Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to the parents of a child if the child lives in the ACT, is of compulsory school age and is enrolled at a school.
(2) The parents must ensure that the child attends—
(a) the school on every day, and during the times on every day, when the school is open for attendance; and
(b) every activity of the school (including attendances at an approved educational course) that the school requires the child to attend.
(3) The parents must not contravene subsection (2).
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the parents have a reasonable excuse for the contravention.
(5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.