Grammar Schools Act 2016

This Act may be cited as the Grammar Schools Act 2016.

This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

The main purpose of this Act is to maintain public confidence in grammar schools.

The main purpose is achieved by regulating the governance and administration of grammar schools.

This Act binds all persons, including the State.

Nothing in this Act makes the State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.

Each of the following schools is a grammar school—

Brisbane Girls Grammar School;

Brisbane Grammar School;

Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School;

Ipswich Grammar School;

Rockhampton Girls Grammar School;

The Rockhampton Grammar School;

Toowoomba Grammar School;

Townsville Grammar School.

There is a board of trustees for each grammar school.

A board—

is a body corporate; and

may sue and be sued in its corporate name.

A board does not represent the State.

A board is a statutory body under—

the Financial Accountability Act 2009; and

the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982.

The Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982, part 2B explains how that Act affects a board’s powers.

The functions of a board are as follows—

to supervise, maintain and control the operations of the board’s school;

to erect, alter, add to, purchase or sell buildings used or to be used for the board’s school;

to effect general improvements to the premises used or to be used for the board’s school;

to provide an educational program for the board’s school;

to make policies and procedures about—

fees and charges payable in relation to students enrolled or to be enrolled at the board’s school; and

the discipline and conduct of students enrolled at the board’s school; and

the management and control of the board’s school; and

the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d);

any other function given to the board under this Act or another Act.

A board has all the powers of an individual, and may, for example—

enter into contracts; and

acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; and

do anything else necessary or convenient to be done in performing its functions.