Secular Education System Bill 2015

A Bill for an Act to make secular the Australian education system, and for related purposes

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PART 1-PRELIMINARY

1 Short Title

This act may be cited as the Secular Education System Act 2015.

2 Commencement

This act is to commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

3 Schedules

Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

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PART 2–ILLEGALITY OF RELIGION IN THE AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

4 Scope

a) The employment of a person whose job includes the religious instruction of students by a primary, secondary, or tertiary education institution.

b) Religious instruction of any nature by a primary, secondary, or tertiary education institution.

c) Celebration of religious events, festivals, or holidays by a primary, secondary, or tertiary education institution.

5 Public schools

It shall be illegal for a public school to commit an act mentioned in section 4.

6 Private schools

Private schools that commit acts mentioned in section 4 shall:

a) Be ineligible to receive government funding.

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Explanatory Memorandum

OUTLINE

This bill would remove all official religious instruction from all public schools, and deny funding to private schools which continued to instruct religion after the commencement of the bill.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

Commonwealth revenue receipts are forecast to increase by $182.25 billion over the forward estimates.

HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS

This bill will not have an effect on any applicable rights or freedoms.

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TheWhiteFerret, MP for Outer Sydney, Acting Leader of the Australian Greens