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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 552

Student Representative Council

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 16 February 1993:

In relation to the ACT Student Representative Council -

(1) What is the size and composition of this body.

(2) How often and at what time does it meet.

(3) How are members chosen.

4) What are its terns of reference.

(5) Can you provide three examples of matters the Council considered in 1992.

MR WOOD - the answer to Mr Cornwells question is:

1) The ACT Student Representative Council consists of two representatives of each government high school and college in the ACT.

(2) The Council meets on request by the ACT Students Union

or at the initiative of the Department of Education and

Training. In 1992 the Council met once at Departmental

initiative. The meeting was held at 4pm on

19 October 1992.

(3) Members are selected through individual schools representative councils.

(4) There are no terms of reference.

(5) The three items considered at the October meeting were:

(a) The proposal for an ACT Youth Parliament.

(b) A process for the selection of a .representative from the Student Council to sit on the Ministerial Advisory Council on Public Education.

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