Bill Stefaniak is an Australian politician. He is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Capital Territory after succeeding in a leadership challenge against former leader Brendan Smyth on 16 May2006. Emblems: ? (please edit) Motto: For the Queen, the Law and the People Slogan or Nickname: (none) Other Australian states and territories Capital Canberra Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ... Mr Brendan Smyth, MLA is the Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Health, Ageing, Business and Tourism in the Australian Capital Territory Government. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The proposal has come under criticism from ACT Shadow Attorney-General BillStefaniak, who has said it will be an "unmitigated disaster for the ACT", and that if the bill is introduced in the exact form recommended by the committee "it has the potential to bankrupt the territory in the next five years".
Stefaniak said that certain proposals are hard to interpret, such as the right to an adequate standard of living, and unviable, such as the right to the highest attainable standard of health.
Stefaniak has said that there is no demand in the community for the bill, although this was dismissed by the Chief Ministers spokesperson, who said that support for the bill is at over 60%.
In presenting the draft legislation, the Minister for Education, BillStefaniak, said that "it is intended to create a framework for the provision and operation of school education that will facilitate the extensive changes that are demanded of schools now and in the future".
The Bill states that government schooling is based on the principles of equity, universality and non-discrimination and that schooling should be free, secular and open to all.
The Bill states that the principal of a government school is responsible for the education outcomes of students, supporting the school board and contributing to the development and implementation of educational policies and strategies.
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