CONTENTSAbout the guidelines
These guidelines are designed to assist school boards, principals, and teachers with their legal options and duties and meet their obligations under relevant statutory requirements.
They are for use in all state and state-integrated schools.
Independent schools may also wish to adopt this guide.
The Education and Training Act 2020 has replaced the Education Act 1989
Any references to the Education Act 1989 in the Stand-downs, Suspensions, Exclusions and Expulsions (SEEE) Guidelines should be replaced with the relevant sections in the new Education and Training Act 2020.
This includes replacing the sections of the Act in the letters in the Good Practice Guidelines Part 2 (refer Appendix).
These guidelines replace those published by the Ministry of Education in June 2004 and the 2007 Supplement. Cross-references to Part 1 – Legal options and duties are given where relevant.
The guidelines comprise:
Part 1 – Legal options and dutiesPart 2 – Good practice