Committee Details

COMMITTEE REPORT

The committee's report was tabled on 18 December 2013.

View: Report No 28 - Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Bill 2013

View:  Government Response to Report No 28 - Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Bill 2013

 about the bill

The Bill was introduced into the Queensland Parliament on 29 October 2013 by the Minister for Education, Training and Employment. It has been referred to the Education and Innovation Committee for consideration and reporting back to the Parliament by 30 January 2014.

The Bill would establish the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority as the new statutory body responsible for syllabus development, supporting the implementation of syllabuses and the Australian curriculum, testing, moderation, certification, tertiary entrance ranking and administration of student accounts.

The Authority would replace the Queensland Studies Authority.

The Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Bill 2013  and Explanatory Notes are available from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel.

The Hansard transcript of the introductory speech for the Bill be found here.

SUBMISSIONS

To inform its inquiry, the committee invites written submissions on any aspect of the Bill, from any interested party, by 5.00 pm Friday, 15 November 2013.  

General guidelines for making a submission to a parliamentary committee are available here:  Guide to making a submission.

TIMELINE

Public briefing: Officers from the Department of Education, Training and Employment briefed the committee on the Bill on 30 October 2013. The briefing was open to the public and broadcast via the Parliament's internet site. The transcript of the briefing is available here.

Public hearing was held on 20 November 2013.  The transcript of the hearing is available here. 

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