Department of Education

The Department

Legislation, regulations and policies

Asbestos: Information to assist Tasmanian schools and libraries to effectively manage any risk that may be associated with asbestos being on a school or library site.
Admission Policy and Guidelines: Policy and guidelines relating to school entry and progress through early childhood education.
Discipline Guidelines: These guidelines outline a range of sanctions which are specified in the Education Act as possible responses by schools to unacceptable behaviour by students and the processes which must be followed in each case.
Enrolment and Attendance Guidelines: All children who are at least 5 years of age as at 1 January in any year must be enrolled in a school or be provided with home education.
Guidelines for schools in relation to non-custodial parents: The "Guidelines for schools in relation to non-custodial parents� provide advice to schools in relation to the rights of non-custodial parents to be involved in their children�s school and education. The Guidelines include information about legal issues which may apply to some families.
Information technology policies: Links to the Department of Education's information technology policies including conditions of use policy, web safety policy and web filtering policy.
Legislative framework: Links to legislation administered by the Department of Education including the Education Act which provides for and regulates education in Tasmania.
Managing our intellectual property policy: The Department of Education aims to encourage innovation, sharing and recognition through its management of intellectual property created within the department.
Personal Information Protection: The Department of Education manages personal information in accordance with the requirements of the Personal Information Protection Act 2004.
Public interest disclosures: Provides a link to the Act and the model procedures developed by the Ombudsman for handling disclosures, along with information regarding the role of the Human Resources Management Branch of the Department of Education to assist in managing the requirements of the Act.
Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI): The Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) replaced the Freedom of Information Act on 1 July 2010. It creates a new framework for the disclosure of information to the Tasmanian Community.
Risk management: Includes the risk management cycle, template, insurance policies, claims forms, Certificate of Currency and managing special events for schools.

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This page was last modified on 23rd May 2008. The URL for this page is: http://www.education.tas.gov.au/dept/legislation.

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