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A.00WA State Council

"That the 2021 WA State Conference minutes be accepted as a true and correct record."

CARRIED

A.01Eastern Districts Branch

“That ICPA (WA) lobby the Minister for Education and the State Government to reverse the decrease in the Boarding Away from Home Allowance (BAHA) and increase it in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) annually to support families impacted by increases in boarding fees, charged by all boarding facilities.”

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A.02Lakes District Branch

“That ICPA (WA) lobby the Minister for Education and the State Government for an annual increase to the Boarding Away from Home Allowance (BAHA) in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI).”

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A.03Meekatharra Air Branch

“That ICPA (WA) continues to lobby the Minister for Education and the State Government for an increase in the Boarding Away from Home Allowance (BAHA), to bring it back in line with the consumer price index (CPI) annually.

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A.04Meekatharra Air Branch

“That ICPA (WA) requests ICPA (Aust) continues to lobby the Minister for Families and Social Services, the Minister for Regional Education, Senator the Hon, Fiona Nash Regional Education Commissioner and the Federal Government, to establish a Distance Education Teaching Allowance (DETA) in recognition of the role home tutors play in educating geographically isolated students via distance education.”

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A.05Lakes District Branch

“That ICPA (WA) lobby the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA) for the hours REVISE tutors work with students and the Professional Development they carry out to be recognised as counting towards to their hours for meeting their full registration requirements.’’

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A.06Lakes District Branch

“That ICPA (WA) lobby the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA) for the hours Home Tutors who are qualified teachers working with students at home and the Professional Development they carry out to be recognised as counting towards to their hours for meeting their full registration requirements.’’

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A.07Meekatharra Air Branch

“That ICPA (WA) approach universities who offer the Bachelor of Education to investigate whether station assignments teaching set work could count towards their practical placements as part of their degree.”

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A.08Eastern Districts Branch

“That ICPA (WA) requests that the Department of Transport – On Demand Transport review the transport hub policy criteria for the Student Subsidy Scheme (STSS) - Road Travel Subsidy. The criteria should state that the nearest transport hub should travel to the nearest appropriate government school with boarding facilities.”

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A.09Lakes District Branch

“That ICPA (WA) lobby the Department of Transport – On-Demand Transport service and the State Government for a review into the eligibility criteria of the Student Travel Subsidy Scheme - Road Travel Subsidy.”

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A.10Eastern Districts Branch

“That ICPA (WA) lobby the Department of Transport to review their policy regarding the Student Travel Subsidy Scheme (STSS) - Road Travel Subsidy to more appropriately fit rural travel situations and therefore change their criteria to enable our children to receive the education that is comparable to that of our metropolitan students.”

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AGM 1WA State Council

“That the 2021 Financial Statement and Report be accepted as presented.”

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AGM 2WA State Council

“That Barris Accountants Perth WA is appointed as the ICPA WA Auditor for 2023.”

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AGM 3WA State Council

“That ICPA (WA) state affiliation fee remains at $50 per member family for 2023.”

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AGM 4WA State Council

“That the amendments to Section 6.2.4 of the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of Western Australia (Inc) Constitution updated March 2022, as circulated, be adopted.”

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AGM 5WA State Council

“That amendments to Section 11.3 of the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association WA (Inc)

CARRIED

AGM 6WA State Council

“That all other amendments to the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association WA (Inc) Constitution updated March 2022, as circulated, be adopted.”

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S.01Goldfields Eyre Branch

“That the ICPA (WA) approach the relevant ministers in regard to the state of disrepair and lack of services offered at the Fairbridge WA run camp schools, in particular Goldfields Camp School in Kalgoorlie.”

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S.02Midwest Branch

“That ICPA (WA) requests the Minister for Education work collaboratively with the Department of Education, the Catholic Education WA (CEWA), the Association of Independent Schools WA (AISWA), the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA) and the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) to ensure that a balanced approach to risk management within Boarding Schools is undertaken so that disproportionate restrictions aren’t placed on our vulnerable young children. “

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S.03Goldfields Eyre Branch

“That ICPA (WA) approach universities who offer a Bachelor of Education to investigate whether preservice/student teachers’ time spent programming and teaching ‘set work’ on stations could count towards their practical placements as part of their degree.”
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