1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards Regulation 2013.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 January 2014 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.
3 Definitions
In this Regulation:the Act means the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards Act 2013.
4 Delegation of Board’s functions
For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of in section 12 (2) of the Act, the following are prescribed:(a) principals (however described) of schools in the State and schools outside the State that are recognised by the Board,(b) directors (or equivalent) of TAFE establishments or NVR registered training organisations within the meaning of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 of the Commonwealth,(c) chief executive officers (or equivalent) of approved providers within the meaning of section 83A of the Education Act 1990,(d) members of staff of the Department of Education and Communities,(e) members of staff of a non-government schools authority within the meaning of section 26A of the Education Act 1990,(f) members of staff of a teacher accreditation authority approved by the Minister under section 4 (4) of the Teacher Accreditation Act 2004.
5 Exchange of information
For the purposes of paragraph (e) of the definition of relevant agency in section 16 (5) of the Act, the following are prescribed:(a) any person or body responsible for registering or accrediting teachers under the law of a jurisdiction outside Australia,(b) the Australasian Teacher Regulatory Authorities,(c) the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited.
6 Penalty notice offences
For the purposes of section 23 (7) of the Act:(a) each offence created by a provision specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is an offence for which a penalty notice may be served, and(b) the penalty prescribed for each such offence is the amount specified opposite the provision in Column 2 of the Schedule.
7 Transitional provisions
(1) Existing delegations Any delegation of a function by the Board of Studies under section 119 of the Education Act 1990 or by the NSW Institute of Teachers under section 7 (4) of the Institute of Teachers Act 2004 and in force immediately before 1 January 2014 is taken to be a delegation of a comparable function under the education and teaching legislation by the Board under section 12 of the Act.(2) Existing rules Any rules made by the Board of Studies under section 131 of the Education Act 1990 and in force immediately before 1 January 2014 are taken to be rules made by the Board under section 25 of the Act.
Schedule 1 Penalty notice offences
(Clause 6)
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Provision | Penalty |
Offences under the Act | |
Section 14 (3) | $100 |
Offences under the Education Act 1990 | |
Section 57A (4) | $200 |
Section 65 | $200 |
Section 83G | $2,000 |
Section 87A (5) | $200 |
Offences under the Teacher Accreditation Act 2004 | |
Section 26 | $500 |
Section 29 (2) | $1,000 |
Section 35 (2) | $1,000 |