Table 1: Australian law regarding the use of corporal punishment in schools
Jurisdiction Legislation regarding the use of corporal punishment in government and non-government schools Relevant legislative Acts
ACT
Corporal punishment was banned in schools in 1997 under the Education (Amendment) Act 2004 (ACT). The purpose of the act was to ban punishment in “all schools”. The Act does not explicitly state that it relates to both government and non-government schools, however, the interpretation is that is applies to both.
Education Act 2004 (ACT) s7(4).