(f) one
is to be nominated by the State School Teachers’ Union of WA (Inc.);
(g) one
is to be nominated by the Western Australian Council of State School
Organisations (Inc.); and
(h) one
is to be nominated by the Parents and Friends’ Federation of Western
Australia (Inc.).
(2) There is to be
elected 10 members to the Board of whom —
(a) 7
are to be —
(i)
registered teachers, each of whom teaches at a government
school; and
(ii)
elected by registered teachers, each of whom teaches at a
government school;
(b) 2
are to be —
(i)
registered teachers, each of whom teaches at a school
that is part of a school system the governing body of which is the Catholic
Education Commission of Western Australia; and
(ii)
elected by registered teachers, each of whom teaches at a
school that is part of that school system;
and
(c) one
is to be —
(i)
a registered teacher who teaches at a school other than a
school referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); and
(ii)
elected by registered teachers, each of whom teaches at a
school other than a school referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
(3) If, within
30 days of a request to do so, a person or persons, or a body referred to
in subsection (1) fails to nominate a person for appointment in
accordance with that request the Minister may make an appointment for the
purpose of that provision as the Minister thinks fit.
(4) A person may not
vote more than once at any election.
(5) The election of
members under subsection (2) is to be conducted in accordance with the
rules.
(5a) Without limiting
subsection (5), the rules may confer functions on the Electoral
Commissioner appointed under the Electoral Act 1907 .
(6) The expenses
incurred by the Electoral Commissioner in relation to an election under
subsection (2) are to be met by the College.
(7) Each member of the
Board is to be a natural person.
(8) The Director is
not to be a member of the Board.
[Section 9 amended by No. 18 of 2007 s. 5;
No. 8 of 2009 s. 135.]