NRS-20317 | Punishment Book [Goodooga Public School]

Regulations under the Public Schools Act of 1866, adopted by the Council [of Education] 27 February 1867 regulated the punishment of children in schools by stipulating: "In the government of the pupils, all degrading and injurious punishments are to be avoided.  The Teacher's discipline must be mild but firm, his manner kindly, his demeanour cheerful and calculated to gain the confidence of his pupils, and his language marked by strict propriety.  While he should overlook no offence, his aim should be to prevent the necessity for punishment by the improvement of the offender."In relation to corporal punishment the regulations continue: "Corporal punishment should be inflicted in extreme cases only, and then as a last resource; and the teacher must keep a record of the time and place at which pupils were corporally chastised, the amount of such punishment and the nature of the offence."Uniform stationery soon evolved to enable compliance with these regulations.  These punishment books are registers of all punishments given to pupils.  The information it details includes: the pupil's name; age; nature of offence; amount of punishment (i.e. number of strokes); by whom sent; instrument of punishment (usually the cane); the date of punishment; and by whom the punishment was inflicted.From 21 December 1996 corporal punishment of students attending government schools was no longer permitted under the Education Reform Amendment (School Discipline) Act 1995 (Act No. 93, 1995) which amended the Education Reform Act 1990 (Act No.8, 1990), s.35 (2A).

1866年《公立学校法》（Public Schools Act of 1866）项下的规制条例，经教育委员会（Council of Education）于1867年2月27日表决通过，对学校内儿童的惩戒管理作出明确规定：“在学生管理工作中，须杜绝一切有辱人格且损害学生权益的惩戒方式。教师的管教应当温和而坚定，态度和蔼可亲，举止开朗乐观，以赢得学生的信赖；其言谈举止须严守礼仪规范。教师虽不容姑息任何违纪行为，但其核心目标应是通过感化违纪者，从根源上避免惩戒的必要。”
针对体罚（corporal punishment），该条例进一步补充规定：“体罚仅得在极端情形下作为最后惩戒手段实施；教师须完整记录每名学生遭受体罚的时间、地点、惩戒强度与违纪性质。”
为满足该条例的合规要求，标准化惩戒登记文书逐步得以推广应用。此类惩戒登记册即记录所有学生惩戒情况的台账，其所载明的信息包括：学生姓名、年龄、违纪事由、惩戒强度（即鞭打次数）、惩戒发起者、惩戒工具（通常为藤条）、惩戒日期以及实施惩戒者。
1995年《教育改革修正案（学校纪律）》（Education Reform Amendment (School Discipline) Act 1995，1995年第93号法令）修订了1990年《教育改革法》（Education Reform Act 1990，1990年第8号法令）第35条第(2A)款，自1996年12月21日起，公立学校学生遭受体罚的行为被正式禁止。